{"product_id":"1775-one-of-north-carolina-s-last-royal-land-grants-fully-signed-by-governor-josiah-martin","title":"1775 One of North Carolina’s Last Royal Land Grants—Fully Signed by Governor Josiah Martin","description":"\u003cp dir=\"auto\" class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\"\u003eAn exceptionally late North Carolina royal land grant, \u003cstrong\u003efully signed by Josiah Martin, the colony’s final royal governor\u003c\/strong\u003e, and issued in the name of King George III only weeks before British civil authority collapsed in North Carolina.\u003cspan class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchor\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\"\u003eNumbered 776, the partly printed document bears the British royal arms and initials “G. R.” It grants approximately \u003cstrong\u003e600 acres in Carteret County\u003c\/strong\u003e to \u003cstrong\u003eSalvenus Dickson\u003c\/strong\u003e. The land was situated on the west side of Core Sound in the Hunting Quarter, near Hall’s Point.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\"\u003eThe grant is accompanied by its original manuscript survey, dated December 19, 1774. The survey contains a detailed metes-and-bounds description, hand-drawn plat and shaded compass rose and appears to bear the signatures of James Dickson and Gideon Brown.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\"\u003eThe document bears the \u003cstrong\u003efull signature of Josiah Martin\u003c\/strong\u003e, who served as North Carolina’s last royal governor from 1771 until the collapse of royal government in 1775. It also carries the official endorsement:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\"\u003e“By His Excellency’s command—Sam Strudwick, Secy.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\"\u003eSamuel Strudwick served as secretary to Governor Martin.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\"\u003eAn additional endorsement records the grant at New Bern on \u003cstrong\u003eJune 17, 1775\u003c\/strong\u003e. Its date places it at an extraordinary moment in North Carolina history. Martin had already withdrawn from New Bern amid the escalating Revolutionary crisis, making this one of the final land grants recorded under British royal authority in the colony.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\"\u003eThe document survives in fragile, unrestored condition, with fold separation, holes, paper losses, staining, edge wear and old repairs. The original seal is no longer present. Despite these defects, the royal heading, property description, survey, compass rose, official endorsements and Josiah Martin’s full signature remain identifiable.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\"\u003eA remarkable survivor from the closing days of British North Carolina, connecting King George III, the colony’s final royal governor and the approaching American Revolution.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNorth Carolina, 1774–1775. Partly printed and manuscript document on laid paper, with attached survey and plat. Fully signed by Josiah Martin.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Signature Documents LLC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52892324888858,"sku":null,"price":6063.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2221\/0931\/files\/IMG_3115.jpg?v=1789592570","url":"https:\/\/www.thearchiveauthority.com\/en-ca\/products\/1775-one-of-north-carolina-s-last-royal-land-grants-fully-signed-by-governor-josiah-martin","provider":"Signature Documents LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}