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Size | 35 items |
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. |
Creator | Fanning, Edmund, 1739-1818.
McCulloh, Henry E. (Henry Eustace), d. ca. 1810. |
Curatorial Unit | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection. |
Language | English |
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.
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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.
Back to TopThe 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.
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Original finding aid |
Folder 2 |
1758-1765, 1766-1774, 1803-1822, and undated |
Oversize Paper Folder OPF-252/1 |
Indenture, 1765; letters, 1765-1766; legal document, 1822 |
Oversize papers (OPF-252/1).
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