The life of William Penn : the settler of Pennsylvania, the founder of Philadelphia and one of the first lawgivers in the colonies, now the United States, in 1682 / by M.L. Weems.
| Author/creator | Weems, M. L. |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | Philadelphia : U. Hunt & Son, 1854 [c1829] |
| Description | 208, [27]-100, 6 p. ; 20 cm. |
| Supplemental Content | Gale, Sabin Americana: History of the Americas, 1500-1926 |
| Subjects |
| Series | Sabin Americana : History of the Americas, 1500-1926 Sabin Americana : History of the Americas, 1500-1926. UNAUTHORIZED |
| Local note | Biography. |
| Local note | 2012AG52400. |
| General note | "Containing also, his celebrated treaty with the Indians, his purchase of their country, valuable anecdotes of Admiral Penn, also of King Charles II, King James II, King William, and Queen Anne, in whose reigns William Penn lived, curious circumstances that led him to become a Quaker, with a view of the admirable traits in the character of the people called Friends or Quakers, who have done so much to meliorate the condition of suffering humanity." |
| General note | "Reflections and maxims of William Penn": p. [27]-100, 2nd count. |
| General note | Publisher's advertising: 6 p., 3rd count. |
| General note | Reproduction of original from The American Antiquarian Society. |
| General note | Sabin no. 102490. |
| Other title | Reflections and maxims of William Penn. |
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| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |