Ebenezer Allen (1743-1806) was an American soldier. He was born in Northampton, Massachusetts and removed to Vermont in 1771. He became a Lieutenant in a company of Green Mountain Boys, was with Ethan Allen at Ticonderoga and with Colonel Warner in Canada. He was prominent in the planning of a new government for Vermont, helping to frame its constitution.^{[citation needed]}   Northampton is a city in Hampshire County, Massachusetts, USA. The population was 28,978 at the 2000 census. ... This article is about the U.S. State. ... Official language(s) None[1] Capital Montpelier Largest city Burlington Area  Ranked 45th  - Total 9,620 sq mi (24,923 km²)  - Width 80 miles (130 km)  - Length 160 miles (260 km)  - % water 3. ... 1771 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... The Green Mountain Boys was historically, the militia of the Vermont Republic. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Official language(s) None[1] Capital Montpelier Largest city Burlington Area  Ranked 45th  - Total 9,620 sq mi (24,923 km²)  - Width 80 miles (130 km)  - Length 160 miles (260 km)  - % water 3. ...

In 1795, Allen was part of a partnership with Charles Whitney, also of Vermont, Robert Randall, of Philadelphia and several British subjects in Detroit including John Askin and William Robertson, which planned to buy the entire lower Michigan peninsula from the United States government.^[1] John Askin (1739 – 1815) was a fur trader, merchant and official in Upper Canada. ...

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1. ^ [1886] (1907) "Account of a Plot for Obtaining the Lower Peninsula of Michigan from the United States in 1795 by J. V. Campbell", Collections of the Pioneer Society of the State of Michigan together with Reports of County Pioneer Societies, Vol VIII., second edition, Lansing, Mich.: Wynkoop Hallenbeck Crawford, pp. 406-411. Retrieved on 2006-10-15.