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	John Penn (1725-1795), University of Pennsylvania Archives
		John Penn was the older son of Richard Penn the elder and the grandson of Pennsylvania's founder, William Penn. After his elders forced him to repudiate his youthful marriage to the daughter of James Cox of London, he was sent to study at the University of Geneva from 1747 until 1751.
		During John Penn's two year stay in England, the Council and then his brother Richard Penn were in charge of the colony, but in 1773 John Penn returned to serve as Lieutenant Governor of Pennsylvania until the American Revolution.
		In 1764 John Penn was elected a trustee of the College and Academy of Philadelphia (now the University of Pennsylvania), and served as that board's president from 1764 to 1771 and then from 1774 to 1779.
	www.archives.upenn.edu /histy/features/1700s/people/penn_john.html (377 words)

	Penn Family Part 5
		Penn said that he should appoint militia officers (they had been elected by the militia men themselves when Franklin was elected to command the Pennsylvania militia in 1756).
		Penn also insisted that the proposed tax increases should, when dealing with Penn lands, only be based on the lowest rate and should not take into account any increased value of building which had occurred on these lands.
		John Penn, the colony's Proprietary Governor, knew he and his family had nothing to gain from a break with Britain as it would have meant the loss of power, position and influence he held by the 1701 Pennsylvania Charter.
	www.cems.uwe.ac.uk /~rstephen/livingeaston/local_history/Penn/Penn_family_part_5.html (2166 words)

	Biography of John Penn (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		Penn favored the resolution introduced at Halifax which empowered the delegates to the Continental Congress to "concur with the delegates of other colonies in declaring Independency, and forming foreign alliances..." He returned to Philadelphia in time to join other delegates in voting for and signing the Declaration of Independence.
		Penn was more trustful of the people than his colleagues; he remained at his post, but he felt that the people should be made to realize the seriousness of the situation.
		John Penn's character, his energy, his keen mind, and his loyalty were all used for the benefit of North Carolina and the new nation.
	members.aol.com /pennroots/PENNjohnbio.html (1160 words)

	PHMC: Past Governors of Pennsylvania (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		Peter Stuyvesant, Governor of New Netherlands and of the settlements on the Delaware
		()appointed by Penn* as Commissioners for settling the colony, Sept. 30, 1681
		John Penn, Thomas Penn and Richard Penn, Proprietors
	www.phmc.state.pa.us /bah/dam/governors/priorgov.asp?secid=31 (158 words)

	Constitutional
		After the June 18 town meeting, John Penn was pressured into convening the Assembly on July 18, 1774, albeit under the guise of considering Indian problems, in order to prevent the unofficial town meeting committees from taking the initiative away from the Assembly.
		Governor McKean appointed him clerk of Northampton’s Orphans Court and he was elected to the House of Representatives in 1814.
		Wolf was the first Pennsylvania governor to establish the Governor’s Office in the State Capitol building, with staff, instead of the customary use of the front room of the Governor’s house as the Governor’s office.
	www.greencastlemuseum.org /Governors/constitutional.htm (4245 words)

	John Penne Family Tree - pafn01 - Generated by Personal Ancestral File
		William Penn, the founder of Pennsylvania, was the son of Sir William Penn, a distinguished English Admiral.
		In 1732, the country was gratified with the arrival of Thomas Penn, the second son by the second wife, and in 1734, his brother, John Penn, eldest son by the second wife, also arrived.
		JOHN PENN --- This was the eldest son by the second marriage.
	members.tripod.com /paul_tannertremaine/jpenn/pafn01.htm (1925 words)

	Provincial
		John Penn was the first governor to realize that settlers were streaming in from Connecticut and claiming land belonging to Pennsylvania.
		John Penn was not officially ousted because Franklin was very involved with the affairs of the Revolution.
		John Penn’s signature is under the crisscrossed ribbon at the bottom of the pre-printed document that is dated July 27, 1768.
	www.greencastlemuseum.org /Governors/provincial.htm (1852 words)

