History of Proprietary Government in Pennsylvania Electronic Resource
History of Proprietary Government in Pennsylvania Electronic Resource
William R William Robert Shepherd
The book History of Proprietary Government in Pennsylvania Electronic Resource was written by author William R William Robert Shepherd Here you can read free online of History of Proprietary Government in Pennsylvania Electronic Resource book, rate and share your impressions in comments. If you don't know what to write, just answer the question: Why is History of Proprietary Government in Pennsylvania Electronic Resource a good or bad book?
What reading level is History of Proprietary Government in Pennsylvania Electronic Resource book?
To quickly assess the difficulty of the text, read a short excerpt:
After a whispered consultation, these worthies demanded that he 1 " I then not so much as suspected the baseness and extortion of the account. " Penn and Logan Corresp. , ii, p. IOI. 2 Penn MSS. , Ford vs. Penn; Penn and Logan Corresp. , ii, pp. Ioo-ici. 190 PROPRIETARY GOVERNMENT [190 should give up the agreement of September 29, 1696, which had allowed the proprietor the inspection of the accounts, as well as reparation for any injury caused by errors therein. He did not have it with him at t...he time, and strenuously op- posed the demand. Then Ford threatened to stop the pro- posed voyage, to proclaim that the province was mortgaged to himself, and by other threats and assurances called upon the proprietor to sign another written document. Penn begged him to be silent, and on Ford's assurance that it would not hinder an examination of the accounts, signed the document. This stated that, as no errors had been found in the accounts, the proprietor thereby agreed to release Ford from any obli- gations.
You can download books for free in various formats, such as epub, pdf, azw, mobi, txt and others on book networks site. Additionally, the entire text is available for online reading through our e-reader. Our site is not responsible for the performance of third-party products (sites).
User Reviews: