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   Jun 16, 2024 · Signature. William Penn (24 October [ O.S. 14 October] 1644 – 10 August [ O.S. 30 July] 1718) was an English writer, religious thinker, and influential Quaker who founded the Province of Pennsylvania during the British colonial era. Penn, an advocate of democracy and religious freedom, was known for his amicable relations and successful ...

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   Jun 19, 2024 · William Penn: Political Writings, edited by Andrew R. Murphy, Cambridge Texts in the History of Political Thought, Cambridge, Cambridge University Press, 2021, 387 pp., £22.99 (paper) Tim Harris Brown University, USA Correspondence timothy_harris@brown.edu

3. www.pennsburymanor.org › william-penn-vanity-byWilliam Penn & Vanity by Kelly White | Pennsbury Manor

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   1 day ago · Penn, William. “New Beginnings 1694-1696.” Chapter. In The Papers of William Penn 1685-1700 3, edited by Richard S. Dunn and Mary Maples Dunn, 3:393–436. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: University of Pennsylvania Press, 1986. .

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5. britishheritage.com › history › quaker-migrationWilliam Penn and the Quaker migration to Pennsylvania

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   Jun 7, 2024 · William Penn. As a son of an admiral and a friend of the royal family, William Penn suffered far less hardship than his fellow Quakers. Born on October 14, 1644, Penn joined the Society of Friends in 1667, and by September of that year, he was in prison. Young Penn quickly dispatched a letter to a local nobleman and was released.

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   Jun 12, 2024 · "William Penn" published on by Oxford University Press. Much reading is an oppression of the mind, and extinguishes the natural candle, which is the reason of so many ...

7. www.britannica.com › place › PhiladelphiaPhiladelphia - Colonial, Revolutionary, Quaker | Britannica

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   2 days ago · Philadelphia - Colonial, Revolutionary, Quaker: William Penn acquired the province of Pennsylvania in 1681 from King Charles II of England as a place where his fellow Quakers could enjoy freedom of worship and a chance to govern themselves and develop their own way of life. The king made the grant, signed on March 4, 1681, and proclaimed it a few weeks later, on April 2, partly to settle a ...

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   • William Penn (October 14, 1644 – July 30, 1718) was founder and "Absolute Proprietor" of the Province of Pennsylvania, the English North American colony and the future U.S. state of Pennsylvania. He was known as an early champion of democracy and religious freedom and famous for his good relations and his treaties with the Lenape Indians.

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   Was William Penn a Quaker?

   • William Penn (24 October [ O.S. 14 October] 1644 – 10 August [ O.S. 30 July 1718] 1718) was an English writer, religious thinker, and influential Quaker who founded the Province of Pennsylvania during the British colonial era.

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   Where did William Penn Live?

   • Penn's family line resides in England, America, Peru, Australia and Canada. ~• an interesting note for those fascinated by the Quaker ties between the founders of the Quaker faith (George Fox and his wife) and William Penn. The two lines eventually intermarried. To easily comprehend this, look at the pedigree of Gulielma Maria Frances Newcomb .

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   • It is the only existing building known to have been visited by William Penn, located in Upland, PA. William - is known as the founder of Pennsylvania. Also known as a famous Quaker for his Great Treaty with Delaware. He was in Pennsylvania only three and a half years.

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   Jun 11, 2024 · William Penn (October 14, 1644 – July 30, 1718) was an English real estate entrepreneur, philosopher, and founder and "absolute proprietor" of the Province of Pennsylvania, the English North American colony and the future U. S. State of Pennsylvania. He was an early champion of democracy and religious freedom, notable for his good relations ...