LS : Philadelphia, to John Lukens and Charles Stewart, 1771 Feb. 12.

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LS : Philadelphia, to John Lukens and Charles Stewart, 1771 Feb. 12.

Grandson of William Penn, lieutenant-governor of Pennsylvania when proprietary rule was abolished. Instructions to the leaders of a Pennsylvania party sent to settle Pennsylvania's Wyoming Valley. Topics include surveying and distribution of land and the disposition of the fort and its inhabitants.

1 item (2 p.) ; 33 cm.

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SNAC Resource ID: 6802671

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Lukens, John, 1720-1789

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John Lukens was Surveyor-general of Pennsylvania and was elected to the American Philosophical Society in 1767. From the description of Papers, 1760-1788. (American Philosophical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 122464769 From the guide to the John Lukens papers, 1760-1788, 1760-1788, (American Philosophical Society) "John Lukens (1720?-1789) served as Surveyor-General of Pennsylvania and Delaware, 1761-1776, and of Pennsylvania, 1781-1789. He was ...

Stewart, Charles, 1729-1800

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Charles Stewart (1729-1800) was the Commissary General of Issues, Continental Army and delegate to Continental Congress from New Jersey. Charles Samuel Stewart (1795-1870) was Senior Chaplain, U.S. Navy. Charles Seaforth Stewart (1823-1904) was Colonel, Corps of Engineers, U.S. Army. From the description of Papers, 1768-1877. (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 122556351 From the guide to the Papers, 1768-1877., (Houghton Library, Harvard College Library, Harvard Unive...

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 : ...