A Letter from Doctor More, with Passages out of several Letters from Persons of good Credit Relating to the State and Improvement of the Province of Pennsilvania; Published to prevent false Reports
Philadelphia: Pennsylvania Bar Association, 1982. Pamphlet. [16] p.: facsimiles; 19 cm. Light brown card cover printed in black; stapled. Reprinted from an original copy in the collection of the Rosenbach Museum and Library. The original was published by William Penn in London in 1687. Nicholas More (c. 1638-1687) purchased 10,000 acres in Pennsylvania from William Penn in 1681. After arriving in Pennsylvania in Oct. 1682 he served variously as provincial secretary, speaker of the Assembly, and chief justice of the Provincial Court. In Sept. 1686 he wrote this letter to William Penn to discount rumors in England about the dire state of Penn's colony. In 1687 Penn reprinted the glowing report along with some additional accounts to improve sales of land in he colony. The Pennsylvania Bar Association issued this reprint on the 300th anniversary of More's arrival in Pennsylvania. Very scarce. In Fine Condition: clean and bright. Fine. Item #008924
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