Logan, James, 1674-1751
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Logan, James, 1674-1751
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Logan
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James
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1674-1751
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Logan, J., 1674-1751
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Logan
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J.
Date :
1674-1751
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Logan, Jacobus, 1674-1751
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Logan
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Jacobus
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1674-1751
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Biographical History
James Logan, colonial statesman and scholar, became William Penn's secretary and emigrated to Pennsylvania in 1699.
Logan was later appointed Penn's financial agent in the colony and adviser for his descendants. During the next forty years, he held various positions in the colonial government including secretary of the province, clerk of the Provincial Council, and numerous other executive and judicial posts. Logan also amassed a fortune in land investment and in trade with the Indians. He was also interested in science and mathematics. He contributed to the field of botany by describing the fertizilazation of corn by pollen.
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https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q6138174
https://www.worldcat.org/identities/lccn-n79062714
https://id.loc.gov/authorities/n79062714
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Boundary disputes
Colonial Politics
Government Affairs
Indians of North America
Indians of North America
Indians of North America
Manuscripts, American
Meditation
Miami Indians
Native America
Pennsylvania History
Philadelphia (Pa.)
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Real property
Science
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Pennsylvania--Philadelphia
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Pennsylvania
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Pennsylvania
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England
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Kent County (Del.)
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Pennsylvania
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Pennsylvania
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Pennsylvania
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Maryland
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Pennsylvania
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Maryland
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New-Castle County (Pa.)
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Pennsylvania
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Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775
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Kent County (Del.).
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Pennsylvania
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Philadelphia (Pa.)
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Spain
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Sussex County (N.J.).
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New-Castle County (Pa.).
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Pennsylvania
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Sussex County (N.J.)
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Philadelphia (Pa.)
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