Item 47: Booklet titled “The Right of the Governor and Company,” printed by Eben Watson, 1773
Item — Box: 12, Folder: 88
Dates
- Created: 1773
Creator
- Watson, Ebenezer, 1744-1777 (Person)
Access:
All series and subseries within this collection are open for research, with the exception of a few files within the Academia series that are restricted. The Academia series contains financial and sensitive institutional records from Wilkes College, and financial report records from Princeton University that will remain restricted for 80 years upon creation.
Extent
1 items
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Type of Material:
Booklet
Condition Note:
Bad. Vinegar smell. The booklet shows signs of extreme age, ink fading, stains, page browning, etc. The booklet has separated into three pieces, with the majority of it being contained in the first section.
Measurement:
7 ½ in. x 4 ⅞ in. (closed); 9 ¾ in. x 7 ½ in. (open) (book); 5 ½ in. x 1 ⅛ in. (clipping)
Title:
The Right of the Governor and Company of the Colony of Connecticut to Claim and Hold the Lands Within the Limits of Their Charter
Description:
“An ACCOUNT of the Purchase from the Indians, of Part of those Lands, by the Susquehannah and Delaware Companies, and their Proceedings thereon.” - A clipping from a catalog about the book. A booklet describing the arguments present at the time about the Susquehanna Claim’s ownership. The item goes over the history of the land in relation to ownership, as well as some other areas which the author states should serve as precedent for how the area should be handled. The author seems to be an individual who sides with Connecticut, leading to a biased perspective.
Location:
Hartford
Creator
- Watson, Ebenezer, 1744-1777 (Person)
- Mather, Moses, 1719-1806 (Person)
Repository Details
Part of the Wilkes University Archives Repository
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570-408-2000
570-408-7823 (Fax)
ask.archives@wilkes.edu