Author : James Bowden
Publisher : Forgotten Books
ISBN 13 : 9781331427193
Total Pages : 430 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (271 download)
Book Synopsis The History of the Society of Friends in America, Vol. 2 (Classic Reprint) by : James Bowden
Download or read book The History of the Society of Friends in America, Vol. 2 (Classic Reprint) written by James Bowden and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2015-07-14 with total page 430 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The History of the Society of Friends in America, Vol. 2 In addition to the grant of Pennsylvania, William Penn obtained from the Duke of York a free gift of a portion of the territory belonging to the province of New York, now known as Delaware, and' at that time inhabited by Swedish and Dutch settlers. This district was then called the territories of Penn sylvania, or the three lower counties upon Delaware.1 In 1704: it was constituted a separate and independent province. The name which he originally fixed for his province was New Wales. The Secretary, however, who was himself a Welshman, decidedly objected to this appellation. The proprietor thereupon. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
