American political subjects, 1641-1922.

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American political subjects, 1641-1922.

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Presidential administrations, 1789-1901, letters of every President and cabinet member from George Washington to William McKinley; Albany Convention, 1745-1754; American diplomats, 1786-1898; American government, 1785-1892, letters of officials and of persons prominent in the affairs of the nation; miscellaneous American autographs, 1693-1895, letters of educators, diplomats, financiers, jurists, military and naval officers, merchants, publishers, statesmen; Annapolis Convention, 1771-1819; Articles of Confederation, 1769-1816; government officials in the Revolution, 1759-1816; colonial governors, 1642-1798; Committee and Council of Safety, 1764-1790; Declaration of Independence, 1757-1816, letters of all the signers, portraits, and views of their residences; Federal Convention, 1777-1810; first Congress under the Constitution, 1770-1812; foreign ministers to the United States, 1779-1910; governors of Pennsylvania, 1641-1922; letters and documents of William Penn, Richard Penn, Thomas Penn, and John Penn, and letterbook of Richard Peters containing letters to the proprietors of Pennsylvania, 1755-1757. Governors of states, 1759-1922; Hartford Convention, 1791-1843; members of Old Congress, 1754-1820; Mexicans and South Americans, 1801-1895; mayors of Philadelphia, 1692-1920; non-importation resolutions, 1739-1861; Peace Congress of 1861, 1815-1893; Pennsylvania Convention, 1752-1802; Pennsylvania Guard, 1863; Provincial Conference of 1776, 1730-1806; Provincial Congress of 1774, 1757-1805; Provincial Convention, 1758-1800; Presidents of the United States, Vice-Presidents, 1784-1896, includes also other eminent men of the period; Speakers of the House of Representatives, 1773-1911; Stamp Act Congress, 1734-1790; United States senators, 1775-1922; unsuccessful candidates for Presidency and Vice-Presidency, 1796-1904; Washington and his family, 1731-1859; Washington, his aides and secretaries, 1770-1820.

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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...

Gratz, Simon.

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Penn, Thomas, 1702-1775

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Land speculator. From the description of Papers of Thomas Penn, 1740-1755. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 79452327 From the description of Letters of Thomas Penn, 1748-1770. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 71070635 The son of William Penn, Thomas Penn served as proprietor of Pennsylvania. From the guide to the Thomas Penn correspondence, 1747-1771, with James Hamilton, 1747-1771, (American Philosophical Society) Thomas Penn was a proprietor of Pe...

United States. Congress

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Bills of the 96th Congress to provide for temporary increases in the public debt limit, and for other purposes. From the description of Public debt legislation, 96th Congress : legislative history of public debt legislation, 1979-1980. (Louisiana State University). WorldCat record id: 243776779 Bill of the 96th Congress to impose a windfall profit tax on domestic crude oil, and for other purposes. From the description of Crude oil windfall profit tax act of 1980 ...

Hartford Convention

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Peters, Richard, 1704-1776

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Rev. Richard Peters was a clergyman. He was the uncle of Judge Richard Peters of Philadelphia. From the description of Miscellaneous manuscripts, 1765, n.d. (University of Pennsylvania Library). WorldCat record id: 190878612 Philadelphia clergyman, provincial secretary and councillor. From the description of ALS : Philadelphia, to [John Penn?], 1772 Mar. 2. (Rosenbach Museum & Library). WorldCat record id: 86165787 From the description of ALS : Phila...

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 : ...