. A history of Pennsylvania. WILLIAM PENNFrom a cast of the miniature ivory bust by Silvanus Bevan WILLIAM PENN IN PENNSYLVANIA 37 a familiar illustration. Whether the story be true or notregarding a special treaty, it represents faithfully the spiritin which Penn carried on all his intercourse with llic his life no Quaker blood was shed by an Indian, andPenns memory was long cherished among the natives asthat of a benefactor. Purchases of Lands from the Indians. — In the summer of1683 many tracts of land were bought from the Indians whichtogether included most of the three coun
. A history of Pennsylvania. WILLIAM PENNFrom a cast of the miniature ivory bust by Silvanus Bevan WILLIAM PENN IN PENNSYLVANIA 37 a familiar illustration. Whether the story be true or notregarding a special treaty, it represents faithfully the spiritin which Penn carried on all his intercourse with llic his life no Quaker blood was shed by an Indian, andPenns memory was long cherished among the natives asthat of a benefactor. Purchases of Lands from the Indians. — In the summer of1683 many tracts of land were bought from the Indians whichtogether included most of the three counties of Philadelphia,Bucks, and Chester. The limits of these purchases wereindefinite; such as to run two days journey with an horseup into the country as said river doth go. Land was soplenty that a few acres, or even considerable tracts, more orless, made little difference. There was room in this methodfor a great amount of fraud, as was afterwards abundantlyshown, but in these early days with Penns just and hberaltreatm
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