Papers of Arthur Dobbs

About the Papers of Arthur Dobbs

Arthur Dobbs (1689-1765) served as the Royal Governor of the North Carolina Colony from 1754-64. An Irishman by birth, Dobbs saw his adopted home through a period of immense upheaval. His term is marked by the French and Indian War, colonists' changing relations with American Indians, and Dobbs' frequent disagreements with the North Carolina Colonial Assembly.

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Letter from Arthur Dobbs to Conway Richard Dobbs, 16 December 1752
Circular Letter from Thomas Robinson to Governors in North America, 23 January 1753
Order by the Privy Council Appointing Arthur Dobbs as Governor of North Carolina, 25 January 1753
Order by the Privy Council Appointing Arthur Dobbs as Governor of North Carolina, 25 January 1753
Extract of the Journal of the Board of Trade, 31 January 1753
Warrant by Charles FitzRoy, 2nd Duke of Grafton to Deliver Miscellaneous Goods to Arthur Dobbs, 5 February 1753
Order by the Privy Council Approving Draft of Arthur Dobbs's Commission, 7 February 1753
Order by the Privy Council Approving Draft of Arthur Dobbs's Commission, 7 February 1753
Extract of the Journal of the Board of Trade, 9 March 1753
Referral by the Privy Council to the Board of Trade, 3 April 1753
Referral by the Privy Council to the Board of Trade, 3 April 1753
Memorial from Arthur Dobbs to King George II, 3 April 1753
Letter from Arthur Dobbs to Thomas Sherlock, Lord Bishop of London, 21 May 1753
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Account of Thomas Minors to the Commissioners of His Majesty's Treasury for Commemorative Gifts for Arthur Dobbs, circa June 1753
Extract of Warrant by Charles FitzRoy, 2nd Duke of Grafton for John Shackleton, 28 June 1753