Fanning and McCulloh Papers, 1758-1822.

Summary

Creator:
Fanning, Edmund, 1739-1818. and McCulloh, Henry E. (Henry Eustace), d. ca. 1810.
Abstract:

Henry Eustace McCulloh was a royal official and large landholder in North Carolina; Edmund Fanning was a lawyer and colonial official in Hillsborough, N.C. Henry Eustace McCulloh served as his father's agent and as attorney for G. A. Selwyn, both owners of large tracts of land in North Carolina.

The collections contains papers concerncing McCulloh and Selwyn lands, trips to the "back country" and difficulties with settlers there, and McCulloh's social life in North Carolina (with references to political affairs). Also included are deeds and plats.

Extent:
35 items
Language:
Materials in English
Library Catalog Link:
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Background

Biographical / historical:

Henry Eustace McCulloh (died circa 1810), resident of Edenton, N.C., was a royal official and large landholder in North Carolina. He served as his father's agent and as attorney for G. A. Selwyn, both owners of large tracts of land in North Carolina.

Edmund Fanning (1739-1818) was a lawyer and colonial official in Hillsborough, N.C. Fanning was a member of the Assembly, a judge of the Superior Court, and a militia colonel.

Scope and content:

The collection is largely letters, 1765-1768, from Henry Eustace McCulloh to Edmund Fanning. Chief among topics are McCulloh and Selwyn lands, trips to the "back country" and difficulties with settlers there, and McCulloh's social life in North Carolina (with references to political affairs). Also included are deeds and surveyors plats, 1758-1811, other correspondence, and legal documents.

Acquisition information:

Received from North Carolina Historical Society prior to 1940.

Processing information:

Processed by: SHC Staff

Encoded by: Noah Huffman, December 2007

Updated by: Kate Stratton and Jodi Berkowitz, January 2009; Nancy Kaiser, October 2020; Laura Smith, January 2022

This collection was rehoused and a summary created with support from the National Endowment for the Humanities.

This finding aid was created with support from NC ECHO.

Sensitive materials statement:

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Access and use

Restrictions to access:

No restrictions. Open for research.

Restrictions to use:

Copyright is retained by the authors of items in these papers, or their descendants, as stipulated by United States copyright law.

Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], in the Fanning and McCulloh Papers, #252-z, Southern Historical Collection, Wilson Special Collections Library, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

Location of this collection:
Louis Round Wilson Library
200 South Road
Chapel Hill, NC 27515
Contact:
(919) 962-3765
wilsonlibrary@unc.edu