Autograph list of books belonging to John Penn [manuscript], ca. 1775.

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Autograph list of books belonging to John Penn [manuscript], ca. 1775.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/299094276

Many of the titles are of eighteenth century plays.

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Folger Shakespeare Library

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Penn, John, 1741-1788

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John Penn (May 17, 1741 – September 14, 1788) was a Founding Father of the United States who signed both the United States Declaration of Independence and the Articles of Confederation as a delegate of North Carolina. Born near Port Royal in Caroline County, Virginia, Penn attended at common school for two years. After his father's death, Penn privately read law with his uncle, Edmund Pendleton. He became a lawyer in Virginia in 1762. In 1774, Penn moved to Granville County, North Carolina, w...