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" I have, and for my business here, know that after many waitings, watchings, solicitings, and disputes in council, this day my country was confirmed to me under the great seal of England, with large powers and privileges, by the name of Pennsylvania ;... "
Life of William Penn: The Celebrated Quaker and Founder of Pennsylvania - Page 154
by Joseph Barker - 1847 - 320 pages
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The Port Folio

Philadelphia (Pa.) - 1814 - 652 pages
...Newjersey. He says in this letter, that after many waitings, watchings, Solicitings, and disputes in council, his country was on that day confirmed to...honour of his father. It was his own intention to have ha^l it called New Wales; but the under secretary, who was a Welshman, opposed it. He then suggested...
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The Monthly Anthology, and Boston Review, Volume 1

Samuel Cooper Thacher, David Phineas Adams, William Emerson - 1804 - 692 pages
...folicitings, and dilputes in council, this day my country was confirmed to me under tie great feal of England, with large powers and privileges, by the name of Pennsylvania : a name the king would give it, in honour to my father. I chooie New Wales, being as this a pretty healthy...
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The New Annual Register, Or General Repository of History, Politics, and ...

English poetry - 1814 - 1112 pages
...Jersey. He say» in this letter, that after many waitings, watching«, soliciting*, and disputes in council, his country was on that day confirmed to...the king gave it in honour of his father. It was his o>\ n intention to have had it called New Wales 5 but the under secretary, who was a Welshman, opposed...
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Monthly Review; Or New Literary Journal

1814 - 572 pages
...New Jersey. He says in this letter, that after many waitings, watchings, soliciting;, and disputes in council, his country was on that day confirmed to...by the name of Pennsylvania, a name which the king gaveit in honourof his father. It was his own intention to have haa it called New Wales ; but the under...
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Monthly Review; