Local figure
Thomas Webb of Hillsborough was chosen president of the North Carolina Railroad by its directors in February 1862, when Paul C. Cameron resigned the office; the Hillsborough Recorder called him prompt and energetic in business.
Source: DigitalNC: Hillsborough Recorder, February 12, 1862
1827–1894 as the Library of Congress records it · On the Friends’ Local Authors roster → · Library of Congress authority record ↗
1 indexed work is connected with this person, and the index includes one work by Thomas Webb.
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Family and personal papers of Thomas Webb (1827-1894) of Hillsborough, spanning 1770 to 1898, about 300 items in half a linear foot, Southern Historical Collection 761. Topics include politics and government in Hillsborough and Fayetteville, the Soldiers Aid Association of Orange County and Civil War relief work, nineteenth century American poetry and English hymns, family social customs, and the health resort at Kittrell's Springs.
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