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William H. Tapp

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William Tapp receipts and postcard,

Tapp, William H. · 1846

Thirty-five receipts and a postcard of William H. Tapp (1814 to 1892) of Hillsborough, from 1846 on, with a few early receipts made out to Josiah Thompson. Tapp married Mary Thompson in 1842. The receipts record payments for slaughtering, shoemaking, blacksmith work and a walnut coffin and case, and touch on the estate of his father, Richard R. Tapp, and the Orange County Superior Court.

Why this is here: Catalog heading in the Duke record: Tapp, William H., 1814-1892.

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Read contemporary evidence: State Archives catalog: 5 collections naming William H Tapp 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: 4 Orange County pages naming William H Tapp DigitalNC Searchable pages from historic Orange County newspapers
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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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