Criticism of Benjamin Franklin's Historical Review [Thomas Penn?] - 15
12016-12-12T15:57:14-08:00Will Fenton82bf9011a953584cd702d069a30cbdb6ef90650a72002Criticism of Franklin's historical review of the constitution and government of Pennsylvaniaplain2017-01-21T08:33:05-08:00Penn, Thomas, 1702-1775Mss.974.8.C86American Philosophical Society. This manuscript offers a critique of A Historical Review of the Constitution and Government of Pennsylvania (1759). A Historical review was anonymously published, but it has been credited to either Benjamin Franklin or Richard Jackson. Written in the wake of the politically divisive 1750s, the pamphlet attacked the proprietors of Pennsylvania and the proprietary nature of the colonial government and defended the actions of the Assembly and Quaker Party during the Seven Years' War. The manuscript in the APS's vault was written in 1759 or 1760, likely in London. It defends the proprietor and the government in general. Largely unknown to historians, this manuscript provides insight into the deep political divisions within colonial Pennsylvania by offering a clear view into the beliefs of the proprietors and the proprietary party. The anonymous author of the work is almost certainly Thomas Penn. The manuscript was never published.Manuscript, 28 pages.2815Will Fenton82bf9011a953584cd702d069a30cbdb6ef90650a
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12016-12-12T15:59:32-08:00Will Fenton82bf9011a953584cd702d069a30cbdb6ef90650aCriticism of Benjamin Franklin's Historical Review [Thomas Penn?]Will Fenton3Criticism of Franklin's historical review of the constitution and government of Pennsylvaniagallery2018-02-12T23:26:57-08:001759Penn, Thomas, 1702-1775Call Number: Mss.974.8.C86This manuscript offers a critique of A Historical Review of the Constitution and Government of Pennsylvania (1759). A Historical review was anonymously published, but it has been credited to either Benjamin Franklin or Richard Jackson. Written in the wake of the politically divisive 1750s, the pamphlet attacked the proprietors of Pennsylvania and the proprietary nature of the colonial government and defended the actions of the Assembly and Quaker Party during the Seven Years' War. The manuscript in the APS's vault was written in 1759 or 1760, likely in London. It defends the proprietor and the government in general. Largely unknown to historians, this manuscript provides insight into the deep political divisions within colonial Pennsylvania by offering a clear view into the beliefs of the proprietors and the proprietary party. The anonymous author of the work is almost certainly Thomas Penn. The manuscript was never published.American Philosophical Society.Will Fenton82bf9011a953584cd702d069a30cbdb6ef90650a