Miscellaneous manuscripts, 1682.

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Miscellaneous manuscripts, 1682.

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Document signed and sealed by William Penn, in which he releases John Geary from his indentures. Geary had entered into the indentures as security for the payment of ten pounds sterling for the purchase of five hundred acres of land in Pennsylvania. The document is dated 5 April 1682 and is witnessed by Harbert Springett, Thomas Coxe and Ben Griffith.

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University of Pennsylvania Libraries, Van Pelt Library

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Griffith, Benjamin

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Coxe, Thomas P.

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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...

Geary, Thomas Carlton, 1911-

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Springett, Harbert

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