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		John's wife would have needed a safe environment to deliver her babies and according to the records, there was trouble with the French and Indians.
		John Montgomery was chairman of the meeting at Carlisle, July 12, 1774, which condemned the measure and endorsed the call for a Continental Congress.
		John Creigh would be Lieutenant-Colonel of militia, no less, as of April 9, 1776, and a member of the convention which met at Carpenter's Hall, Philadelphia, in June, and voted unanimously to commit Pennsylvania to the issue of independence from Britain.
	users.sisna.com /uvdutch/Family_History/ngf/9/14/John.html (3903 words)

	Web Home of the Biographical Dictionary
		Moreover, Penn was annoyed at the passage of the act for recovering legacies and pressed Hamilton to "be extreamly careful not to pass any Bill" that theoretically intruded upon the rights of a court of chancery.
		Penn insisted that such a court needed to be reestablished in Pennsylvania, in which the governor would sit as sole judge.
		Penn was further annoyed that the act effectively placed all control of the hospital in the hands of the Quakers, the hospital's sponsors, who, he feared, were going to request from the proprietary a plot of land in the city for the building itself.
	www.temple.edu /biographical/JamesHamilton/index.htm (10348 words)

	John Jay
		John Jay was born in New York City on December 12th, 1745 and died in Bedford, Westchester County, New York, on May 17th, 1829.
		John Jay was the author of an earnest appeal to his countrymen, which by order of the Continental Congress was translated into German and widely circulated.
		It should be noted that in 1778, John Jay was actually serving in a dual role of Chief Justice of New York and President of the Continental Congress.
	johnjay.net (5634 words)

	Penn and the Indians
		For what Penn and his contemporaries realized, what scholars such as Francis Jennings remind us of, and what most viewers (at least those who their wrote comments) of the Capitol friezes ignored, was the variety inherent in Indian-White relations.
		Penn paid a total of 1200 pounds for the land, which though a large sum, was probably fair for both sides.
		Penn took the advice of Dutch and Swedish colonists who had already set some parameters for treaty agreements These earlier settlers provided invaluable assistance in delineating who to contact, and who to pay for the land.
	xroads.virginia.edu /~cap/PENN/pnind.html (1451 words)

	Pennsbury Penn in Pennsylvania
		Penn never succeeded in settling this dispute during his lifetime, and in fact it was never settled by anyone until the surveying of the Mason-Dixon line in 1763.
		Penn himself, describing his impressions of his first visit to the colony, hailed the new city with this eloquent passage: "And thou, Philadelphia, the virgin settlement of this province, named before thou were born, what love, what care, what service, and what travail has there been, to bring thee forth....
		Penn, during this visit, was concerned not only with the internal government of Pennsylvania but with the North American colonies as a whole.
	www.pennsburymanor.org /PennInPa.html (2666 words)

	Virginia Attorneys - Richmond Personal Injury Lawyers, John Shea, James Harrison, James McCauley
		John grew up in Hanover County and attended Patrick Henry High School in Ashland, VA. After graduating from Virginia Tech, he went directly into law school and graduated from the T.C. Williams School of Law at the University of Richmond.
		Penn began his legal career at a Richmond Law Firm where he handled criminal and civil litigation, including state appellate work and federal litigation.
		Born and raised in Richmond, Virginia, Penn graduated from the University of Richmond School of Law in 2002 and has been qualified by the state as a Guardian Ad Litem for children, serving mainly in the City of Richmond.
	www.marksandharrison.com /attorneys.html (1110 words)

	I893: John BRADY (Captain) (1733 - 11 APR 1779)
		John Brady, the second son of Hugh Brady and Hannah Brady, was born in 1733 near Newark, Delaware, where he received a good education and taught school.
		John Brady was a surveyor of land in Cumberland, Buffalo and White Deer valleys, and in the possession of his descendant Mrs.
		When Captain John Brady joined Washington's army, he took with him his sons, Samuel and James, the first winning an officer's commission soon after he was twenty years of age, and James becoming a sergeant before he reached the age of eighteen.
	johntx.home.texas.net /SparrowHawk/D0005/I893.html (2734 words)

