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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC05311 |
| From Archive Folder | Documents Relating to 1765-1774 |
| Title | Admitting Ohio Co. as co-purchaser of land (c/s Wharton, Pownall & Walpole) |
| Date | 7 May 1770 |
| Author | Franklin, Benjamin (1706-1790) |
| Additional authors | Wharton, Samuel (1732-1800); Pownall, Thomas (1722-1805); Walpole, Thomas (1727-1803) |
| Document Type | Land transaction document |
| Content Description | Signed by Benjamin Franklin, Samuel Wharton, Thomas Pownall and Thomas Walpole. The document admits the Ohio Company as additional co-purchaser for a tract of land "for a new province on the Ohio." The manuscript states how the land will be divided. (The land being purchased is now in the state of Indiana.) Accompanied by a manuscript sale announcement for several thousand acres "situated on the River Ohio, a little above the River Kentucke [sic]." |
| Subjects | Westward Expansion Declaration of Independence Signer Land Transaction Frontiers and Exploration |
| People | Franklin, Benjamin (1706-1790) Wharton, Samuel (1732-1800) Pownall, Thomas (1722-1805) Walpole, Thomas (1727-1803) |
| Theme | Westward Expansion |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
| Additional Information | Signer of the U.S. Constitution. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |
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