William Penn instructions to William Keith
Content Description
Founder of the Pennsylvania colony William Penn sent these instructions to William Keith appointing him as Lieutenant Governor of the Province of Pennsylvania and the Counties of New Castle, Kent, and Sussex upon Delaware, on November 29, 1716. This is a handwritten copy on parchment recorded from Patent Book A, No. 5, pages 229-232, affixed with the seal of the Land Office of Pennsylvania and signed by Secretary of said office, James Brady, on June 16, 1823.
Dates
- Creation: 1716 November 29
Creator
- Penn, William, 1644-1718 (Person)
- Brady, James, 1763-1839 (Person)
Language of Materials
Materials entirely in English.
Conditions Governing Access
The collection is open for research.
Conditions Governing Use
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Extent
1 item (3 pages)
Abstract
Founder of the Pennsylvania colony William Penn sent these instructions to William Keith appointing him as Lieutenant Governor of the Province of Pennsylvania and the Counties of New Castle, Kent, and Sussex upon Delaware, on November 29, 1716. This is a handwritten copy on parchment recorded from Patent Book A, No. 5, pages 229-232, affixed with the seal of the Land Office of Pennsylvania and signed by Secretary of said office, James Brady, on June 16, 1823.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of May E. Robbins, 1923.
Condition Description
Ok, some stains, minor perforation on third page.
Shelving Summary
Box 3, F0066: Shelved in SPEC MSS 0098 oversize (20 inch) manuscript boxes
Processing Information
Processed and encoded by George Apodaca, June 2015.
- Title
- Finding aid for William Penn instructions to William Keith
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- University of Delaware Library, Special Collections
- Date
- 2015 June 3
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the University of Delaware Library Special Collections Repository