William Penn's Own Account of the Lenni Lenape Or Delaware IndiansIn 1683, ten months after his arrival in America, William Penn wrote this now-famous sketch of Lenni Lenape Society. An acute observer, he was interested in all facets of Indian culture, and his account ranges from descriptions of the Indians' daily lives through discussions of their religious and moral views. Penn interpreted their mode of living with understanding, sympathy and, on occasion, even wistful envy. This edition includes the texts of several early Indian treaties and related documents. |
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1683 OLD STYLE 4TH MONTH JUNE 5th Month July Albert Cook Myers Anchors Bagnio Blanketts Bucks County Cantico Chief Tenoughan contemporary copy dated Philadelphia DELAWARE INDIANS Delaware River Dutch England English fathams ffalls fforty ffriend Guns Gustavus Hesselius hand of William handfulls hath Heires & Assignes Hilltown Township Historical Society Idquoqueywon inches INDIAN CHIEF Indian Natives Indyan Sachamakers James Logan Jersey JULY 15 King Lasse Cock LENAPE OR DELAWARE Lenni Lenape live London Love m'ke Mark Markham Metamequan Monocacy NESHAMINY CREEK Neshemineh Creek original draft p'sents Pemmapecka Penn his Heires Penn's hand Pennsyl PENNYPACK CREEK Perkasie Indian Town Person PHILADELPHIA COUNTY Planter Proprietor Province of Pennsylvania Purchase Quaker Sachems Schuylkill River sell Sissers Society of Pennsylvania Surveyor Sweat SYLVANIA Tamanen TAMANY thee thereof things Thomas Revell Tract or Tracts Tracts of Land unto vania Wampum Wigwam William Markham William Penn Wm Penn ye sd