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James White

1749–1809 as the Library of Congress records it · Library of Congress authority record ↗

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Governors' Papers: Samuel Johnston, Correspondence, March 1788

Sevier, John, 1745-1815 · 1788

John Sevier, leader of the State of Franklin, is among the writers in Samuel Johnston's March 1788 papers. Other names include John Baptista Ashe, Benjamin Hawkins, Thomas Pinckney, James White and Richard Winn, with Cherokee, Chickasaw and Creek affairs and Hillsborough also present. Thirty-four images.

Why this is here: Catalog heading in the NC Digital Collections record: White, James, 1749-1809.

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Background context: NCpedia: James White NCpedia Dictionary of North Carolina Biography entry
Read contemporary evidence: DigitalNC newspapers: 582 Orange County pages naming James White DigitalNC Searchable pages from historic Orange County newspapers
Search beyond the index: NC LIVE: prepared search for James White 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
Ask locally: Local History Help Hours and request form OCPL Local History Liaison The library’s Local History Liaison helps in person most Mondays, 12 to 3, at the Main Library, or by the online request form

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