	John Conrad Bucher
		John Conrad Bucher was born July 13th, 1730, in Neunkirch, near the city of Schaffhausen, on the Rhine.
		John George was born October 4, 1766, and died April 8, 1843; Mary Elizabeth was born April 8th, 1773, and died in 1791, and John Conrad, who was born June 18, 1775, and died in 1852, besides two that died in infancy.
		John George lived and died in Lebanon; John Jacob made his residence in Harrisburg, and was one of the first and foremost citizens of the place.
	www.siteservers.net /familyold/bucherjohnconrad.htm (5634 words)

	John Penne Family Tree - pafn02 - Generated by Personal Ancestral File
		In 1763, John Penn, (the son of Richard, last above named), was made Governor for the interests of his father and uncle Thomas.
		My friend J. N., describes those gentlemen thus, viz: John Penn, son of Richard, owner of one-fourth of the province, was twice or thrice Governor; he married a daughter of Judge Allen, of Philadelphia, --- was in person of the middle size, reserved in his manners, and very near-sighted.
		Richard Penn,..., was Governor a little prior to the Revolution, --- a fine portly looking man --- a bon vivant, very popular, --- married our Miss Polly Masters, --- died in England in 1811, at the age of 77 years, and left several children.
	members.tripod.com /paul_tannertremaine/jpenn/pafn02.htm (915 words)

	Penn - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
		Penn is a common name used for the University of Pennsylvania
		John Penn, signer of the United States Declaration of Independence
		Penn Fraser Jillette, a member of the comedy and magic duo Penn and Teller.
	www.arikah.com /encyclopedia/Penn (152 words)

	John Hancock
		The signature of John Hancock on the Declaration of Independence is the most flamboyant and easily recognizable of all.
		In 1763, his uncle died and John Hancock inherited what was said to be the greatest body of wealth in New England.
		The dignity and character of John Hancock, celebrated by friend and enemy alike, did not suffer for his love of public attention.
	www.ushistory.org /declaration/signers/hancock.htm (552 words)

	092: JOHN PENN, Autograph Letter Signed - (eBay item 320149189869 end time Aug-26-07 10:12:14 PDT)
		JOHN PENN, Governor of Pennsylvania and Grandson of William Penn.
		John Penn (1729—1795), Colonial Governor of Pennsylvania, was born in London, a grandson of William Penn, founder of the colony.
		He was the last proprietary official of the colony, and was under the domination of the Penn family in his two administrations, 1763—1771 as Lt. Governor and 1773—1776 as Governor.
	cgi.liveauctions.ebay.com /092-JOHN-PENN-Autograph-Letter-Signed_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQcategoryZ28265QQihZ011QQitemZ320149189869 (3100 words)

	Account of a Declaration; Biographies
		Governor Hancock offered him an appointment to the bench of the Supreme Court in 1783 but he declined.
		John Penn was born in Caroline County, Virginia, to a family of means.
		His father died when he was eighteen years old, and though he had received only a rudimentary education at a country school, he had access to the library of his relative Edmund Pendleton.
	www.leftjustified.org /leftjust/lib/sc/ht/decl/gbiop-s.html (5069 words)

	The Ultimate Penn - American History Information Guide and Reference
		Penn is a common name used for the University of Pennsylvania
		John Penn, signer of the United States Declaration of Independence
		Penn Fraser Jillette, a member of the comedy and magic duo Penn and Teller.
	www.historymania.com /american_history/Penn (93 words)

	Ancestors of Rev. John Conrad Bucher
		Since John Conrad was recruited to America by the British to serve in the military, he may not have arrived in the fashion of most German/Swiss immigrants and therefore is not recorded on any passenger list in Pennsylvania German Pioneers or other volumes.
		John Conrad Bucher and wife Maria Magdalena were sponsors for the baptism of John Conrad, son of Martin Huber and Anna Elizabeth, born 15 Jul 1767, baptized 22 Jul 1767, and died 26 Jul 1767.
		John Conrad Bucher was born July 13th, 1730, in Neukirk, near the city of Schaffhausen, on the Rhine.
	www.siteservers.net /family/tree/2230.htm (7617 words)

