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William Nelson

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Parker and Nelson account books, 1839-1853.

Parker and Nelson (Hillsborough, N.C.) · 1839

Six account books kept by Parker and Nelson, merchants at Hillsborough, covering 1839 to 1853, in the Southern Historical Collection at UNC, collection 2932-z. David Parker and William Nelson were active across these years. The account books document commerce in nineteenth century Hillsborough.

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  1. John W. Carr sits as a justice of the county court Carr was one of five justices holding the February 1852 term of the Orange County court, which elected a Board of Superintendents of Common Schools and set the county tax. People: John U. Kirkland, William NelsonSearch the index · Lefler and Wager, Orange County, 1752-1952 (1953), p. 181

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