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Sale of Proprietary Interests

When
1729
Where
Province of Carolina
Part of
Division of the Province of Carolina

Seven Lords Proprietors sold their Carolina interests to the British Crown in 1729.

The transaction involved seven of the original eight Lords Proprietors transferring their holdings to the Crown. This act ended the proprietary governance structure that had existed since the 1663 charter and paved the way for royal administration.

Sources

  1. Province of Carolina Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-16

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