Edwin Shippen Jr. Documents on Legal Matters, 1751-1801
Scope and Contents
Includes: Suit brought by Samuel Mifflin, William Plumsted and Thomas Luke against subjects of the French King for the return of 26 hogsheads of molasses, 1758; Receipt for money lodged in the Vice-Admiralty Court of Pa. from sales of indigo, 1772; Receipt for Mount Airy Deeds signed by Tench Coxe, 1782; Recommendation for an innkeeper to let the City Tavern signed by Thomas McKean, 1783; and "A ferry is a franchise and a flower of thecrown...every navigable River as high asthe sea flows and reflow is a flumen regaleand belongs to the King...” n.d.
Dates
- Creation: 1751-1801
Access Restrictions
The collection is open for research use.
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