Papers [microform], ca. 1699-1701, 1725.

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Papers [microform], ca. 1699-1701, 1725.

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Letter concerning powers of the governor addressed to the governor of Pennsylvania, Sir William Keith, from Robert Turner and other residents of the colony, 5 November 1699 or 1700; charter of the borough of Chester, signed by William Penn on 31 October 1701; and a letter, 13 December 1725, from Keith to James Logan, in which Keith addresses issues discussed in Logan's paper, "The Antidote," relating to powers granted the governor by the Royal Charter.

1 reel of microfilm (35mm)

Wisconsin Historical Society, Newspaper Project

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Wisconsin Historical Society, Newspaper Project

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Penn, William, 1644-1718

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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...

Logan, James, 1674-1751

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Keith, William, Sir, 1680-1749

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Appointed Governor of the Province of Pennsylvania by King George III in 1717 and made this report on preventing communication between the French settlements in Canada and those on the Mississippi to the Commissioners for Trade and Plantations of Great Britain in 1718, gathering much of his information from Indian traders. From the description of Report, 1718, 1719. (Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library). WorldCat record id: 52112392 Governor of the colonies of Pennsylvania ...