Warrant : Philadelphia, to Richard McWilliam, 1765 July 10.

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Warrant : Philadelphia, to Richard McWilliam, 1765 July 10.

Penn authorizes McWilliam to affix the seal to Thomas McKean's appointment as justice of the peace in New Castle. Signed by Penn.

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McKean, Thomas, 1734-1817

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Thomas McKean (March 19, 1734 – June 24, 1817) was an American lawyer, politician, and a Founding Father of the United States from New Castle, in New Castle County, Delaware and Philadelphia. During the American Revolution he was a delegate to the Continental Congress where he signed the Continental Association, United States Declaration of Independence, and the Articles of Confederation. McKean served as a President of Congress. He was at various times a member of the Federalist and Democratic-...

McWilliam, Richard

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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 : ...

Pennsylvania. Lieutenant Governor (1763-1771 : Penn)

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Grandson of William Penn, proprietor of Pennsylvania, and lieutenant governor (1763-1771) and governor (1773-1776) of the province. From the description of Letter : Philadelphia, [Pa.], to Sir William Johnson, 1765 May 23. (Newberry Library). WorldCat record id: 39274208 ...