Deed, 1718 July 10, Philadelphia, to Jonathan Dickinson.

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Deed, 1718 July 10, Philadelphia, to Jonathan Dickinson.

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Acting for Penn, his three commissioners, Richard Hill, Isaac Norris, and James Logan, grant title to Jonathan Dickinson for 1048 acres of proprietary land along the Schuylkill River immediately north of Fairmont. Girard College is on this property, which included the whole of Francisville.

1 item (1 p.) in case : vellum with wax seal ; 27 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...

Norris, Isaac, 1671-1735

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Logan, James, 1674-1751

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James Logan, colonial statesman and scholar, became William Penn's secretary and emigrated to Pennsylvania in 1699. Logan was later appointed Penn's financial agent in the colony and adviser for his descendants. During the next forty years, he held various positions in the colonial government including secretary of the province, clerk of the Provincial Council, and numerous other executive and judicial posts. Logan also amassed a fortune in land investment and in trade with the Indians. He was ...

Girard College

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Dickinson, Jonathan, 1688-1747

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Jonathan Dickinson was the first president of the College of New Jersey (now Princeton University.) The trustees of the College appointed Dickinson as president in April 1747, and classes began in May in Elizabethtown, with a student body of eight or ten members. From the description of Jonathan Dickinson collection, 1704-1763. (Princeton University Library). WorldCat record id: 449886675 ...

Hill, Richard, 1673-1729

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