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- The Papers of William Penn, Volume 4: 1701-1718
- Book
- 1987
- Published by: University of Pennsylvania Press
- Series: Papers of William Penn
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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.
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- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
- pp. vii-viii
- ILLUSTRATIONS AND MAPS
- pp. xvii-xviii
- INTRODUCTION
- pp. 3-8
- EDITORIAL METHOD
- pp. 9-12
- ABBREVIATIONS AND SHORT TITLES
- pp. 13-19
- A WILLIAM PENN CHRONOLOGY, 1701–1718
- pp. 20-22
- 9. To Robert Barley, c. April 1701
- pp. 42-47
- 10. To Andrew Hamilton, 3 April 1701
- pp. 47-49
- 13. To Charlwood Lawton, 2 July 1701
- pp. 57-59
- 14. To James Logan, 13, 14 July 1701
- pp. 59-61
- 16. To James Logan, 12 August 1701
- pp. 62-65
- 21. To James Logan, 8 September 1701
- pp. 87-90
- 30. Last Will and Testament, 30 October 1701
- pp. 112-115
- 33. To James Logan, 3 November 1701
- pp. 119-122
- 35. From James Logan, 2 December 1701
- pp. 124-129
- BATTLING THE BOARD OF TRADE, 1702
- pp. 137-141
- 38. To James Logan, 4 January 1702
- pp. 141-151
- 41. From Jacques Le Tort, 4 March 1702
- pp. 154-157
- 42. To William Popple, 28 March 1702
- pp. 157-158
- 43. To the Board of Trade, 7 April 1702
- pp. 158-159
- 45. From Griffith Owen, 8 May 1702
- pp. 168-171
- 48. To James Logan, 28 July 1702
- pp. 178-184
- 49. To James Logan, 19 August 1702
- pp. 184-185
- 51. From Andrew Hamilton, 19 September 1702
- pp. 186-188
- 52. From James Logan, 2 October 1702
- pp. 188-194
- FIRST PROPOSALS FOR SURRENDER, 1703
- pp. 201-205
- 57. From William Popple, 28 January 1703
- pp. 216-218
- 58. To Lord Godolphin, 3 February 1703
- pp. 218-219
- 59. To James Logan, 1 April 1703
- pp. 219-220
- 60. To the Board of Trade, 11 May 1703
- pp. 221-222
- 61. To James Logan, 6, 7 June 1703
- pp. 222-224
- 63. To the Board of Trade, 8 July 1703
- pp. 226-227
- 64. From Daniel Defoe, 12 July 1703
- pp. 228-229
- 65. To John Evans, 9 August 1703
- pp. 230-233
- 67. To James Logan, 27 August 1703
- pp. 239-245
- 69. From James Logan, 5 December 1703
- pp. 245-251
- 70. From Hannah Penn, 27 December 1703
- pp. 251-253
- GROWING CONFLICT IN PENNSYLVANIA, 1704
- pp. 255-258
- 72. To Robert Harley, 9 February 1704
- pp. 258-261
- 73. From William Penn, Jr., 15 February 1704
- pp. 261-262
- 74. From James Logan, 15, 18 February 1704
- pp. 262-266
- 75. To Ambrose Galloway, 19 February 1704
- pp. 266-267
- 76. To James Logan, 10 March–10 July 1704
- pp. 267-274
- 77. To the Board of Trade, 13 March 1704
- pp. 274-276
- 78. From James Logan, 14 March 1704
- pp. -276-277
- 80. To Sir William Trumbull, 3 May 1704
- pp. 278-279
- 81. To James Logan, 11–22 July 1704
- pp. 280-287
- 82. From James Logan, 14 July 1704
- pp. 288-294
- 85. To John Evans, 6 November 1704
- pp. 307-308
- 86. From James Logan, 22 November 1704
- pp. 308-314
- 87. To the Board of Trade, 2 January 1705
- pp. 318-319
- 88. To the Board of Trade, 3 January 1705
- pp. 319-320
- 91. To James Logan, 16 January 1705
- pp. 322-330
- 92. From James Logan, 11 February 1705
- pp. 330-335
- 93. To Roger Mompesson, 17 February 1705
- pp. 335-338
- 95. To John Evans, 26 February 1705
- pp. 341-344
- 97. To James Logan, 30 April, 10 May 1705
- pp. 346-352
- 99. To the Board of Trade, 6 June 1705
