Allen, Hamilton, Peters, and Lyell depositions, September 1757 - 4
12021-11-04T11:36:00-07:00Erik Loyerf862727c4b34febd6a0341bffd27f168a35aa63772001James Hamilton, William Allen, Richard Peters, and Nicholas Scull affidavits relating to the 1686 Walking Purchase Treaty.plain2021-11-04T11:36:00-07:001757Allen, William, 1704-1780; Hamilton, James, 1710-1783; Peters, Richard, 1704-1776; Scull, Nicholas, 1686?-1761?.Walking Purchase collection, The Huntington Library, San Marino, California.A corrected draft. Docketed, in the same hand: "Dr. Affidavits of Mr. Allen, Mr. Hamilton, R. Peters, & Mr. Lyell." Peters testified, "on his oath," that he had found "Papers and Writings purporting to be a copy of an Original Deed for lands purchased by ye late Proprietor William Penn, Esq. from ye Delaware Indians, situated in & near ye Forks of ye River Delaware, bearing date ye 20th Day of August Anno Domini 1686 & of which now produced copy." Peters also testified that the copy "annexed" was "a true Transcript carefully compared & examined by ye Deponent with the ancient Copy." Manuscript, 14 pages.144Erik Loyerf862727c4b34febd6a0341bffd27f168a35aa637
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12021-11-06T08:09:27-07:00Will Fenton82bf9011a953584cd702d069a30cbdb6ef90650aAllen, Hamilton, Peters, and Lyell depositions, September 1757Will Fenton1(path)gallery2021-11-06T08:09:28-07:001757Allen, William, 1704-1780; Hamilton, James, 1710-1783; Peters, Richard, 1704-1776; Scull, Nicholas, 1686?-1761?.Walking Purchase collection, The Huntington Library, San Marino, California.A corrected draft. Docketed, in the same hand: "Dr. Affidavits of Mr. Allen, Mr. Hamilton, R. Peters, & Mr. Lyell." Peters testified, "on his oath," that he had found "Papers and Writings purporting to be a copy of an Original Deed for lands purchased by ye late Proprietor William Penn, Esq. from ye Delaware Indians, situated in & near ye Forks of ye River Delaware, bearing date ye 20th Day of August Anno Domini 1686 & of which now produced copy." Peters also testified that the copy "annexed" was "a true Transcript carefully compared & examined by ye Deponent with the ancient Copy." Will Fenton82bf9011a953584cd702d069a30cbdb6ef90650a