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Penn, William, (1644-1718), Quaker Founder of Pennsylvania

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Surname: Penn
Forenames: William
Gender: Male
Date: 1644-1718
Biography: ODNB link for Penn, William (1644-1718) Quaker Founder of Pennsylvania
Name authority reference: GB/NNAF/P146470 (Former ISAAR ref: GB/NNAF/P22538 )
Online related resources Bibliography of British and Irish History link for William Penn
Collections
Number Description Held by Reference Further information
1
corresp and papers
Historical Society of Pennsylvania
See NUC MS 61-423
2
papers
Bedfordshire Archives
DDWY
NRA 19616 Stuart
3
1681-99: papers (16 items)
Maryland Historical Society
See Hamer, Archives and MSS in USA 1961
4
corresp and papers (3 vols)
American Philosophical Society Library
p52
NRA 9728 American Philosophic

See NUC MS 62-1427
5
1668-1704: letters and papers
Haverford College: Quaker Collection
See NUC MS 62-4332
6
1694-1709: letters to Lord Somers
Surrey History Centre
371
NRA 25869 Cocks
7
misc letters and other material
Religious Society of Friends Library
Temp MSS 1-109 passim
NRA 20087 Friends inventory
8
misc papers
British Library, Manuscript Collections
Eg MS 2168