ALS, 1701 Mar. 29, Philadelphia, to the Council at New Castle.

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ALS, 1701 Mar. 29, Philadelphia, to the Council at New Castle.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/122540629

Penn warns the council about a group of pirates supposed to be heading in their direction, and requests that they be sought and arrested.

1 item (2 p.) in case ; 25 cm.

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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...