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Pennsylvania: The History of Pennsylvania Colony, 1681-1776

Pennsylvania: The History of Pennsylvania Colony, 1681-1776

Roberta Wiener

A detailed look at the formation of the colony of Pennsylvania, its government, and its overall history, plus a prologue on world events in 1681 and an epilogue on Pennsylvania today.
The Colony of Pennsylvania: A Primary Source History

The Colony of Pennsylvania: A Primary Source History

Melody S. Mis

S' Jtg >m the Charter of Pennsylvania "Wee have hereby made and ordained the aforesaid William Penn, his heires and assignee, the true and ... He then gives Penn, his family, and the people he appoints control of the Pennsylvania colony.
The Pennsylvania Colony

The Pennsylvania Colony

Martin Hintz

Provides an introduction to the history, government, economy, resources, and people of the Pennsylvania Colony. Includes maps, charts, and a timeline.
William Penn: Founder of the Pennsylvania Colony

William Penn: Founder of the Pennsylvania Colony

Bernadette L. Baczynski

A biography of the religious leader and founder of the Pennsylvania Colony, whose Quaker beliefs helped him form peaceful relationships with the American Indians and lay the foundation of religious freedom in America.
Exploring the Pennsylvania Colony

Exploring the Pennsylvania Colony

Jr. John Micklos

The colony of Pennsylvania came about because King Charles II of England owed a large debt to Admiral William Penn. When the admiral died, the king had not yet paid the debt. The admiral's son, also named William Penn, had an idea.
Quakers and Politics: Pennsylvania, 1681-1726

Quakers and Politics: Pennsylvania, 1681-1726

Gary B. Nash

A look at how Quakers established their beliefs in the new colony of Pennsylvania.
A Primary Source History of the Colony of Pennsylvania

A Primary Source History of the Colony of Pennsylvania

G. S. Prentzas

Maps, documents, and artwork are used to introduce the history of Pennsylvania to the time of the American Revolution.
Connecticut's Pennsylvania "Colony" 1754-1810: The claimants

Connecticut's Pennsylvania "Colony" 1754-1810: The claimants

Donna B. Munger

Proprietors, settlers and claimants from New England bought land located in Pennsylvania from the Connecticut based Susquehanna Company and disappeared from legal records for as many as fifty years or more.
Pennsylvania Colony

Pennsylvania Colony

Bob Italia

Readers learn about colonial life and the events that led to revolution and statehood.
Legislative Documents, Comprising the Department and Other ...

Legislative Documents, Comprising the Department and Other ...

Pennsylvania

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PENNSYLVANIA COLONY & COMMONWE

PENNSYLVANIA COLONY & COMMONWE

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Penn

Penn

Elizabeth J. Gray

A biography for young people of the man who renounced wealth and position to become a Quaker, and who became governor and proprietor of the new colony of Pennsylvania.
Daily Life in the Pilgrim Colony 1636

Daily Life in the Pilgrim Colony 1636

Paul Erickson

Outlines the origins and purpose of the New Plymouth Colony, and details the home life, labor, material conditions, and other aspects of life for a typical family sixteen years after the colony was established.
Penn

Penn

Elizabeth Janet Gray

A biography for young people of the man who renounced wealth and postition to become a Quaker, and who became governor and proprietor of the new colony of Pennsylvania.
The Compact with the Charter and Laws of the Colony of New ...

The Compact with the Charter and Laws of the Colony of New ...

New Plymouth Colony

... and an Appendix, Containing the Articles of Confederation of the United Colonies of New England, and Other Valuable Documents : Published Agreeably to a Resolve, Passed April 5, 1836 New Plymouth Colony, Council for New England, ...
A sacred challenge: Violet Oakley and the Pennsylvania ...

A sacred challenge: Violet Oakley and the Pennsylvania ...

Pennsylvania. Capitol Preservation Committee

Likos, "Violet Oakley," 14. 61. Violet Oakley, taxi receipts, Violet Oakley Papers, Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C. 62. Loretta Hoagland, "Lawrence Park: Bronxville's Turn-of-the-Century Art Colony" ( Bronxville ...
Pennsylvania; a Guide to the Keystone State,

Pennsylvania; a Guide to the Keystone State,

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compiled by workers of the Writers' Program of the Work Projects Administration in the state of Pennsylvania ... Co-sponsored by the Pennsylvania Historical Commission and the University of Pennsylvania.
Western Pennsylvania History

Western Pennsylvania History

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History Manners and Customs of the Indian Nations who once inhabited Pennsylvania and the neighboring states (Philadelphia: Pennsylvania Historical Society, 1876), 268-276. Lewis Clark Walkinshaw. Annals of Southwestern Pennsylvania ...
William Penn and the Founding of Pennsylvania: A Documentary ...

William Penn and the Founding of Pennsylvania: A Documentary ...

Jean R. Soderlund

Uses official documents, letters, pamphlets, newspaper articles and business records to document Penn's founding of a Quaker colony in the New World
CONNECTICUT'S PENNSYLVANIA "COLONY": SUSQUEHANNA C

CONNECTICUT'S PENNSYLVANIA "COLONY": SUSQUEHANNA C

Donna B. Munger

Volume II: The Settlers makes the task of searching multiple sources manageable and the information understandable by merging thirty-two lists of settlers into one database. M4239HB - $35.00
Freedom Seeker: A Story about William Penn

Freedom Seeker: A Story about William Penn

Gwenyth Swain

Chronicles the life of William Penn who, after being jailed in England for openly practicing the Quaker religion, was granted the colony of Pennsylvania by the king, where he was able to create a new government based on his ideals.
The Virginia Colony

The Virginia Colony

Brandy Bauer

Provides an introduction to the history, government, economy, resources, and people of the Virginia Colony. Includes maps, charts, and a timeline.
The Georgia Colony

The Georgia Colony

Tyler Schumacher

Provides an introduction to the history, government, economy, resources, and people of the Georgia Colony. Includes maps, charts, and a timeline.
Catalogue

Catalogue

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Philadelphia. 2. Winchester Dickerson, Pennsylvania. Philadelphia. 2. Leon Philip F eustmann, Pennsylvania. Philadelphia. 2. Charles Hanford Henderson, Pennsylvania. Philadelphia. 3. Charles John Hexamer, Pennsylvania. Philadelphia.
Pennsylvania Constitutional Development

Pennsylvania Constitutional Development

Rosalind L. Branning

Clarence N. Callender, "The Constitution of Pennsylvania: Should It Be Revised" Pennsylvania Bar Association Quarterly, XXIX (1958): 205-215. Samuel Dickson, "The Development in Pennsylvania of Constitutional Restraints upon the Power ...
William Penn

William Penn

George Hodges

1901. A sketch of William Penn who was a leading figure of the English Quakers and founder of the American colony, Pennsylvania by Hodges, American Episcopal clergyman and author of many books and articles.
Pennsylvania County Court Reports: Containing Cases Decided ...

Pennsylvania County Court Reports: Containing Cases Decided ...

Pennsylvania. Courts

Containing Cases Decided in the Courts of the Several Counties of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Pennsylvania. Courts. [Thompson's Receivership.] 1836, P. L. 784, it is provided that the several courts of common pleas “shall have the ...
Colonial Records

Colonial Records

Pennsylvania (Colony).

A letter from John Patrick Lynch, dated the sixteenth instant, was read; & on consideration,Ordered, That John Patrick Lynch be removed from the Old Goal to the New Goal, the Council considering him in the Character of a prisoner of War; and ...

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