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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02521 |
| From Archive Folder | Documents Relating to 1787 |
| Title | Benjamin Franklin to George Clinton requesting evidence relating to the Yankee-Pennamite war |
| Date | 7 October 1787 |
| Author | Franklin, Benjamin (1706-1790) |
| Recipient | Clinton, George |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Franklin, writing as president of the executive council of Pennsylvania, asks New York's Governor Clinton to aid in gathering evidence against conspirators in the Yankee-Pennamite war. The Pennamite Wars were organized (but not state-sponsored) battles between settlers from Pennsylvania and Connecticut who claimed land in the Wyoming Valley in northeast Pennsylvania. The day this letter was written, John Franklin, one of the Yankee leaders was sentenced by the Council of Pennsylvania to be kept in irons. The letter's verso and integral leaf show evidence that this is the original used in Franklin's letterpress to make a copy. |
| Subjects | Government and Civics Boundary or Property Dispute Rebellion Battle Land Transaction |
| People | Franklin, Benjamin (1706-1790) Clinton, George (1739-1812) |
| Place written | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Theme | Government & Politics; Law; Creating a New Government |
| 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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