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The Papers of William Penn, Volume 4 1701-1718

Title
The Papers of William Penn, Volume 4 Volume four, 1701-1718 / 1701-1718 / [electronic resource] : editors, Craig W. Horle, Alison Duncan Hirsch, Marianne S. Wokeck, Joy Wiltenburg ; general editors, Richard S. Dunn, Mary Maples Dunn.
Author
Penn, William, 1644-1718.
Publication
  • Baltimore, Maryland : Project Muse, 2016
  • [Philadelphia, Pennsylvania] : University of Pennsylvania Press, 1987.

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Additional Authors
  • Dunn, Mary Maples.
  • Dunn, Richard S.
  • Wiltenburg, Joy.
  • Wokeck, Marianne Sophia.
  • Hirsch, Alison Duncan.
  • Horle, Craig W.
  • Project Muse.
Description
1 online resource (1 PDF (xvii, 823 pages) :) : illustrations, maps, facsimile.
Summary
This volume documents the final eighteen years of William Penn's life, from 1701 to 1718. It opens with his last months as resident proprietor of Pennsylvania--a moment of great importance in the political history of the colony. It ends with his death on 30 July 1718, after a lingering illness.
Uniform Title
  • Papers of William Penn, Volume 4 Volume four, 1701-1718 (Online)
  • Book collections on Project MUSE.
Alternative Title
Papers of William Penn, Volume 4 Volume four, 1701-1718 (Online)
Subject
  • Penn, William, 1644-1718 > Correspondence
  • Penn, William, 1644-1718
  • Pioneers > Pennsylvania > Correspondence
  • Quakers > Biography
  • Society of Friends > History > 18th century > Sources
  • Society of Friends > History > 17th century > Sources
  • Pennsylvania > History > Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775 > Sources
Note
  • Issued as part of book collections on Project MUSE.
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references and index.
Access (note)
  • Access restricted to authorized users.
Source of Description (note)
  • Description based on print version record.
Contents
The proprietor in residence, January-September 1701 -- Last months in America, September-December, 1701 -- Battling the board of trade, 1702 -- First proposals for surrender, 1703 -- Growing conflict in Pennsylvania, 1704 -- Antagonists closing in, January-October, 1705 -- At law : Ford v. Penn, October 1705-July 1708 -- Desperate for money, November 1705-December 1706 -- Debtors' prison, January 1707-August 1708 -- Renewal, September 1708-June 1709 -- Reconciliations, June 1709-May 1711 -- Final negotiations for surrender, June 1711-December 1712 -- The closing years, 1713-1718.
OCLC
ssj0000217800
Author
Penn, William, 1644-1718.
Title
The Papers of William Penn, Volume 4 Volume four, 1701-1718 / 1701-1718 / [electronic resource] : editors, Craig W. Horle, Alison Duncan Hirsch, Marianne S. Wokeck, Joy Wiltenburg ; general editors, Richard S. Dunn, Mary Maples Dunn.
Imprint
Baltimore, Maryland : Project Muse, 2016 (Baltimore, Md. : Project MUSE, 2015)
[Philadelphia, Pennsylvania] : University of Pennsylvania Press, 1987. (Baltimore, Md. : Project MUSE, 2015)
Series
Book collections on Project MUSE.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Access
Access restricted to authorized users.
Connect to:
Available from home with a valid library card
Available onsite at NYPL
Added Author
Dunn, Mary Maples.
Dunn, Richard S.
Wiltenburg, Joy.
Wokeck, Marianne Sophia.
Hirsch, Alison Duncan.
Horle, Craig W.
Project Muse.
Other Form:
Print version: (DLC) 80054052 9780812280500
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