William Penn letters and indentures

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unitid

{"value"=>"4575", "type"=>"local_mss"}

{"value"=>"MssCol 4575", "type"=>"local_call"}

unitdate

{"value"=>"1675-1709", "type"=>"inclusive", "normal"=>"1675/1709"}

date_inclusive_start

1675

date_inclusive_end

1709

keydate

1675

unittitle

{"value"=>"William Penn letters and indentures"}

physdesc

{"format"=>"structured", "physdesc_components"=>[{"name"=>"extent", "value"=>".1 linear feet", "unit"=>"linear feet"}, {"name"=>"extent", "value"=>"1 folder", "unit"=>"containers"}], "supress_display"=>true}

repository

{"id"=>"MSS", "value"=>"Manuscripts and Archives Division"}

abstract

{"value"=>"Several letters, fragments of letters, and indentures of William Penn (1644-1718), English leader of the Society of Friends and founder of Pennsylvania, dating between 1675 and 1709. Recipients include Thos. Holmes (likely surveyor Thomas Holme); Samuel Beaks (or Beakes), Sheriff of Bucks County; Joseph Wood, Sheriff of Newcastle County; Hannah Callowhill Penn, and others. Letters, except to Hannah Penn, relate mainly to issues of government."}

prefercite

{"value"=>"<p>William Penn letters and indentures, Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library</p>"}

origination

{"value"=>"Penn, William, 1644-1718", "type"=>"persname", "role"=>"creator"}

custodhist

{"value"=>"<p>Material was originally received as part of the Ford collection.</p>"}

scopecontent

{"value"=>"<p>Several letters, fragments of letters, and indentures of William Penn (1644-1718), English leader of the Society of Friends and founder of Pennsylvania, dating between 1675 and 1709. Recipients include Thos. Holmes (likely surveyor Thomas Holme); Samuel Beaks (or Beakes), Sheriff of Bucks County; Joseph Wood, Sheriff of Newcastle County; Hannah Callowhill Penn, and others. Letters, except to Hannah Penn, relate mainly to issues of government.</p>"}

acqinfo

{"value"=>"<p>Gift of John Pierpont Morgan, 1899.</p>"}

processinfo

{"type"=>"processing", "value"=>"<p>Compiled by <span class=\"name\">Kit Messick</span>, <span class=\"date\">2013</span></p>"}

extent_statement

.1 linear feet (1 folder)

date_start

1675

date_end

1709

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