Record #:

20435

Author(s):

High, James

Abstract:

Henry McCulloh wrote The Stamp Act of 1765 which he first drafted and submitted to Earl of Bute in 1761. Besides being a clerk for the British Government, McCulloh was also a speculator after being granted 1,200,000 acres in North Carolina. The article examines manuscripts to understand how McCulloh administered the million plus acres in the state and how this gave him new insight for drafting The Stamp Act of 1765.

Source:

North Carolina Historical Review (NoCar F251 .N892), Vol. 29 Issue 1, Jan 1952, p24-38, f

Subject(s):

North Carolina--History, Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775