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From the state marker“Governor, 1802-1805, United States Senator and state legislator. "Bloomsbury," his home, stood 2 miles north.”
State historical marker: E-58: James Turner
1766–1824 · Dates from the Library of Congress · Library of Congress authority record ↗
5 works about James Turner are indexed here.
Works about or by James Turner. Each links to the institution that holds or provides it. Background reading appears below.
July 1805 letters of Governor James Turner, 20 images, from his final year in office. John Moore is among the writers, and Hillsborough and Orange County appear.
Included because: Catalog heading in the NC Digital Collections record: Turner, James, 1766-1824.
NC Digital Collections record courtesy of the North Carolina Department of Natural and Cultural Resources.
Governor James Turner's correspondence for April 1804, 61 images, with Edmund Jones among the writers. Turner served three terms, 1802 to 1805, before leaving for the United States Senate. Chapel Hill, Hillsborough and Burke, Cumberland and Orange counties are named.
Included because: Catalog heading in the NC Digital Collections record: Turner, James, 1766-1824.
NC Digital Collections record courtesy of the North Carolina Department of Natural and Cultural Resources.
David Greeland is among the correspondents in Governor James Turner's letters of November 1804. The 52 images take in Rutherford County, Hillsborough and Orange County.
Included because: Catalog heading in the DPLA record: Turner, James, 1766-1824.
NC Digital Collections record courtesy of the North Carolina Department of Natural and Cultural Resources.
Letters to and from Governor James Turner in October 1804, 20 images. William Johnston is among the writers, and Mecklenburg County, Hillsborough and Orange County are named.
Included because: Catalog heading in the DPLA record: Turner, James, 1766-1824.
NC Digital Collections record courtesy of the North Carolina Department of Natural and Cultural Resources.
October 1803 correspondence of Governor James Turner, in 35 images, with William Lenoir among the writers. Anson County, Hillsborough and Orange County are among the places concerned.
Included because: Catalog heading in the DPLA record: Turner, James, 1766-1824.
NC Digital Collections record courtesy of the North Carolina Department of Natural and Cultural Resources.
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