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Penn, William [Land grant to Thomas Church]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC01227 Author/Creator: Penn, William Place Written: s.l. Type: Document signed Date: 4 April 1695 Pagination: 1 vellum sheet ; 22 x 38 cm Order a Copy

Witnessed by William Springett and Francis Harding. Signed three times as Proprietor of Pennsylvania.

Penn, William, 1644-1718

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