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Arthur Dobbs

Biographical Description

A longtime bureaucrat in the British government, Dobbs (1689-1765) held numerous posts from survey-general of Ireland to royal governor of North Carolina (1754-65). He wrote many scholarly works, such as An Essay on the Trade and Improvement of Ireland, and he made many natural observations, including the Venus Flytrap. According to historian Richard Beale Davis, the North Carolina governor was "a son of the Enlightenment and one of his colony's ablest executives."

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As Sender

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[Gov. Arthur Dobbs to Gov. William H. Lyttelton], undated
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Letter from Arthur Dobbs to Commissioners of the Treasury, June 1754
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Memorial by Arthur Dobbs to the Treasury, 1754
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Letter from Arthur Dobbs to Anthny Hutchins' [illegible] in Anson, undated
January 4, 1754
A General List of Taxables, as returned into the Secretary's Office, 1754 [Enclosure]
January 14, 1754
Letter from Arthur Dobbs to Lord Commissioners for Trade and Plantations, January 14, 1754
June 7, 1754
Letter from Arthur Dobbs to all Gentlemen...who intend to settle in North Carolina, June 7, 1754
June 24, 1754
Letter from Arthur Dobbs to Commissioners of the Treasury, June 24, 1754
July 17, 1754
Letter from Arthur Dobbs to all Gentlemen...who intend to settle in North Carolina, July 17, 1754
November 9, 1754
Letter from Arthur Dobbs to Board of Commissioners of Trade, November 9, 1754
November 26, 1754
Letter from Arthur Dobbs to Lord Halifax, November 26, 1754
December 9, 1754
Letter from Arthur Dobbs to Board of Trade, December 9, 1754

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As Recipient

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Letter of Petition from Magistrates of Currituck County to Arthur Dobbs, undated
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Circular Dispatch Inviting Enlistments, 1755
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Letter of Petition for William Strother to Arthur Dobbs, undated
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Letter of Petition for Tanners to Arthur Dobbs, undated
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Petition from the Inhabitants of Orange County to Governor Arthur Dobbs, undated
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Letter from the General Assembly to Arthur Dobbs, undated
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Letter of Petition from Alexander Mebane to Arthur Dobbs, undated
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Letter of Petition for George Martin to Arthur Dobbs, undated
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Letter of Petition from the Inhabitants of Upper Johnston County to Arthur Dobbs, undated
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Letter from North Carolina Council to Arthur Dobbs, undated
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Letter of Petition from the Inhabitants of Johnston County to Arthur Dobbs, undated
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Letter of Petition from Anson County Residents to Arthur Dobbs, undated

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Named In

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State of the Case of the Heirs of the late Arthur Dobbs Esqr. Formerly Governor of North Carolina.
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Brief Precis of Correspondence of Arthur Dobbs, 1759-1760
January 23, 1753
Circular Letter from Thomas Robinson to Governors in North America, January 23, 1753
January 25, 1753
Order in Council Appointing Arthur Dobbs as Governor of North Carolina, January 25, 1753
January 31, 1753
Extract from Journal of Board of Trade regarding Arthur Dobbs's Appointment, January 31, 1753
January 18, 1754
Letter from Robert D'Arcy to William Anne Keppel, January 18, 1754
January 18, 1754
Letter from Robert D'Arcy to James De Lancey and William Anne Keppel, January 18, 1754
January 18, 1754
Letter from Robert D'Arcy, January 18, 1754
January 31, 1754
[extract] Journal of the Board of Trade Memorial of Gov. Arthur Dobbs
February 7, 1754
[extract] Journal of the Board of Trade, February 7, 1754
February 26, 1754
[extract] Journal of the Board of Trade, February 26, 1754
February 27, 1754
[extract] Journal of the Board of Trade, February 27, 1754

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