James Lawrence collection, 1762-1871.

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James Lawrence collection, 1762-1871.

Papers from four generations of the McCulloh family from whom James descended: Henry McCulloh of Cullo, landowner and lawyer; Henry Eustace McCulloh, agent in England for the colony of North Carolina; George McCulloh; and W.D. McCulloh. Includes promissory notes, deeds, receipts, accounts, bonds, surveys and plats, mortgages, business agreements, court records, power of attorney, correspondence, and law license. Twenty-two of the folders contain materials relating to the McCulloh lands in North Carolina and relate directly to Henry Eustace McCulloh and to his natural son, George McCulloh, who was his agent to recover the lands in North Carolina following the Revolutionary War, the lands of Henry Eustace McCulloh being specifically confiscated by name in the confiscation act.

26 folders.

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McCullough family.

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McCulloh, William D., approximately 1813-

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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...

McCulloh family.

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McCulloh, Henry E. (Henry Eustace), -approximately 1810

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Henry E. McCulloh was a landowner, lawyer, and agent in England for the colony of North Carolina. From the guide to the Henry E. McCulloh Survey Book, ., 1762-1773, (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection.) Landowner, lawyer, and agent in England for the colony of North Carolina. From the description of Henry E. McCulloh survey book, 1762-1773 [manuscript]. WorldCat record id: 24864431 Henry Eust...

James, Lawrence Augustus, 1879-

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McCulloh, George, 1767-1833

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