	JOHN PENN - LAND GRANT SIGNED 10/19/1773
		The Loyalist Governor in Chief of the Province of Pennsylvania grants a tract of land called "Unity".
		Partly Printed DS: "John Penn" as Proprietary and Governor in Chief (with his uncle Thomas) of the Province of Pennsylvania, and Counties of New-Castle, Kent and Sussex upon Delaware, 1p, 15½x12, on vellum.
		John also served as Lieutenant Governor of Pennsylvania from 1763-1771 and 1773-1776.
	www.galleryofhistory.com /archive/1_2001/revolutionary/JOHN_PENN.htm (330 words)

	Pennsylvania Stamp Act and Non-Importation Resolutions Collection, American Philosophical Society
		Among these are letters of Governor John Penn, correspondence between the Sons of Liberty at Philadelphia and those of New York, 1766, an address of the committee of Boston merchants to a committee of Philadelphia merchants, 11 August 1768.
		Among the more dramatic letters are those from John Hughes, the would-be Stamp Officer for Pennsylvania who resigned bis commission in the face of public protest, and a seies of threatening letters addressed to James and Drinker, consignees for the sale of tea in Pennsylvania in 1773.
		The most dramatic letters are from John Hughes, Stamp Commissioner for Pennsylvania, describing the large public protests and implicit threats that forced him to resign his commission in the fall.
	www.amphilsoc.org /library/mole/p/panonimport.htm (2001 words)

	Penn Yan (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		1) " Penn" -- In the context of Penn Yan
		Penn Fraser Jillette, a member of the comedy andmagic duo Penn and Teller.
		2) " Yan" -- In the context of Penn Yan
	www.lottery-news.net /dust44137-penn_yan.html (264 words)

	Penn State Behrend (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		It is not, however, until the time of British thinkers Thomas Hobbes and John Locke that a full account of the marks of sovereignty is produced.
		Marxists generally argue that there is a discernible historical pattern in the emergence of capitalist states, relating the formation of national states in the West with the emergence of capitalism.
		Political theorists such as Thomas Hobbes, John Locke, Jean-Jacques Rousseau, and Robert Nozick pondered issues concerning the ideal and actual roles of the state.
	mydatapages.com /penn_state_behrend.html (2594 words)

	NPS Historical Handbook: Independence
		Although the 15 years required to build the State House must have been a source of irritation to legislators eager to occupy it, the completed building proved the time was well spent.
		The Provincial Council, the Governor's advisory body, met in a chamber approximately 20 by 40 feet in the southwestern corner of the upper floor.
		This room was separated by a small vestibule from a chamber in the southeast corner which was designed as a committee room of the Assembly.
	www.cr.nps.gov /history/online_books/hh/17/hh17a.htm (1553 words)

	PA State Archives - RG-21 - Container Listings - Proprietary Government (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		Penn's Waiver of Quit Rent of October 25, 1701 George Dakeyne to [unknown] March 4, 1709/10, Copy by George Dakeyne for James Logan, December 5, 1709 March 4, 1709/10, Copy by George Dakeyne for James Logan, December 5,1709.
		Governor Dongan, New York to William Penn PA (1), 1, 176-177, Hazard's No. 27 1/4 26.
		Governor William Penn, Philadelphia, to Nehemiah Field and Jonathan Baily, PA (1), 1, 128, Hazard's No. 51 53.
	www.phmc.state.pa.us /bah/dam/rg/ys/r21ys.htm (6088 words)

	Amazon.com: "John Penn": Key Phrase page (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		John Penn - Chemo was his Name-O JOHN PENN CHEMO WAS HIS NAME-O: SIX STORIES FOR SIX TREATMENTS WORDS OF A...
		Key Phrases: John Penn, Kristan Ryan, Rice Dreams, Marc Levy, The Appeal of William Charles Corson, Carol Wierzbicki, Kool Aid, Dying Mother Poem, New York, Tsaurah Litzky, Ted Blumberg, Doc Berry, Donut Shoppe
		There are icons of the avant-garde, like John Penn." Sandy Graver's pretentious, caption-sized summations of people's careers instantly gave away what he did for a living.
	www.amazon.com /phrase/John-Penn (422 words)

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