Atherton Trading Company controversies
Controversies tied to this brand in public sources. A listing is not a finding of fault.
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1688
Royal Commission invalidated the company's claim
A Royal Commission ruled the Atherton claim illegal. The decision deprived Huguenot settlers at Frenchtown of the title acquired through the company's land sale.
1660
Disputed acquisition of Narragansett land
Rhode Island critics accused Humphrey Atherton and his associates of using coercive methods to obtain a Native American land agreement, including an allegation involving the intoxication and removal of a signatory. The company then foreclosed on the mortgage and asserted title over land within Rhode Island's claimed jurisdiction.