Founded the Colony of Pennsylvania in 1681 after receiving land from King Charles II in an agreement meant to settle debts to Penn’s father, Admiral Sir William Penn. William Penn was a devout Quaker and pacifist, as well as an early proponent of religious freedom, democracy, and colonial unification. He successfully brokered numerous peace treaties with the Lenape Native American community and established the Pennsylvania Frame of Government, an amendable governing model which would later serve as a framework for the drafting of the Constitution. A large, bronze statue of Penn stands atop Philadelphia City Hall, at the center of the city he helped plan and develop. This is a one page document in manuscript, signed on December 20th, 1707, appointing an attorney to represent Penn in efforts to resolve a land dispute in Ireland. In excellent condition, with a bold signature of Penn’s next to an embossed paper seal. Scarce. $6,500.