- pp. 359-360
- 100. From James Logan, 4 July 1705
- pp. 361-369
- 101. From James Logan, 13, 18 July 1705
- pp. 369-372
- 102. From David Lloyd, 19 July 1705
- pp. 373-384
- 103. From Thomas Fairman, 27 August 1705
- pp. 385-387
- 106. To John Evans, 22 September 1705
- pp. 393-394
- AT LAW: FORD v. PENN, October 1705–July 1708
- pp. 397-402
- 122. From Griffith Owen, 9 November 1705
- pp. 513-515
- 125. To James Logan, 28 December 1705
- pp. 521-524
- 126. To James Logan, 7 February 1706
- pp. 524-528
- 127. To James Logan, 9 February 1706
- pp. 528-532
- 129. From James Logan, 28 May 1706
- pp. 533-541
- 130. From James Logan, 25 July 1706
- pp. 541-553
- 133. From James Logan, 26, 30 November 1706
- pp. 560-564
- 134. To Dr. Edward Baynard, c. 1706
- pp. 564-565
- DEBTORS' PRISON, January 1707–August 1708
- pp. 567-571
- 138. To John Evans, 15 May 1707
- pp. 575-577
- 139. To James Logan, 10 June, 8 July 1707
- pp. 578-583
- 144. To James Logan, 16 October 1707
- pp. 592-594
- 146. To Henry Cane, 28 February 1708
- pp. 596-597
- 147. To James Logan, 3 May 1708
- pp. 597-602
- 148. To James Logan, 18 May 1708
- pp. 602-605
- 149. To John Evans, 27 May–29 June 1708
- pp. 605-607
- RENEWAL, September 1708–June 1709
- pp. 609-612
- 154. To James Logan, 29 September 1708
- pp. 618-626
- 155. To James Logan, 29 December 1708
- pp. 626-627
- 156. To Amos Strettle, 8 January 1709
- pp. 627-629
- 157. From James Logan, 3 February 1709
- pp. 629-634
- 158. To James Logan, 27 February 1709
- pp. 635-637
- 159. To James Logan, 3 March 1709
- pp. 637-640
- 160. From James Logan, 7 April 1709
- pp. 640-642
- 161. To the Earl of Godolphin, c. 2 May 1709
- pp. 642-643
- 163. To the Duke of Marlborough, 22 May 1709
- pp. 645-646
- 165. From James Logan, 14 June 1709
- pp. 647-651
- 166. Order in Privy Council, 23 June 1709
- pp. 651-652
- RECONCILIATIONS, June 1709–May 1711
- pp. 653-656
- 167. To Hannah Penn, 25 June 1709
- pp. 656-657
- 170. To James Logan, 14 October 1709
- pp. 660-663
- 171. To Thomas Penn, 22 October 1709
- pp. 663-664
- 172. From Isaac Norris, 2 December 1709
- pp. 665-666
- 173. To John Penn, 15 December 1709
- pp. 666-667
- 174. To Hannah Penn, 20 December 1709
- pp. 668-670
- 175. To Hannah Penn, 19 January 1710
- pp. 670-673
- 176. To Viscount Townshend, 4 April 1710
- pp. 673-674
- 177. To Charles Gookin, 14 June 1710
- pp. 674-675
- 179. To Queen Anne, c. 31 July 1710
- pp. 681-683
- 184. To Charles Gookin, 14 March 1711
- pp. 693-696
- 187. To the Earl of Oxford, 22 June 1711
- pp. 708-709
- 191. From John Evans, 7 February 1712
- pp. 711-713
- 192. To James Logan, 7 March 1712
- pp. 713-714
- 194. From James Logan, 12 June 1712
- pp. 719-721
- 195. To James Logan, 24 July 1712
- pp. 722-723
- 197. To James Logan, 15 August 1712
- pp. 724-725
- 199. To James Logan, 4, 13 October 1712
- pp. 726-730
- THE CLOSING YEARS, 1713–1718
- pp. 731-734
- 200. From James Logan, 26 February 1713
- pp. 734-740
- 203. Hannah Penn to Thomas Penn, 11 May 1715
- pp. 745-746
- APPENDIX
- 210. The Sale of Warminghurst, 1707
- pp. 766-769
- 211. The Settlement of the Ford Case, 1708
- pp. 769-773
- CALENDAR OF DOCUMENTS NOT FILMED, 1701–1718
- pp. 795-796
Additional Information
ISBN
9781512821444
Related ISBN(s)
9780812280500
MARC Record
OCLC
966885211
Pages
842
Launched on MUSE
2017-01-01
Language
English
Open Access
No
Copyright
1987