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James Robertson

1742–1814 · Dates from the Library of Congress · Library of Congress authority record ↗

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Governors' Papers: Samuel Johnston, Correspondence, January 1788

Bledsoe, Anthony · 1788

January 1788 correspondence of Samuel Johnston, who had taken office as governor the month before. Anthony Bledsoe and James Robertson appear among the correspondents, with Cherokee, Chickasaw and Creek matters. Hillsborough is among the places named. Twenty images.

Included because: Catalog heading in the NC Digital Collections record: Robertson, James, 1742-1814.

NC Digital Collections record courtesy of the North Carolina Department of Natural and Cultural Resources.

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