Hyde County, N.C., Land Records

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1791-1825

Manuscript Collection #1351

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Physical description: 0.2 Cubic Feet, 1 slim document case, consisting of land records, a will, and correspondence
Preferred Citation: Hyde County, N.C., Land Records (#1351), East Carolina Manuscript Collection, J. Y. Joyner Library, East Carolina University, Greenville, North Carolina, USA
Repository: ECU Manuscript Collection
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This collection includes Hyde County, North Carolina, land records (1797-1825) for Benson, English, Bell, Carrowon, and Selby families; a will (1791) for Samuel Selby; and an 1824 letter.

Biographical/historical information

The Bell, Benson, Carrowon, English, and Selby families brought and sold real estate in Hyde County, North Carolina and the land records document those real estate transactions. Samuel Selby of the Selby family owned enslaved people and this information is documented in his will which is among the land records.

Scope and arrangement

The records show the financial history of a variety of families such as the Bell, Benson, Carrowon, English, and Selby families. This financial history comes in the form of land records showing the families' real estate transactions and a will by Samuel Selby that provides information on his ownership of enslaved people. The records do include a letter between Ruben Benson and Green Carrowon.

Administrative information

Custodial History

April 9, 2019, 0.2 cubic feet; This collection includes Hyde County, North Carolina, land records (1797-1825) for Benson, English, Bell, Carrowon, and Selby families; a will (1791) for Samuel Selby; and an 1824 letter. Gift of William E. "Mickey" Elmore.