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David Parker

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  1. David Parker and William Nelson keep a general store in Hillsborough The partners David Parker and William Nelson ran a general merchandise business in Hillsborough. Their daybooks and ledgers for 1839 to 1853 survive at UNC's Southern Historical Collection. People: William Nelson, David Parker Place: HillsboroughSearch the index · UNC Libraries, Southern Historical Collection: Parker and Nelson Account Books, 1839-1853 (#2932)
  2. The Hillsborough Debating Society leads the town's Independence Day celebration The Hillsborough Debating Society marked Independence Day on Saturday, July 3, with a procession from the court house to the Masonic Hall, a prayer by the Rev. Robert Burwell, a reading of the Declaration by James Collins and an oration by George W. Reeves. Members and guests then dined at Major Palmer's Union Hotel, with Thomas Clancy presiding and Henry K. Nash as vice president. People: David Parker, Robert Armistead Burwell, Henry Kollock Nash Place: Court house and Masonic Hall, Hillsborough · Also named: Robert Burwell, James Collins, George W. Reeves, Thomas ClancySearch the index · Hillsborough Recorder, July 8, 1841, p. 3
  3. Hillsborough merchant Col. David Parker dies Col. David Parker, a Hillsborough merchant, died in the town after an illness of three or four weeks, in the 27th year of his age. Eagle Lodge No. 71 put on mourning for him the next day. Place: HillsboroughSearch the index · Hillsborough Recorder, November 11, 1841, p. 3

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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.

Included because: Catalog heading in the UNC record: Parker, David, Active 1839-1853.

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