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Pennsylvania. General Assembly. Laws, 1682-1776.

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC01712 Author/Creator: Place Written: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Type: Book Date: 1752-1776 Pagination: 6 v. : folio 38 x 26 cm Order a Copy

Volumes 1-3 printed by B. Franklin and D. Hall. Volumes 4-6 printed by Henry Miller. Volumes 1-5 signed by Member of the Governor's Council and Lieutenant Governor of Pennsylvania John Penn.

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