{"product_id":"1770-king-george-iii-royal-north-carolina-land-grant-sylvanus-dixon-carteret-county-core-sound-john-frohock","title":"1770 King George III Royal North Carolina Land Grant – Sylvanus Dixon – Carteret County, Core Sound – John Frohock","description":"\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAn original colonial North Carolina royal land patent issued in the name of King George III on December 4, 1770, granting 300 acres in Carteret County to Sylvanus Dixon, whose name is rendered “Salvenus Dickson” in the document.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe land was situated “on the North Side of Core Sound on Hunting Quarter,” encompassing property around Thoroughfare Bay in the historic Hunting Quarters region of eastern Carteret County—an area now associated with the coastal communities of Sea Level and Atlantic. Its extensive handwritten metes-and-bounds description identifies waterways, inlets, courses, distances and marked trees defining this early coastal property.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePrinted at the head “North Carolina” and beginning with the imposing royal declaration, “George the Third, by the Grace of God, of Great-Britain, France and Ireland, King, Defender of the Faith,” the patent conveys the land to Dixon and his heirs under the authority of the British Crown. It was issued during the administration of William Tryon, royal governor of North Carolina from 1765 to 1771.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAn important colonial endorsement on the reverse records the patent’s official registration:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“Enrolled in the Office of the Auditor General at New Bern this 8 Day of January 1771. John Frohock, Aud.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eJohn Frohock was a prominent colonial official, substantial land speculator and controversial figure whose alleged abuses of office became associated with the grievances that produced North Carolina’s Regulator movement. The document was therefore created during an exceptionally turbulent period, only months before the Battle of Alamance and approximately five years before American independence.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSylvanus Dixon was an early Carteret County landholder with longstanding connections to the Hunting Quarters area. He remained in the county following the Revolution and appears as the head of a household in the 1790 federal census.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAn impressive surviving artifact of royal government, colonial land distribution and the early settlement of North Carolina’s Core Sound region.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDate:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e December 4, 1770\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRegistration:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e January 8, 1771\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePlace:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Carteret County, Province of North Carolina\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eGrantee:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Sylvanus Dixon, written “Salvenus Dickson”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAcreage:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e 300 acres\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLocation:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e North side of Core Sound, Hunting Quarters and Thoroughfare Bay\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRoyal authority:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e King George III\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAdministration:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Royal Governor William Tryon\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEnrollment:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e John Frohock, Auditor General’s Office, New Bern\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCondition:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Poor and fragmentary, as shown. The document is separated along numerous old fold lines and has substantial paper losses, holes, edge tears, staining and detached sections. Nevertheless, a large portion of the printed royal text, handwritten land description, grantee’s name, acreage, location and reverse enrollment remain legible. The original provincial seal and presumed signature of Governor Tryon are no longer present. All surviving fragments are included. Professional conservation is recommended.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Signature Documents LLC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52866235728154,"sku":null,"price":745.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2221\/0931\/files\/IMG_3062.jpg?v=1789333449","url":"https:\/\/www.thearchiveauthority.com\/products\/1770-king-george-iii-royal-north-carolina-land-grant-sylvanus-dixon-carteret-county-core-sound-john-frohock","provider":"Signature Documents LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}