The Colonial Records of North Carolina, Vol. 8: Published Under the Supervision of the Trustees of the Public Libraries, by Order of the General Assembly; 1769 to 1771 (Classic Reprint)

Explore the core laws, debates, and governance shaping colonial North Carolina from 1769 to 1771.

This volume, part of The Colonial Records of North Carolina, presents official actions and proceedings from a pivotal era. It offers a window into how lawmakers tackled taxation, court administration, and local governance as tensions with Britain rose, while also showing the daily workings of the colonial government through journals, bills, and messages between the Assembly and the Governor.

• See how laws to regulate fees, sheriffs’ duties, and debt collection were debated and shaped
• Watch the drafting, passage, and engrossment of bills on marriage, road work, and county boundaries
• Read governor and council communications, and the voices of leaders in the upper and lower houses
• Gain context for the broader history of colonial administration and its path toward independence