Letter from Thomas Penn to William Smith, July 15, 1769

Creator:

Penn, Thomas, 1702-1775 (creator)

Name:

Smith, William, 1727-1803

Date:

1769-07-15

Description:

Comments on three letters from Smith, one of which on the transit of Venus which he will forward to Mr. Maskelyne; discusses land settlement issues in Pennsylvania, first a Connecticut land company settlements, and secondly the continuing Maryland boundary disputes; in both instances Penn praises Smith, Thomas Hockley, and [Tench] Tilghman who propose resolutions “most advantageous to us;” with copy of letter of March 3, 1769.

Language:

English

Physical Description:

3 p. (4 leaves); 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 10

Collection:

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