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Penn, Thomas, fl. 1739 [Land grant to Daniel M. Cary].

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02468.19 Author/Creator: Penn, Thomas, fl. 1739 Place Written: s.l. Type: Document signed Date: 20 August 1739 Pagination: Order a Copy

Grants to him 100 acres in the County of Newcastle. Signed as Proprietor of Pennsylvania. Thomas Penn shared that office from 1717 to 1746 with John Penn and Richard Penn. 1 black and white full length engraving of Thomas Penn.

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