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James Webb

2 works in the index name this person, and 1 more are by them.

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NCpedia: James Webb NCpedia Dictionary of North Carolina Biography entry

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Rebecca B. Wall Local History Collection, Orange County Public Library Rebecca B. Wall Local History Collection (OCPL) The county library’s local-history room in Hillsborough: books, maps, microfilm, family files, and staff who know the county

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Bank of Cape Fear records, 1815-1846.

Bank of Cape Fear (Wilmington, N.C.). Hillsboro Branch · 1815

UNC

James Webb (1774-1855) Papers

Webb, James, 1774-1855 · 1781

Papers of Dr. Webb, Hillsborough physician, UNC trustee, and agent for the Bank of Cape Fear. Most of the collection concerns Webb as bank agent: correspondence (1827-1846) with other agents, cashiers, and State Bank of…

State Archives of NC

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