Copy of a document dated : Whitehall [London], signed by William Bridgeman, 1685 Nov. 13.

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Copy of a document dated : Whitehall [London], signed by William Bridgeman, 1685 Nov. 13.

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Concerning a disputed land tract in Delaware.

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Pierpont Morgan Library.

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Pierpont Morgan Library. Glazier Collection.

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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...