John Lawson, An Entrepreneur
One part of Lawson’s life that few people have examined is his engagement in entrepreneurial activities. For ten years in eastern North Carolina, Lawson made his way through several business activities. He worked as a surveyor, a skill he seems to have brought with him from England. He ran a business as a trader with Native Americans, particularly for animal pelts. And throughout the Pamlico and Neuse River areas, he speculated in land. Legal records are the predominant source about Lawson’s engaging in these activities.

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Entrepreneur Items
Date	Title
1706	Robert Daniell v. John Lawson
1706 March 6	Christoper Gale v. John Lawson
1708 August 12	Abstract of John Lawson's Will
1708 January 27	Thomas Peterson, attorney of Perry and Company v. John Lawson
1709 July 21	To Edmund Jenings Esq.
1712-1713	Contests of John Lawson's Will
1713 April 15	Christopher Gale v. Joseph Dereham