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Size | 36 items |
Abstract | The Regulator movement in colonial North Carolina was a rebellion initiated by residents of the colony's inland region who believed that royal government officials were charging them excessive fees, falsifying records, and engaging in other mistreatments. The collection contains miscellaneous letters and other papers (in part photocopies and typed transcriptions) pertaining to the Regulator movement in North Carolina and its aftermath, chiefly papers of William Butler, a leader. |
Creator | Butler, William, fl. 1768-1773. |
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, May 2009
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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The Regulator movement in colonial North Carolina was a rebellion initiated by residents of the colony's inland region who believed that royal government officials were charging them excessive fees, falsifying records, and engaging in other mistreatments. Led by men such as Rednap Howell, James Hunter, Herman Husband, and William Butler (fl. 1768-1773), the Regulators organized a resistance to these abuses, first through protest and ultimately through violence.
Back to TopThe collection includes miscellaneous letters and other papers (in part photocopies and typed transcriptions) pertaining to the Regulator movement in North Carolina and its aftermath, chiefly papers of William Butler, a leader. Among the original documents are a letter from John Stringer, May 1768; a letter from James Hunter to William Butler, November 1772; a letter fragment from William Tyron to William Butler, August 1768; memoranda concerning a Regulator meeting in April 1768; and an undated oath of allegiance to the crown and to North Carolina.
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PapersIncludes original finding aid. |