Original documents from the Lords Proprietors to Governor Stephens and Governor Carteret, 1664-1674/5

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Title	Original documents from the Lords Proprietors to Governor Stephens and Governor Carteret, 1664-1674/5
Date	1664; 1665; 1666; 1667; 1668; 1669; 1670; 1671; 1672; 1673; 1674; 1675
Creator	Charles II, King of England, 1630-1685.
Subject	North Carolina--History--Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775 Albemarle County (N.C.)
Index Terms	Samuel, Stephen; Carteret, George, Sir, 1610-1680; Charles II, King of England, 1630-1685.; Charles II, King of England, 1630-1685; Albemarle, George Monck, Duke of, 1608-1670; Clarendon, Edward Hyde, Earl of, 1609-1674; Berkeley of Stratton, John Berkeley, Baron, 1663-1697; Craven, William Craven, Earl of, 1606-1697; Carteret, George, Sir, 1610-1680; Berkeley, William, Sir, 1605-1677; Shaftesbury, Anthony Ashley Cooper, Earl of, 1621-1683; Colleton, John, Sir, 1606-1666.
Place	Albemarle County (historic), N.C.
Description	These original documents are from the Lords Proprietors to Governor Samuel Stephens and Governor George Carteret, during the years 1665 to 1675. At this time not all 97 documents have been scanned, as they are scanned they will be added to the collection. (See also, P.C. 224.1-224.3) Settled before the granting of the Carolina Charter, the Albemarle region became the County of Albemarle under the Lords Proprietors. With the failure and abandonment of the Charles Town settlement in Clarendon County in 1667, Albemarle County remained the only organized government in Carolina. Although Carolina was headed formally by the eight Lords Proprietors, the functional government of Albemarle was vested in the governor and his Council, in conjunction with the Assembly, which was elected by the freeholders. Beginning in 1664 the governors were commissioned by the proprietors and were given extensive executive, legislative, judicial, and administrative powers. The governors directed relations with Indian tribes and with other colonies; conducted exchanges with the mother country; issued warrants for land grants; and commanded the military and naval forces in his territory. In general, Albemarle was a colony characterized by disorder, confusion, minimal growth, and even armed revolt. The reasons for these problems were numerous, including Albemarle's geographic isolation due to swamps, dense forests, and shallow inlets, sounds, and rivers. Following the establishment in 1670 of Charles Town on the Ashley and Cooper Rivers in the southern region of Carolina, the Proprietors turned their attention in that direction and away from Albemarle.
Time Period	(1600-1763) Colonial period
Format	documents
Call Number	V.C. 19
Collection	Vault Collection. State Archives of North Carolina
Physical Characteristics	Oversized document
Language	English
Copyright	May be protected by copyright law (Title 17 US Code). Obtain proper release forms prior to reproducing this material.
Digital Format	image/jpeg
Digital Collection	Treasures
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