Petition : the humble address & petition of his maj[es]ties. loyall Protestant subjects living in the p[ro]vince of Pensilvania humbly sheweth, [1701].

Newberry Library

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The Newberry was founded on July 1, 1887 and opened for business on September 6 of that year. The Newberry’s establishment came about because of a contingent provision in the will of Chicago businessman Walter L. Newberry (1804-68), which left what later amounted to approximately $2.2 million for the foundation of a “free, public” library on the north side of the Chicago River, if his two children died without issue. After the deaths of Mr. Newberry’s daughters and then, in 1885, of his widow, t...

Edward E. Ayer Manuscript Collection (Newberry Library)

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England and Wales. Sovereign (1694-1702 : William III)

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Jones, Griffith, fl. 1700.

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Griffith Jones, a colonial judge, was a member of the Pennsylvania Council in the 1690's and was appointed mayor of Philadelphia in 1704. From the description of Petition : the humble address & petition of his maj[es]ties. loyall Protestant subjects living in the p[ro]vince of Pensilvania humbly sheweth, [1701]. (Newberry Library). WorldCat record id: 38221902 ...

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...

Pennsylvania. Governor (1699-1701 : Penn)

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