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Hillsborough District Court Civil Action Concerning Land (1778-1806)
Dunaway, Stewart E. · 2011
Stewart E. Dunaway's abstracts of civil suits over land heard in the Hillsborough District Superior Court between 1778 and 1806. The district covered Orange, Wake, Granville, Caswell, Person, Chatham and Randolph counties, and the papers concern boundaries, ownership and disputed tracts. Published through Lulu in 2011, 337 pages with illustrations, maps and facsimiles.
Why this is here: Catalog heading in the OCPL record: Person County (N.C.) -- History.
[North Carolina church histories]
1943
Separately published congregational histories from across North Carolina, gathered in one box. Among the churches represented are First Baptist Church of Hillsborough, Bethesda Presbyterian at Ruffin, Griers Presbyterian at Hightowers and Rocky River Presbyterian in Cabarrus County. The collection is dated 1943 and covers Orange, Caswell, Person, Rowan and Cabarrus counties.
Why this is here: Catalog heading in the UNC record: Person County (N.C.) -- Church history.
Brief historical summaries for counties in the Tar-Neuse River Basin
Cross, Jerry L. (Jerry Lee) · 1976 · Research Branch
Jerry L. Cross wrote these short county histories for the Research Branch in November 1976, covering the counties of the Tar and Neuse river basins, Orange among them, along with Wake, Durham, Granville and the coastal counties. 38 images; some pages carry handwritten notes, and a bibliography closes the report.
Why this is here: Catalog heading in the DPLA record: Person County (N.C.).
NC Digital Collections record courtesy of the North Carolina Department of Natural and Cultural Resources.
General Correspondence of the Director, Last Name B, 1915-1916
North Carolina. Department of Public Instruction · 1915
Director's correspondence with people whose surnames begin with B, 1915 to 1916, from Nathan Carter Newbold's office in the state Department of Public Instruction, which oversaw schools for Black children. The letters touch the Julius Rosenwald Fund, the Lend a Hand Society, teachers, and schools in Hertford, Person, Randolph and Orange counties. 26 images.
Why this is here: Catalog heading in the DPLA record: Person County (N.C.).
NC Digital Collections record courtesy of the North Carolina Department of Natural and Cultural Resources.
George Vanhook Family Bible Records
1848
George Vanhook family Bible pages, 1848 to 1936, filed with a will, a deed and other family papers. Among them are names of enslaved people and adoption papers for Mabel and James Dunnagin. The family appears in Caswell, Person and Orange counties. 14 images.
Why this is here: Catalog heading in the DPLA record: Person County (N.C.).
NC Digital Collections record courtesy of the North Carolina Department of Natural and Cultural Resources.
Governors' Papers: William Hawkins Correspondence, August 1814
Atkinson, Richard · 1814
August 1814 papers of Governor William Hawkins, 55 images, from the War of 1812 years. Richard Atkinson is among the writers. Militia and military supplies, extradition, clemency, judges and the Creek Nation come up, with Hillsborough and Currituck, Iredell, Moore, Person and Randolph counties named.
Why this is here: Catalog heading in the DPLA record: Person County (N.C.).
NC Digital Collections record courtesy of the North Carolina Department of Natural and Cultural Resources.
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Stephen Moore papers, 1767-1869, Orange and Person counties, North Carolina : also Maryland, New York, and Quebec (Canada).
Moore, Stephen, 1734-1799 · 1993 · University Publications of America
A 1993 microfilm publication from University Publications of America reproducing the Stephen Moore papers of 1767 to 1869 on two reels of 35 mm film, with a printed reel guide. Moore, 1734 to 1799, was a merchant at Hillsborough and a legislator, and the material takes in account books, plantation and agricultural records, family correspondence, and ties to Maryland, New York and Quebec.
Why this is here: Catalog heading in the UNC record: Surveyors -- North Carolina -- Person County -- Correspondence.
Session of November-December 1796: Joint Committee Reports: Others
North Carolina. General Assembly · 1796
Assorted joint committee reports from the General Assembly of November and December 1796, including one on the petition of John Willis, rejected, one on the land laws and one on the petition of Christopher Taylor. Topics range from land grants, surveys and lotteries to fishing, Tennessee and Native Americans. George Washington and Orange County are both named. Seventy-one images.
Why this is here: Catalog heading in the NC Digital Collections record: Person County (N.C.).
NC Digital Collections record courtesy of the North Carolina Department of Natural and Cultural Resources.
Recently indexed:
Annual report (1964) · Discover mental health : mental health services for children, adults, and aged, the developmentally disabled, and alcoholics in Orange, Person, and Chatham counties provided by the Orange-Person-Chatham Mental Health Center (1979) · Neuse River basin-1 (headwaters to Kinston area) · Plan of action to increase farm income in the North Central Area Development Association (1963) · Population schedules of the seventh census of the United States 1850 (1850) · Durham Telephone Directory
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