Our Collection

At the Institute’s core is the Gilder Lehrman Collection, one of the great archives in American history. More than 85,000 items cover five hundred years of American history, from Columbus’s 1493 letter describing the New World through the end of the twentieth century.

Penn, William, 1644-1718 to James Logan

Order a pdf of this item here.

Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC00088 Author/Creator: Penn, William, 1644-1718 Place Written: Sussex, England Type: Letter signed Date: July 7, 1702 Pagination: 3p. : Height: 33 cm, Width: 21 cm Order a Copy

Writes to introduce Henry Child, who is immigrating from England to Pennsylvania. Makes reference to the magistrates of Chichester as "our adversaries." Reports on mutual acquaintances in England. Written from Worminghurst, his estate in England. Includes address leaf. Logan had acted as Penn's secretary on his second trip to Pennsylvania in 1699.

Penn, William, 1644-1718
Logan, James, fl. 1702
Child, Henry, fl. 1702

Citation Guidelines for Online Resources