Papers, ca. 1699-1866.

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Papers, ca. 1699-1866.

Papers of the commercial enterprises, land transactions, administrative affairs in which members of the Keith family were concerned. Among the items: letter of William Penn to Augustine Herrman; letter of John Penn, 1799; John Pringle accounts, 1782; deeds, leases, surveys, land claims, wills, etc., 1740-1852; genealogical notes, 1846-1932.

ca. 115 items.

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SNAC Resource ID: 6807256

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Keith, Charles Penrose, 1854-1939

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Pringle, John

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Merchant. From the description of Account book of John Pringle, 1775-1785. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 82275251 ...

Herrman, Augustine, 1621-1686

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Penn, John, 1760-1834

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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...

Keith family.

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