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William Penn and the Founding of Pennsylvania, 1680-1684: A Documentary History
Jean R. Soderlund
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Description for William Penn and the Founding of Pennsylvania, 1680-1684: A Documentary History
Paperback. An invaluable collection of primary source materials on the founding and constitution of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, from the King's Charter for "Penn's Woods" onwards. A great research tool and scholarly reference for students and historians of the early American colonies. Editor(s): Soderlund, Jean R.; Dunn, Richard S. Num Pages: 432 pages, 25 illus. BIC Classification: HBJK. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 24. Weight in Grams: 720.
On March 5, 1681, one day after receiving his royal charter for Pennsylvania, William Penn wrote that he believed God would make his colony the seed of the nation. Penn wanted his Pennsylvania to be a land where people of differing languages and customs could live together, where men and women could worship as they pleased, where men could participate fully in their government. Such a land, Penn believed, would indeed be blessed. Beginning with his petition to the king in May 1680 and ending with his departure to England in August ... Read more
On March 5, 1681, one day after receiving his royal charter for Pennsylvania, William Penn wrote that he believed God would make his colony the seed of the nation. Penn wanted his Pennsylvania to be a land where people of differing languages and customs could live together, where men and women could worship as they pleased, where men could participate fully in their government. Such a land, Penn believed, would indeed be blessed. Beginning with his petition to the king in May 1680 and ending with his departure to England in August ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1983
Condition
New
Weight
720g
Number of Pages
432
Place of Publication
Pennsylvania, United States
ISBN
9780812211313
SKU
V9780812211313
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About Jean R. Soderlund
Jean R. Soderlund is Professor of History at Lehigh University, where she is also chair of the History Department and codirector of the Lawrence Henry Gipson Institute for Eighteenth-Century Studies. Her other books include Quakers and Slavery: A Divided Spirit and, with Gary B. Nash, Freedom By Degrees: Emancipation in Pennsylvania and Its Aftermath.
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