Records of the proprietary government, 1629-1828.

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Records of the proprietary government, 1629-1828.

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Papers relating to the three lower counties, 1629-1774; Penn's deeds, 1639-1759, 1760-1801; leases and mortgages, 1670-1771; governor's proclamations, 1670-1775; county court records, town and county of Deale, 1681-1709; autograph petitions, 1681-1716; receipts for beaver skins for tenure, etc., 1752-1780; addresses to William Penn by Trade Society; petition to Lord Baltimore; petitions from Berks, Bucks, and Chester counties in favor of proprietary government, etc.; Pennsylvania land grants, 1681-1806; Assembly of Provincial Council of Pennsylvania, 1682-1874; the laws of Pennsylvania, 1682-1688; Pennsylvania charters, Frame of Government, with revised forms, 1683-1696, and marriage settlement and will of Thomas Penn, 1751-1774. Official correspondence, 1683-1817: letters from James Logan to John Penn and Hannah Penn, Lord Baltimore, William Penn, Governor Andrew Hamilton, Isaac Norris, W. Popple, Colonel Benjamin Fletcher, on Pennsylvania boundaries, acts for regulating trade, efforts to make Pennsylvania a crown colony, piracy and smuggling, decline in public morals, copper mine beyond Susquehanna, Keith-Logan controversy, Indian treaties, Conrad Weiser's address to the Germans, factions in politics, paper money, yellow fever, Ohio Company, Nicholas Scull, Edward Shippen, George Croghan, Connecticut intrusion, battle of Lexington, etc. Philadelphia land grants, Episcopal Church, Society of Friends, University Island in Delaware, 1684-1772; warrants and surveys, 1684-1776; Connecticut claims, 1684-1799; Planter's Speech to his Neighbors and Countrymen of Pennsylvania, East and West Jersey; Indian affairs, 1687-1801, contain information to Thomas Dongan, governor and vice admiral of New York, on invasion of Indians of the Five Nations, 1787; Governor Logan's speech to Sassoonan, 1731; negotiations with Six Nations; data on German Palatines, Conrad Weiser, Richard Peters, Sir William Johnson, Albany Congress, Connecticut purchase, Delaware controversy; George Croghan's account of Indian affairs, 1748-1749, to Braddock's defeat; maps and documents relating to Indian Walk, etc.; Governor John Blackwell manuscripts, 1689-1690; and acts of assembly, 1700-1763. Pennsylvania cash accounts, 1701-1778; Pennsylvania journals, 1701-1779, contain accounts of lands, quitrents, etc.; James Logan receipt book, 1702-1709, papers relating to iron, peltries, trade, etc., 1712-1817; bonds and powers of attorney, 1714-1828; "Supplementary Saunders Coates," 1720-1766, chiefly Thomas Penn letters to Richard Peters, on administrative affairs; Pennsylvania Assembly messages, 1727-1771; Wyoming controversy papers, 1731-1775, and William Smith and William Moore vs. Assembly, 1758-1759; account of quitrents, 1742; accounts of land in Chester County called "William Penn's Manor," 1747-1750; warrants to affix the great seal, 1749-1775; accounts, provincial tax for Philadelphia, 1759-1768; William Baker letterbook, 1769-1789; John Mifflin letterbook, 1788-1802; receipt book (of Philip Syng), provincial tax, 1759-1770; proprietary manors and lands in Pennsylvania, n.d.

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Baker, W. B. (William B.), 1919-1968

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Smith, William, 1727-1803

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Dougan, Thomas, 1634-1715

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Scull, Nicholas, 1686?-1761?

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Scull was surveyor general of Pennsylvania. From the description of Field notes, 1730-1755 (inclusive), 1741-1755 (bulk). (Historical Society of Pennsylvania). WorldCat record id: 122489766 Surveyor of Philadelphia, Pa. From the description of Nicholas Scull estate memorandum, 1762. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70980879 ...

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...

Logan, James, 1644-1751.

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James Logan was a scholar, secretary to William Penn, clerk of the Provincial Council, commissioner of property and receiver general for the province of Pennsylvania. From the description of Ledger, 1712-1714. (Historical Society of Pennsylvania). WorldCat record id: 122616695 ...

Johnson, William, 1715-1774

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British official in America. From the description of Receipt signed to an autograph letter signed (signature obliterated) dated Schonectady [sic] 24 December, 1764 : [n.p.], 1764 Dec. 25. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270496465 From the description of Autograph letter signed : Johnson Hall, to an unidentified correspondent, 1769 Apr. 9. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270487684 Sir William Johnson was a wealthy land owner and trader, controlling most of the lands in...

Ohio Company

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Norris, Isaac, 1701-1766

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Isaac Norris, a prominent Philadelphia Quaker politician, son of Isaac Norris (1671-1735). He managed the family firm, Norris and Company and after his father's death became its senior partner. In 1727, Norris was elected to the common council of Philadelphia and in 1730 became an alderman. In 1735, he was elected to the Assembly of Pennsylvania, succeeding his late father. In 1743, he retired from active involvement in the business and plunged in the public affairs. Norris represented Pennsylva...

Mifflin, John F. (John Fishbourne), 1759-1813

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John F. Mifflin, Samuel Breck and Charles Ross were executors of the estate of John Ross. From the description of Estate of John Ross receipt book, 1800-1810. (Historical Society of Pennsylvania). WorldCat record id: 122645176 John Fishbourne Mifflin was a Philadelphia lawyer and was elected to the American Philosophical Society in 1796. From the description of Receipt book, 1800-1813. (American Philosophical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 154298199 ...

Penn, William, 1644-1718

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Hamilton, Andrew, -1703

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Born in Scotland, Hamilton settled in New Jersey where he became deputy governor in 1687. He served as proprietary governor of East and West Jersey from 1692-1697 and 1699-1701, and deputy governor of Pennsylvania in 1701. He was also deputy postmaster-general of America, and organized the first postal system in the colonies. From the description of Writ of summons : Perth Amboy, N.J., to the sheriff of Monmouth County, 1694 Sept. 7. (Rosenbach Museum & Library). WorldCat record ...

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 : ...

Croghan, George, 1720?-1782

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Baltimore, Charles Calvert, Lord, 1637-1715

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Governor of Maryland (Colony) From the description of Charles Calvert, Lord Baltimore, deeds and grants, 1665-1700. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 79450174 ...

Fletcher, Benjamin, 1640-1703

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Epithet: of Stowe MS 200 British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000001242.0x000025 Epithet: of Add MS 28887 British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000001242.0x000024 ...

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...

Weiser, Conrad, 1696-1760

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Indian agent. Full name: Johann Conrad Weiser. Also known as John Conrad Weiser. From the description of Conrad Weiser correspondence, 1756-1758. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70981334 Conrad Weiser was a Berks County farmer, tanner and president-judge who served as a colonial Indian agent and interpreter as well as Lieutenant Colonel and commander of the First Battalion of the Pennsylvania Regiment during the French and Indian War. From the description of Paper...

Moore, William, 1699-1783

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Shippen, Edward, 1729-1806

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Braddock, Edward, 1695?-1755

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Penn, Hannah Callowhill, 1671-1726

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Syng, Philip, 1703-1789

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