Warrant : transcript : Philadelphia, 1770 Aug. 25.

  1. Resources
  2. View Resource

ArchivalResource

Warrant : transcript : Philadelphia, 1770 Aug. 25.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/122409555

Authorizes Surveyor General Edward Penington to resurvey all the lands in Pennsylvania formerly laid out to Penn's daughter Letitia. The original is dated October 1701; this copy is attested and signed by a later surveyor general, John Lukens.

1 item (1 p.) ; 34 cm.

Rosenbach Museum & Library

Information

SNAC Resource ID: 6706474

Rosenbach Museum & Library

Related Entities

There are 4 Entities related to this resource.

Penn, William, 1644-1718

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6p55q0b (person)

The British colony of Pennsylvania was given to William Penn (1644-1718) in 1681 by Charles II of England in repayment of a debt owed his father, Sir Admiral William Penn (1621-1670). Under Penn's directive, Pennsylvania was settled by Quakers escaping religious torment in England and other European nations. Three generations of Penn descendents held proprietorship of the colony until the American Revolution, when the family was stripped of all but its privately held shares of land...

Penington, Edward, 1667-1701

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6796240 (person)

Lukens, John, 1720-1789

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6st7tq7 (person)

John Lukens was Surveyor-general of Pennsylvania and was elected to the American Philosophical Society in 1767. From the description of Papers, 1760-1788. (American Philosophical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 122464769 From the guide to the John Lukens papers, 1760-1788, 1760-1788, (American Philosophical Society) "John Lukens (1720?-1789) served as Surveyor-General of Pennsylvania and Delaware, 1761-1776, and of Pennsylvania, 1781-1789. He was ...

Penn, Letitia

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6x36v8f (person)