Petition, cover letter and memorandum, 1767

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Petition, cover letter and memorandum, 1767

1767

https://digital.lib.ecu.edu/60909

A 1767 petition ("Memorial") written by Henry McCulloch, a London merchant, colonial official and North Carolina land speculator, to King George III of England. The topic of the "Memorial" is the difficulties encountered in encouraging settlements in North Carolina after the Anglo-Cherokee War (congruent with the French and Indian War) and the need for relief from paying quit rents. Also included are a cover letter and a memorandum on the same subject with specific reference to George Augustus Selwy.

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East Carolina University. J.Y. Joyner Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 11658497

East Carolina University. J.Y. Joyner Library

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McCulloh, Henry, approximately 1700-1779

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Henry McCulloch was a powerful English merchant, landowner, and speculator in North Carolina who lived from 1700-1779. In 1739 he was appointed, "Commissioner for supervising, inspecting, and comptrolling our revenues and grants of land in South and North Carolina." During this period he unsuccessfully petitioned the Privy Council to get rid of the ineffective quitrent system, which was a land tax system paid to the owner of the property during the mid-18th century. McCulloch possessed land gran...