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John Springer

1744–1798 as the Library of Congress records it · Library of Congress authority record ↗

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Apr.-May, 1782 Jt. Select Comm., Reports and Papers (petitions, messages, etc.) April. 17-27

North Carolina. General Assembly · 1782

Joint select committee reports and papers of the 1782 General Assembly at Hillsborough, covering 16 to 27 April. They answer the governor's messages and resolves of the Continental Congress and take up a petition from Wilmington inhabitants. Names include Alexander Martin, Abner Nash, Henry Pattillo, William Sharpe and John Springer; Quakers, slavery, soldiers' wages and the Continental Navy also appear. 116 pages.

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Read contemporary evidence: State Archives catalog: 2 collections naming John Springer State Archives of North Carolina Collection descriptions for manuscripts, county records, and state records held by the State Archives of North Carolina
Read contemporary evidence: DigitalNC newspapers: 28 Orange County pages naming John Springer DigitalNC Searchable pages from historic Orange County newspapers
Search beyond the index: NC LIVE: prepared search for John Springer NC LIVE An advanced search of the state’s shared databases already scoped to Orange County’s places and this subject; edit it freely, and sign in through your North Carolina library to read
Ask locally: Rebecca B. Wall Local History Collection, Orange County Public Library Rebecca B. Wall Local History Collection (OCPL) The county library’s local-history room at the Main Library in Hillsborough: books, journals, maps, and microfilm of county records from 1752
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