Item 24b: Notice by [Zebulon Butler], [1772 December 11]
Item — Box: 12, Folder: 64b
Dates
- Created: [1772 December 11]
Creator
- Butler, Zebulon, 1731-1795 (Person)
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Extent
1 items
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Type of Material:
Notice
Condition Note:
Good. Ink is legible.
Measurements:
7 ⅛ in. x 5 ¼ in.
Description:
This is an invitation written by Zebulon Butler on December 11, 1772 to a meeting at Elisha Swift’s house in Kingstown. 7b is associated with 7a because it was created by Zebulon Butler a little while after the first notice for a separate township meeting.Zebulon Butler had a major role in the development of Wyoming valley. Being the holder of several civil offices throughout his life, Butler’s name is seen in almost every letter of Wyoming's annuals in the mid to late 1700s. When the Susquehanna Company, organized in Connecticut, sent its body of settlers to take possession of the lands it had purchased on the East Branch of the Susquehanna river, Pennsylvania, Zebulon Butler went with these settlers and located in Wilkes-Barre, and a short time thereafter became prominent in the affairs of the Wyoming settlement. From the years 1771 to 1774 Butler was commissioned various times to organize the “Town of Westmoreland”, thus being a part of various records such as this one. Other manuscripts written by Zebulon Butler can be found in the Butler Correspondence subseries within the American Figures series. That collection with digitized items can be found here.
Location:
Kingston (PA)
Transcription:
The Proprietors and Setlers Belongs to Kingstown are Hereby warned to meet at ye House of Mrs. Elisha Swifts are Kingstown on Fryday [sic] ye 11th Day of December Instant at one of ye Clock in the afternoon
1st to se what the town will Do in Building a House In order to gaurd in this winter
2ly to act upon any other Business that shall be thought Proper to be Done at sd [sic] [said] meeting Relating to sd town affairs &c
{back} old Warning for townmeeting
2ly to act upon any other Business that shall be thought Proper to be Done at sd [sic] [said] meeting Relating to sd town affairs &c
{back} old Warning for townmeeting
Creator
- Butler, Zebulon, 1731-1795 (Person)
Repository Details
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Wilkes-Barre PA 18701 US
570-408-2000
570-408-7823 (Fax)
ask.archives@wilkes.edu