Commission of Colonel Butler and claims of inhabitants at Tioga
Document 1787Acceptance 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
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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
Date
09/05/1787
Author
Recipient
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Wilkesborough
Collection
Document number
1787090590000
Notable persons
Benjamin Franklin
Timothy Pickering
Mr. Nichols
Colonel Butler
Jenkins
Colonel McInster
Allen
Notable locations
Wilkesborough
Tioga
Hudson
Rhode Island
Notable items
independent state
oath of allegiance
commission
deposition