Commission of Colonel Butler and claims of inhabitants at Tioga
Item
Type
Modern Printed Transcription of Letter/Document
Title
Commission of Colonel Butler and claims of inhabitants at Tioga
Description
Acceptance of Commission by Colonel Butler. Pickering administered oath of allegiance. Franklin and Jenkins at Tioga to receive and examine claims of inhabitants. Colonel McInster, from Hudson, and Allen from Rhode Island, met them there. Has a deposition regarding plan to erect independent state
year created
1787
month created
09
day created
05
author
sent from location
Wilkesborough
recipient
in collection
in publication
notable person/group
Benjamin Franklin
Timothy Pickering
Mr. Nichols
Colonel Butler
Jenkins
Colonel McInster
Allen
notable location
Wilkesborough
Tioga
Hudson
Rhode Island
notable item/thing
independent state
oath of allegiance
commission
deposition
document number
1787090590000
Item sets
Document instances
| In image | In source | Location in source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| [view document] (0 pages) | [no image] | Collection: Printed Versions | [unknown] |
| [view document] (0 pages) | [no image] | Publication: Pennsylvania Archives vol.11 | [unknown] |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | Timothy Pickering | Wilkesborough | [n/a] |
| Recipient | Benjamin Franklin | [unknown] | [n/a] |