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Size | 22 items |
Abstract | Joshua Sharpe (fl. 1747-1750) of London was solicitor for the Hudson's Bay Company and his practice was largely in colonial American legal business. The collection includes petitions, letters, memoranda, and affidavits (mostly draft copies) related to the colonial government of North Carolina. Fourteen items, 1747-1750, are papers of the London solicitor Joshua Sharpe concerning a dispute over the apportionment of the North Carolina General Assembly. Six items, 1756-1760, concern Henry E. McCulloh's difficulties with the Crown and John Carteret, Earl Granville, over the terms under which he had been granted lands. Two items, 1760-1761, concern a dispute between Governor Arthur Dobbs and the General Assembly over choosing a colonial agent in London. |
Creator | Sharpe, Joshua, fl. 1747-1750. |
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, March 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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Joshua Sharpe (fl. 1747-1750) of London was solicitor for the Hudson's Bay Company and his practice was largely in American legal business.
Back to TopThe collection includes petitions, letters, memoranda, and affidavits (mostly draft copies) related to the colonial government of North Carolina. Fourteen items, 1747-1750, are papers of the London solicitor Joshua Sharpe concerning a dispute over the apportionment of the North Carolina General Assembly. Six items, 1756-1760, concern Henry E. McCulloh's difficulties with the Crown and John Carteret, Earl Granville, over the terms under which he had been granted lands. Two items, 1760-1761, concern a dispute between Governor Arthur Dobbs and the General Assembly over choosing a colonial agent in London.
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Original finding aid |
Papers, 1747-1756 |
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Oversize Paper Folder OPF-3255/1 |
Papers, 1738-1745 and 1759-1761 |
Oversize papers (OPF-3255/1).
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