Petition of Ebenezer Dayton to the Executive Council of Pennsylvania, certified by William Floyd, 1782 March 27

Item — Box: 1, Folder: 8

Identifier: 2021-SC-004-008

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Letter, William Floyd and Ebenezer Dayton to the Executive Council of Pennsylvania, 1782 March 27

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Scope and Contents

Petition from Ebenezer Dayton to the Executive Council of Pennsylvania. Dayton confesses how he did "flee from there [New York] as a refugee, leaving his lands in the power of the enemy", and petitions to acquire a "whaleboat". William Floyd, Dayton's neighbor, certifies Dayton's claims. Floyd is a signer of the Declaration of Independence. Autograph , signed, 2 pages.

Dates

Creation: 1782 March 27

Creator

Floyd, William, 1734-1821 (Creator, Person)
Dayton, Ebenezer, 1744-1802 (Creator, Person)

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