ALS : Lancaster, Pa., to John Penn, 1766 Feb. 26.

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ALS : Lancaster, Pa., to John Penn, 1766 Feb. 26.

Shippen informs Penn that Christopher Tush has been cutting down trees and building a house on the proprietor's lands.

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Shippen, Edward, approximately 1703-1781

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Edward Shippen was a merchant, and was elected to the American Philosophical Society in 1768. From the description of Letters and papers, 1727-1781. (American Philosophical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 122540100 The Shippen family was one of the most industrious and illustrious of Philadelphia in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. They were active in government, the military, and in their various businesses: land acquisition and speculation, house...

Penn, John, 1729-1795

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The Wyoming Controversy was a conflict between the governments of Pennsylvania, Connecticut, and Britain, the Continental Congress, and the Indians over land in the Wyoming Valley in Pennsylvania. From the guide to the Documents relating to the Wyoming Controversy, 1751-1814, 1823, 1751-1823, (American Philosophical Society) Grandson of William Penn, last lieutenant governor of Pennsylvania and Delaware under the proprietorship. From the description of Warrant : ...