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Cresap began to act as a land agent, persuading many Pennsylvania Dutch to purchase their farms from him, thus obtaining title under Maryland law, and began collecting quit-rents (an early form of property tax) for Maryland. In response, Pennsylvania authorities at Wright's Ferry began to issue "tickets" to new settlers which, while not ...
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 present-day ...
Pages in category "1738 establishments in Pennsylvania" The following 8 pages are in this category, out of 8 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. C.
1738–1747 Philadelphia: 19 Anthony Palmer: President of Council: 1747 Philadelphia: 20 James Hamilton: Deputy Governor: 1748–1754 Philadelphia: 21 Robert Hunter Morris: Deputy Governor: 1754–1756 Philadelphia: 22 William Denny Deputy Governor: 1756–1759 Philadelphia: Acting and 23 James Hamilton: Deputy Governor: 1759–1763 ...
A 15-year-old Pennsylvania boy has been charged as an adult with first-degree murder in the fatal shooting of a homeless man in the face, prosecutors announced.
Hureleyon McLean was gunned killed by a neighbor in the Lauderdale Lakes apartments on Nov. 28, 2024. 7 News Miami “He was playing his music, and the guy said he was playing it too loud ...
Pennsylvania Archives (A series of books published between 1838 and 1935 by acts of the Pennsylvania legislature - creating an official archive covering the early history of Pennsylvania, including many documents from the American Revolution - unrelated to the state agency, the Pennsylvania State Archives)