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Beschreibung der in America neu-erfundenen Provinz Pensylvanien. Derer Jnwohner, Gesetz, Arth, Sitten und Gebrauch: auch sämtlicher Reviren des Landes, sonderlich der Haupt-Stadt Phila-Delphia Alles glaubwurdigst auss des Gouverneurs darinnen erstatteten Nachricht.
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- [Hamburg] Jn Verlegung bey H. Heuss, im Jahr 1684.
- 1684
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Missive van William Penn, eygenaar en gouverneur van Pennsylvania, in America. Geschreven aan de commissarissen van de Vrye societeyt der handelaars op de selve provintie, binnen London residerende. Behelsende: een generale beschrijvinge van de voornoemde provintie: te weten, van hare grondt, lucht, water, saisoenen en't product, soo uyt de natuur als door het bouwen, neffens de groote vermeerderinge of meenighvuldinge, welke het land aldaar uytgevende is. Als mede: van de naturellen of inboorlingen des landts, haer taal, gewoontens en manieren, haar spijsen, huysen of wigwams, mildheyt, gemackelijcke manier van leven, medicijnen, manieren van begraaffenis, godsdienst, offerhanden en gesangen, haar hoogefeesten, regeeringe, en ordre in hare raden, wanneer sy met yemandt handelen over het verkoopen van landeryen, &c. Nevens hare justitie of recht doen over quaatdoenders. Mitsgaders een bericht van de eerste coloniers de Hollanders, &c. En van de tegenwoordige toestant en weltgesteltheyt van de voornoemde provintie en rechtbanken, &c. aldaar. Waar by noch gevoeght is een beschrijving van de hooft-stadt Philadelphia. Nu onlangs uytgeset, en gelegen tusschen twee navigable rivieren, namentlijk: tusschen Delaware en Schuylkil. Ende een verhaal van de voorspoedige en voordellige standt van saken van de voornoemde societeyt binnen de voornoemde stadt en provintie, &c. Waar by noch komt een voor-reden, gevende een korte onderrechtinge van de conditieen, hoe de gouverneur sijn landt nu verkoopt, en verhuurt op een eeuwige erf-pacht, als mede van eenige van de voornaamste wetten, &c.
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- t'Amsterdam, by J. Claus, 1684.
- 1684
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A letter from William Penn proprietary and governour of Pennsylvania in America, to the committee of the Free Society of Traders of that province, residing in London. Containing a general description of the said province, its soil, air, water, seasons and produce, both natural and artificial, and the good encrease thereof. Of the natives or aborigines, their language, customs and manners, diet, houses or wigwams, liberality, easie way of living, physick, burial, religion, sacrifices and cantico, festivals, government, and their order in council upon treaties for land, &c. their justice upon evil doers. Of the first planters, the Dutch, &c. and the present condition and settlement of the said province, and courts of justice, &c. As also an account of the city of Philadelphia newly laid out. Its scituation between two navigable rivers, Delaware and Skulkill, with a portraiture or plat-form thereof, wherein the purchasers lots are distinguished by certain numbers inserted. And the prosperous and advantagious settlements of the society aforesaid, within the said city and country, &c.
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- [London] Printed by appointment of the said committee, by A. Sowle, in Shoreditch, 1683.
- 1683
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An act pass'd in the General Assembly held at Philadelphia for the province of Pennsylvania. The twenty second day of March, in the ninth year of His Majesties reign annoq; Domini 1722
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- Philadelphia, Printed and sold by Andrew Bradford, printer to the province of Pennsylvania, M DCC XXIII.
- 1723
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