Penn, John, 1700-1746
Variant namesJohn Penn and Richard Penn were proprietors of Pennsylvania at the time of writing to their brother Thomas. All three of them were sons of the founder of Pennsylvania, William Penn. The land dispute with Maryland mentioned in the letter was not resolved until 1760 when the border between Pennsylvania and Maryland was set between the 39 and 40 degrees mentioned in the letter.
From the description of ALS, 1737 January 30 : London, Eng. to Thomas Penn / John Penn, Richard Penn. (Haverford College Library). WorldCat record id: 301752072
Archival Resources
| Role | Title | Holding Repository | |
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| creatorOf | Penn, John, 1700-1746. Hillman collection, 1776-1841. | Historical Society of Moorestown | |
| referencedIn | Historical manuscripts collection, 1347-1969, bulk: 1775-1885 | Free Library of Philadelphia: Rare Book Department | |
| referencedIn | Chew family. Chew Family papers, 1659-1986 (bulk 1740-1930). | Historical Society of Pennsylvania | |
| referencedIn | Penn family. Penn family papers 1592 - 1960 1629 - 1834 | Historical Society of Pennsylvania | |
| creatorOf | Penn, John, 1700-1746. Minutes, 1784-1790. | Bucks County Historical Society | |
| creatorOf | Penn, John, 1700-1746. ALS, 1737 January 30 : London, Eng. to Thomas Penn / John Penn, Richard Penn. | Haverford College Library | |
| referencedIn | Penn family papers, Bulk, 1629-1834, 1592-1960 | Historical Society of Pennsylvania | |
| creatorOf | Logan, James, 1674-1751. Letters, 1704-1729. | Newberry Library | |
| creatorOf | Penn, William, 1644-1718. Penn-Physick papers, 1684-1788. | Buffalo History Museum, Research Library |
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| associatedWith | Baltimore, Cecil Calvert, Baron, ca. 1605-1675. | person |
| associatedWith | Chew family. | family |
| associatedWith | Francis, Tench, 1730-1800. | person |
| associatedWith | Free Library of Philadelphia. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Logan, James, 1674-1751. | person |
| associatedWith | Miller, Peter, 1724?-1794. | person |
| associatedWith | Penn family. | family |
| associatedWith | Penn family. | family |
| associatedWith | Penn, Hannah Callowhill, 1671-1726 | person |
| associatedWith | Penn, John, 1729-1795. | person |
| associatedWith | Penn, Richard, 1706-1771. | person |
| associatedWith | Penn, Thomas, 1702-1775. | person |
| associatedWith | Penn, William, 1644-1718 | person |
| associatedWith | Proprietaries of Pennsylvania. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Weiser, Conrad, 1696-1760. | person |
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Birth 1700-02-29
Death 1746-10-25
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