The Papers of William Penn, Volume 4 : 1701-1718 / Volume four, 1701-1718 / 1701-1718 / Volume four,

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.

Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Penn, William, 1644-1718 (Author)
Other Authors: Dunn, Mary Maples (Editor), Dunn, Richard S. (Editor), Wiltenburg, Joy (Editor), Wokeck, Marianne Sophia (Editor), Hirsch, Alison Duncan (Editor), Horle, Craig W. (Editor)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Baltimore, Maryland : Project Muse, 2016
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
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.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of 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.

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