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We, Mayhkeerickkishsho, Sayhoppy, Taughhaughsey…: copia vera of the 1686 Walking Purchase Treaty

Description: A true copy of the allegedly lost 1686 Walking Purchase Treaty; the main document justifying the Walking Purchase. This copy was most likely produced by Richard Peters' office in 1757.
Type: Manuscripts(Opens in new tab)
Date: approximately 1757
Call number: mssWalking
Provenance: Purchased for the Huntington from Donald A. Heald Rare Books and Fine Art by the Library Collectors' Council, January 2020.
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We, Mayhkeerickkishsho, Sayhoppy, Taughhaughsey…: copia vera of the 1686 Walking Purchase Treaty

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Extracts from Secretary William Markham's alleged 1686 August diary relating to the 1686 Walking Purchase

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A corrected draft; the excerpts were used by the Proprietors' lawyers to prove the authenticity of the 1686 treaty.

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Walking Purchase collection

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A collection of correspondence, documents, and maps related to the Walking Purchase and the Councils of Easton retained by the office of Pennsylvania's governor William Denny (in office from August 1756 to October 1759). The bulk of the collection consists of the records of the Council of Easton (August 1757) and the inquiry into the legality of the Walking Purchase authorized by Denny. It contains affidavits, sworn testimony, exhibits, memorandum, correspondence, and notes; this material includes original documents dating back to the time of the fraudulent land deal as well as some military correspondence. The collection also includes several documents and letters concerning Native American troubles on the frontier in the 1740s, along with their protests to the Proprietors over rum being sold to their people. Important persons in the collection include, among others, William Allen, Benjamin Chew, George Croghan, William Denny, Benjamin Franklin, James Hamilton, William Markham, Israel Pemberton, Thomas Penn, Richard Peters, Nicholas Scull, Teedyuscung (Delaware Chief), George Thomas, and Conrad Weiser. Almost all of the material in the collection is docketed and bears the initials or signatures of W. H. Rolph, followed by hyphenated numbers. The collection also contains oversize material and a small group of 20th century newspaper clippings about the Walking Purchase and the material in this collection.

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Deed for Indian lands along the Susquehannah River, signed by the Sachems of the Susquehannah River, granting to William Penn…

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This copy of the 1735 exemplified copy was most likely made in 1757, during the Walking Purchase investigation.

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William Allen, James Hamilton, Richard Peters, and Nicholas Scull affidavits relating to the 1686 Walking Purchase Treaty

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A fair copy.

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James Hamilton, William Allen, and Richard Peters affidavits relating to the 1686 Walking Purchase Treaty

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A heavily corrected draft.

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We, Mayhkeerickkishsho, Sayhoppy, Taughhaughsey…: copia vera of the 1686 Walking Purchase Treaty

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Extracts from Secretary William Markham's alleged 1686 August diary relating to the 1686 Walking Purchase

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William Allen, James Hamilton, Richard Peters, and Nicholas Scull affidavits relating to the 1686 Walking Purchase Treaty

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