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  2. William Penn - Wikipedia

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    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.

  3. Frame of Government of Pennsylvania - Wikipedia

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    William Penn, an English Quaker, sought to construct a new type of community with religious toleration and a great deal of political freedom.It is believed that Penn's political philosophy is embodied in the West Jersey Concessions and Agreements of 1677, which is an earlier practical experience of government constitution prior to the establishment of Pennsylvania.

  4. History of Philadelphia - Wikipedia

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    William Penn operated a tannery in Philadelphia as early as 1683. The city became a leading manufacturer and exporter of fine leather goods, and was considered the country's top producer until Milwaukee surpassed it in the early 1900s. Notable tanneries in Philadelphia's history include:

  5. Province of Pennsylvania - Wikipedia

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    The Province of Pennsylvania, also known as the Pennsylvania Colony, was a British North American colony founded by William Penn, who received the land through a grant from Charles II of England in 1681. The name Pennsylvania was derived from "Penn's Woods", referring to William Penn's father Admiral Sir William Penn.

  6. History of Pennsylvania - Wikipedia

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    The Birth of Pennsylvania, a portrait of William Penn (standing with document in hand), who founded the Province of Pennsylvania in 1681 as a refuge for Quakers after receiving a royal deed to it from King Charles II. The history of Pennsylvania stems back thousands of years when the first indigenous peoples occupied the area of what is now ...

  7. Park Service retracts decision to take down William Penn ...

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    The National Park Service withdrew a proposal Monday to take down a statue of William Penn at a Philadelphia historical site as part of a renovation that touched off a torrent of criticism over ...

  8. Treaty of Shackamaxon - Wikipedia

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    The Treaty of Shackamaxon, also called the Great Treaty and Penn's Treaty, was a treaty between William Penn and Tamanend of the Lenape signed in 1682. The treaty created peace between the Quakers and Lenape, with Tamanend saying the two would "live in peace as long as the waters [ran] in the rivers and creeks and as long as the stars and moon ...

  9. Walking Purchase - Wikipedia

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    Thomas Penn, governor of the Province of Pennsylvania from 1746 to 1775, c. 1752 Lappawinsoe, who sold regions of present-day eastern Pennsylvania and western New Jersey to the sons of William Penn in the Walking Purchase, c. 1735 A historical marker in Nockamixon Township, erected in 1949 by the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission commemorating the Walking Purchase