George Thomas, Esquire, Lieutenant Governor and Commander in Chief of the Province of Pennsylvania and counties of New-Castle, Kent, and Sussex on Delaware : To all to whom these presents shall come sends greetings.
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George Thomas, Esquire, Lieutenant Governor and Commander in Chief of the Province of Pennsylvania and counties of New-Castle, Kent, and Sussex on Delaware : To all to whom these presents shall come sends greetings.
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[Pennsylvania], [1740]
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1 online resource (10 unnumbered pages)
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(NNC-L)LLMC1459762304
(TEMPOCo)1459762304
(TEMPOCo)1459762304
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Handwritten manuscript.
"Charles Brockden, Deputy Master of the Rolls for the Province of Pennsylvania and Recorder of Deeds for the City and County of Philadelphia within the said province, do hereby certify the foregoing contained in four-half sheets written on both sides, to be true copies of their respective original records remaining among the rolls and records in my said office ... 1740."--Page [9].
Philadelphia, 20th October, 1740."--Last page.
Handwritten copies of documents, originally issued between the 1680s to the early 1700s. One is related to the annexation of three counties in Delaware to the Pennsylvania Province. The document points out the Indians in the area had been paid by the Dutch for possession. The next document is a statement of indenture with the Delaware River Indians for purchasing the watershed; it includes the information, "We have hereunto set our hands and seals at Newcastle this second day of the eighth month 1685," and a statement that it was delivered to Captain Thomas Holme, Surveyor General of the Province of Pennsylvania to and for the use of Will Penn, Esq, Proprietary and Governor of the aforesaid provinces and territories. Included is a long list of goods that Penn promised to deliver. The next document is an admonishment to governors in the colonies to prevent fraud and abuse in business practices and especially in the revenues due the Crown. An oath to be sworn is included. The next document relates to the Susquehanna Indians' sale of the Susquehanna River watershed to William Penn, signed on September 13, 1700. The Indians gave up everything for a quantity of trade goods. This is followed by an Articles of Agreement in which Penn promises to protect the Native people from injury and fraud, but the Native people had to live by a lot of rules. Charles Brockden, deputy master of the rolls for the province of Pennsylvania and recorder of deeds for the city and county of Philadelphia certified that the documents to be true.
"Charles Brockden, Deputy Master of the Rolls for the Province of Pennsylvania and Recorder of Deeds for the City and County of Philadelphia within the said province, do hereby certify the foregoing contained in four-half sheets written on both sides, to be true copies of their respective original records remaining among the rolls and records in my said office ... 1740."--Page [9].
Philadelphia, 20th October, 1740."--Last page.
Handwritten copies of documents, originally issued between the 1680s to the early 1700s. One is related to the annexation of three counties in Delaware to the Pennsylvania Province. The document points out the Indians in the area had been paid by the Dutch for possession. The next document is a statement of indenture with the Delaware River Indians for purchasing the watershed; it includes the information, "We have hereunto set our hands and seals at Newcastle this second day of the eighth month 1685," and a statement that it was delivered to Captain Thomas Holme, Surveyor General of the Province of Pennsylvania to and for the use of Will Penn, Esq, Proprietary and Governor of the aforesaid provinces and territories. Included is a long list of goods that Penn promised to deliver. The next document is an admonishment to governors in the colonies to prevent fraud and abuse in business practices and especially in the revenues due the Crown. An oath to be sworn is included. The next document relates to the Susquehanna Indians' sale of the Susquehanna River watershed to William Penn, signed on September 13, 1700. The Indians gave up everything for a quantity of trade goods. This is followed by an Articles of Agreement in which Penn promises to protect the Native people from injury and fraud, but the Native people had to live by a lot of rules. Charles Brockden, deputy master of the rolls for the province of Pennsylvania and recorder of deeds for the city and county of Philadelphia certified that the documents to be true.
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Online resource; title from PDF first lines of text (LLMC Digital, viewed August 14, 2024).
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