Letter from Julianna Penn to William Smith, Dec. 31, 1774

Creator:

Penn, Juliana, 1729-1801 (creator)

Name:

Smith, William, 1727-1803

Date:

1774-12-31; mis‑dated as 1775-12-31

Description:

Juliana Penn, apparently writing for an incapacitated Thomas Penn, tells Smith that Thomas Penn has told the Governor of Pennsylvania to name Smith a Commissioner in the Western Boundary Line dispute with the Colony of Virginia and its Governor, the Earl of Dunmore; she informs Smith of the progress of the ongoing dispute with Connecticut over its right to Pennsylvania lands, a case then before Wilmot and the Board of Trade. She asks Smith if he has, or can find in Philadelphia, certain papers relating to this case which cannot be found in England. Copy of letter of December 31, 1774 letter.

Language:

English

Physical Description:

2 p. (1 leaf); 23 cm.

Geographic Subject:

United States -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia

Rights:

https://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-US/1.0/

Notes:

See full finding aid at: https://archives.upenn.edu/collections/finding-aid/upt50s664/

Physical Location:

UPT50 S664 Box 2, Folder 19

Collection:

William Smith Papers (University Archives); Penn in the Age of Franklin (University of Pennsylvania)