James Mulligan D.S., London, Febry. 1st, 1772. London, the 1st day of February 1772
1772
Mss L1983.73
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Title
James Mulligan D.S., London, Febry. 1st, 1772.
London, the 1st day of February 1772
Variant Title
Deposition of James Milligan
Published
London 1772
Description
[4] p. ; 34 cm. (fol.)
Call Number
Mss L1983.73
Summary
"James Milligan merchant, now of the City of London, but who lately arrived from the city of Philadelphia in North America ... : doth affirm and declare ... "|On verso: Copy of a deposition London, Febry. 1st 1772
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Milligan had "for many years resided and traded at Pittsburgh and in its neighbourhood on the River Ohio ... and departed from Pittsburgh in the month of September last ...."
Also, " ... before the country over and westward of the Allegany Mountains was purchased by the King from the Six United Nations of Indians at Fort Stanwix in ... 1768, a great number of English families had ... settled themselves on lands ..." in that area but now "there are some thousands of British families actually settled ... without order or government ... below the southern boundary line of the province of Pensilvania [sic]"
He swears that numbers of families are "continually moving from Pensylvania, New Jersey, Maryland, and ... parts of Virginia to join the aforesaid settlers ... as they are not able nor cannot pay the high prices and rents demanded by the landholders on the said provinces."
"[H]e is likewise positive that no human laws, nor any military power in North Amrica can prevent such settlements ... nor remove the settlers from them." [p. 1]
"Settlers ... are chiefly farmers and are daily occupied in making improvements and cultivating their lands and that in a very few years they may raise large quantities of hemp, tobacco, flax, and various other articles to pay for the British cloathing and other articles which they will continually want ...." As a trader, he is therefore preparing to collect and ship those articles to Norh America.
He warns that the lack of law will "not only be dangerous to the King's authority ... but to the peace of the Middle Colonies, as the Indians dwelling" nearby "now seem discontented and dissatisfied with the daily encroachments made on their country; and especially as several Indians have lately been killed by the Kings subjects on the Ohio and several of the latter have been murdered by the Indians."
He warns further of the dangers in the area of the Shawnee hunting grounds on the southeast side of the Ohio River.
At foot of p. [3]: Sworn before me at the Mansion House this 1st day of February 1772 / (signed) William Nash Mayor / Coppy [sic]
At head of caption title: London
Docketed on p. [4]: Coppy of a Deposition, London Feb.y 1st 1772
Each page separated into 2 pieces; one corner torn away at upper right, pp. [1]
Milligan had "for many years resided and traded at Pittsburgh and in its neighbourhood on the River Ohio ... and departed from Pittsburgh in the month of September last ...."
Also, " ... before the country over and westward of the Allegany Mountains was purchased by the King from the Six United Nations of Indians at Fort Stanwix in ... 1768, a great number of English families had ... settled themselves on lands ..." in that area but now "there are some thousands of British families actually settled ... without order or government ... below the southern boundary line of the province of Pensilvania [sic]"
He swears that numbers of families are "continually moving from Pensylvania, New Jersey, Maryland, and ... parts of Virginia to join the aforesaid settlers ... as they are not able nor cannot pay the high prices and rents demanded by the landholders on the said provinces."
"[H]e is likewise positive that no human laws, nor any military power in North Amrica can prevent such settlements ... nor remove the settlers from them." [p. 1]
"Settlers ... are chiefly farmers and are daily occupied in making improvements and cultivating their lands and that in a very few years they may raise large quantities of hemp, tobacco, flax, and various other articles to pay for the British cloathing and other articles which they will continually want ...." As a trader, he is therefore preparing to collect and ship those articles to Norh America.
He warns that the lack of law will "not only be dangerous to the King's authority ... but to the peace of the Middle Colonies, as the Indians dwelling" nearby "now seem discontented and dissatisfied with the daily encroachments made on their country; and especially as several Indians have lately been killed by the Kings subjects on the Ohio and several of the latter have been murdered by the Indians."
He warns further of the dangers in the area of the Shawnee hunting grounds on the southeast side of the Ohio River.
At foot of p. [3]: Sworn before me at the Mansion House this 1st day of February 1772 / (signed) William Nash Mayor / Coppy [sic]
At head of caption title: London
Docketed on p. [4]: Coppy of a Deposition, London Feb.y 1st 1772
Each page separated into 2 pieces; one corner torn away at upper right, pp. [1]
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