Penn, William, 1644-1718
Found in 25 Collections and/or Records:
"Some Account of William Penn's Birth, Education, and Death"
The anonymous manuscript "Some Account of William Penn's Birth, Education, and Death, Also: Some Account of his travels in the work of the ministry in some parts of Germany and Holland, etc.," is organized chronologically, and after providing initial biographical information about William Penn, provides brief descriptions of important events in Penn's life, organized by year.
"Massacre: A Play"
Charlotte Brate's play, "Massacre," describes a fictional event in the life of William Penn. It takes place in Germantown, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in 1683, and describes the white settlers' fear of an "Indian massacre" and misunderstandings between the settlers and the Lenni-Lenape.
"The Trial of William Penn"
The script of Columbia Broadcasting Company's 1950 production of "The Trial of William Penn" is a dramatic retelling of the last day of Penn's trial.
William Wistar Comfort papers
Papers of William Wistar Comfort (1876-1955), president of Haverford College in a particularly sensitive time between two world wars and scholar of French literature. Comfort was a prolific writer and speaker on Quaker topics, but also on such diverse subjects as William Cowper, children's stories, education and music.
De Armand Family Album
This collection consists of a family album of cartes de visite depicting prominent Friends and members of various Quaker families. The album seemed to belong to William Webster, whose family immigrated to Woodbridge, New Jersey circa 1685 and who helped in the development of Plainfield, New Jersey and the Plainfield Meeting House in the late 1700s.
Deed, 1681
Detail of deed granted by William Penn, 1681
Deed 2, 1681
Detail of deed granted by William Penn, 1681
William Hepworth Dixon holographic manuscript of William Penn biography
William Hepworth Dixon's manuscript, in his own handwriting, of his book "William Penn : an historical biography, from new sources."
William I. Hull Papers
"The Theology of Early Friends with Special Reference to that of Isaac Penington"
Robert Ion's undergraduate thesis, entitled "The Theology of Early Friends with Special Reference to that of Isaac Penington," includes a history of Quaker theology, a summary of Isaac Penington's life, and a brief biography of Robert Barclay and William Penn.
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