Letter from Thomas Penn to William Smith, Apr. 1, 1766

Creator:

Penn, Thomas, 1702-1775 (creator)

Name:

Smith, William, 1727-1803

Date:

1766-04-01

Description:

Commiserating with Smith over the loss of proprietary faction seats in the Pennsylvania Assembly in the elections in October of 1765; in that election the Franklin party returned to full control of the Assembly; assures Smith that the method of issuing Tavern Licenses will not be altered; urges Smith to see the repeal of the Stamp Act as a great favor done the American colonist by the British government; congratulates Smith on the award of charters to the German churches in Philadelphia, noting particularly the adherence of Sauer and the Germantown residents to the Penn family proprietor; more discussion of Smith’s continued requests for financial support through gifts of land and government sinecure; approval of Smith’s plan to settle frontier townships through conversion of settlers, this time apparently not Germans but Scots‑Irish Presbyterians; encourages Smith generally to keep the peace in Pennsylvania; notes sending of a pair of globes “of a new kind” for the College of Philadelphia.

Language:

English

Physical Description:

4 p. (2 leaves); 23 cm.

Geographic Subject:

United States -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia

Rights:

http://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 2

Collection:

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