Petition against the Regulators

Title

Petition against the Regulators

Date

1770

Creator

["North Carolina. Office of Archives and History. Division of Archives and Records Management."]

Place

["North Carolina, United States"]

Local Call Number

WREG, Box 1

Document Details

Title

Petition against the Regulators

Date

1770

Creator

["North Carolina. Office of Archives and History. Division of Archives and Records Management."]

Rights

The SA of NC considers this item in the public domain by U.S. law but responsibility for permissions rests with researchers.

Description

The Regulator Movement, in the middle of 18th-century North Carolina, was a rebellion initiated by residents of the North Carolina colony's backcountry or the colony's inland region. The residents believed Royal government officials were charging them excessive fees, falsifying records, and engaging in other mistreatments. The movement's name refers to the desire of these citizens to regulate their own affairs. The Regulator Movement is also referred to as the War of the Regulation or the Regulator War. The movement was led by several men including Rednap Howell, James Hunter, and Herman Husband. The rebellion culminated in the Battle of Alamance in May 1771. The War of the Regulation Papers is composed of original archival materials documenting the Regulator Movement in North Carolina, covering the period from 1768 to 1779. The collection contains military unit accounts, receipts, court and trial records, expense accounts, warrants, prisoner records, payrolls, order books, and other records from this movement. These historical records only include the perspective of the creator. The history documented may reflect the perspective of individuals who are of the same race, ethnicity, sex, religion, and/or economic background as the creator. However, it does not reflect the thoughts, emotions, nor experiences of every individual or group mentioned in or affected by the events occurring in the records.

Subject

["Great Britain--Colonies--America--History--18th century","North Carolina--Politics and government--To 1775","North Carolina--History--Regulator Insurrection, 1766-1771--Campaigns","North Carolina--History--Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775","North Carolina--History--Regulator Insurrection, 1766-1771"]

Local Call Number

WREG, Box 1

Place

["North Carolina, United States"]

Time Period

["(1763-1789) American Revolution"]

Digital Collections

["Regulator Movement"]

Source Collections

["War of the Regulation Papers. Military Collections. State Archives of North Carolina"]

Format

["Judicial records","Military records","Financial records"]

Hosted By

["State Archives of North Carolina"]

Identifier

WREG_Box1_Folder10

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