Letter from Thomas Penn to William Smith, Apr. 1, 1766
- Description
- Commiserating with Smith over the loss of proprietary faction seats in the Pennsylvania Assembly in the elections in October of 1765; in that election the Franklin party returned to full control of the Assembly; assures Smith that the method of issuing Tavern Licenses will not be altered; urges Smith to see the repeal of the Stamp Act as a great favor done the American colonist by the British government; congratulates Smith on the award of charters to the German churches in Philadelphia, noting particularly the adherence of Sauer and the Germantown residents to the Penn family proprietor; more discussion of Smith’s continued requests for financial support through gifts of land and government sinecure; approval of Smith’s plan to settle frontier townships through conversion of settlers, this time apparently not Germans but Scots‑Irish Presbyterians; encourages Smith generally to keep the peace in Pennsylvania; notes sending of a pair of globes “of a new kind” for the College of Philadelphia.
- Creator
- Penn, Thomas, 1702-1775 (creator)
- Smith, William, 1727-1803
- Date
- 1766-04-01
- Language
- English
- Geographic Subject
- United States -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia
- Collection
- William Smith Papers (University Archives)
- Penn in the Age of Franklin (University of Pennsylvania)
- Extent
- 4 p. (2 leaves) ; 23 cm.
- Notes
- See full finding aid at: https://archives.upenn.edu/collections/finding-aid/upt50s664/
- Physical Location
- UPT50 S664 Box 2, Folder 2
- Rights
- http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-US/1.0/
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