Report of the Lords Commissioners for Trade and Plantations on the Petition of the Honourable Thomas Walpole, Benjamin Franklin, John Sargent, and Samuel Wharton, Esquires, and their Associates 1772

** "Report of the Lords Commissioners for Trade and Plantations on the Petition of the Honourable Thomas Walpole, Benjamin Franklin, John Sargent, and Samuel Wharton, Esquires, and their Associates" is a historical record from the late 1700s, documenting the examination of a request for land near the Ohio River. It shows the thoughts of officials as they studied the request from people like Thomas Walpole and Benjamin Franklin to start a new colony. The report looks at the size and location of the land, worries about treaties with Native American tribes, and what might happen if land beyond the current borders was given away, reflecting a debate about fairness, the law, and if the British should let colonies grow further inward on the continent. **