Memoirs of the Historical Society of Pennsylvania, Volume 1M'Carty and Davis, 1826 |
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Page 61
... assembly . But in this purchase the remaining territory of the Pequots was probably not included , for before this time the general court of Massachusetts had asserted their title by conquest in a declaration be- ginning as follows ...
... assembly . But in this purchase the remaining territory of the Pequots was probably not included , for before this time the general court of Massachusetts had asserted their title by conquest in a declaration be- ginning as follows ...
Page 62
... assembly . We have now arrived at Pennsylvania , where we shall find the way already prepared , in this respect , for William Penn , The Swedes , who had superseded the Dutch in the occupaney of the western bank of the Delaware , had in ...
... assembly . We have now arrived at Pennsylvania , where we shall find the way already prepared , in this respect , for William Penn , The Swedes , who had superseded the Dutch in the occupaney of the western bank of the Delaware , had in ...
Page 82
... - ter , the interesting theatre where the " Great Law , " was given , and where the first assembly of the representatives of the freemen of Pennsylvania convened soon after the arrival of the founder in 1682. 82 MEMOIR , & c .
... - ter , the interesting theatre where the " Great Law , " was given , and where the first assembly of the representatives of the freemen of Pennsylvania convened soon after the arrival of the founder in 1682. 82 MEMOIR , & c .
Page 86
... Assembly being held at Chester is not an argument for its having been there , because Indian concerns could not have been objects previous to many inquires about them . If a monument is to be erected , Philadelphia is 86 MEMOIR , & c .
... Assembly being held at Chester is not an argument for its having been there , because Indian concerns could not have been objects previous to many inquires about them . If a monument is to be erected , Philadelphia is 86 MEMOIR , & c .
Page 116
... Assembly ; to which in the next year he seems to have super add- ed that of Master in Chancery . Not long after- wards he figures as a member of Council , and as a Commissioner to treat with the Indians at Conesto- goe . 116 NOTES , & c .
... Assembly ; to which in the next year he seems to have super add- ed that of Master in Chancery . Not long after- wards he figures as a member of Council , and as a Commissioner to treat with the Indians at Conesto- goe . 116 NOTES , & c .
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