Papers, 1681-1871.

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Papers, 1681-1871.

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Pertain chiefly to Gloucester County, N.J.: surveys, plans, deeds, accounts, legal papers rising out of Clement's connection with the Penns as their surveyor. The collection is comprised of surveys in New Jersey, 1712-1784; the minute book of Newton Township, 1723-1820; plat of Snow Hill; wills, deeds, surveys of roads, maps, receipts, 1681-1871; survey for William Penn, and accounts of Richard Penn, 1717; legal agreements with John Penn and Richard Penn, 1773-1808; records of the land litigation.

ca. 500 items.

Historical Society of Pennsylvania

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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 : ...

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...

Clement, John C.

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Penn, Richard, approximately 1736-1811

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