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Abstract:
Fanning was a North Carolina loyalist, lawyer, land speculator, friend of Governor Tryon, and a British army general. He is best remembered in the state for his actions during the fight against the Regulators.
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Much controversy surrounded the Regulator Movement in North Carolina in 1770 as to whether the participants were of a good cause or simply rabble fighting authority. The article her concerns the identity of one of its leaders, James Hunter in Orange County and his correct identification among three men living there at the same time with the same name. Analysis of the information compiled is presented.