12020-12-06T06:37:16-08:00Will Fenton82bf9011a953584cd702d069a30cbdb6ef90650a72001(annotation)plain2020-12-06T06:37:16-08:00Will Fenton82bf9011a953584cd702d069a30cbdb6ef90650aMr Th Penn Nov 11th & Dec 10th 1763
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12019-06-01T00:20:15-07:00Will Fenton82bf9011a953584cd702d069a30cbdb6ef90650aThomas Penn to John Penn, December 10, 1763 - 21Thomas Penn letters to John Penn and Sir William Johnson, December 10 1763-September 7, 17652019-06-01T00:20:15-07:00Penn, Thomas, 1702-1775.The Newberry Library, Edward E. Ayer Digital Collection. VAULT box Ayer MS 695.Letters from Thomas Penn to nephew John Penn, lieutenant governor of Pennsylvania (Dec. 10, 1763) and Sir William Johnson, British superintendent of Indian affairs (Sept. 7, 1763), regarding Indian disturbances and colonial administration. To his nephew, Penn praises the military response of Col. John Armstrong to Indian aggression and mentions parliamentary bills to enlarge the military and end paper money disputes with the Pennsylvania Assembly. Penn praises Johnson's handling of Indian affairs and advises him on obtaining preferment. He also discusses Johnson's plan to set a boundary line between the colonies and the Indians, and notes Pennsylvania's intention to pay the Indians for any lands lost in the demarcation.Manuscript, 2 pages.22Will Fenton82bf9011a953584cd702d069a30cbdb6ef90650a
