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Colonial boundary disputes collection

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Description
A collection of nine documents concerning the "New Hampshire Grants" assembled by John Adams for his report on the boundary disputes commissioned by the Massachusetts General Court on March 1774. Included are copies of the act of the Privy Council settling the dispute between Samuel Waldo and David Dunbar (approximately 1735) and the Instruction of George II to Benning Wentworth (approximately 1740); also present is a letter to the editor of The New Hampshire Gazette responding to "the political piece in your Gazette of 5th Current upon the subject of the aggrieved and injured settlers of the towns granted by your Governor to the west of the Connecticut river." Some items are in John Adams's hand, including copies of documents endorsed as "Charles Phelps's State of his Case" and "New York Claim."
Type
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Production date
approximately 1735-1774.
Call number
mssHM 8970-8978
Provenance
Purchased from Anderson Galleries, Henry F. De Puy sale, part 1; Sale 1440, Lot 8, November 17, 1919.
Restrictions
Open for use by qualified researchers and by appointment. Please contact Reader Services at the Huntington Library for more information.
Rights
The Huntington Library does not require that researchers request permission to quote from or publish images of this material, nor does it charge fees for such activities. The responsibility for identifying the copyright holder, if there is one, and obtaining permission rests with the researcher.
Associated people
Adams, John, (1735-1826.)
George (1683-1760.)
Associated organizations
Great Britain.
Massachusetts.
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