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Title
Richard Peters' affidavit regarding the handwriting of the 1686 Walking Purchase deed
Contributor
Peters, Richard, 1704-1776
Date Created and/or Issued
1762-05-28
Contributing Institution
Huntington Library
Collection
Manuscripts
Rights Information
For information on use of Digital Library materials, please see Library Rights and Permissions: https://www.huntington.org/library-rights-permissions
Description
A corrected draft.
[Identification of item]. Walking Purchase collection, The Huntington Library, San Marino, California.
Identifier
mssWalking
http://hdl.huntington.org/cdm/ref/collection/p15150coll7/id/57211
Language
English
Subject
Delaware Indians--History--18th century
Delaware Indians--Land tenure--Pennsylvania--History
Indian land transfers--Pennsylvania--History
Indians of North America--Pennsylvania--History
Pennsylvania--History--Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775
Pennsylvania--Politics and government--Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775
United States--History--French and Indian War, 1754-1763
Clippings (information artifacts) United States 20th century. (aat)
Legal documents United States 18th century. (aat)
Letters (correspondence) United States 18th century. (aat)
Manuscript maps United States 18th century. (aat)
Source
Walking Purchase collection, 1700-1962 (bulk 1727-1762).
2
25
Manuscripts, Huntington Digital Library
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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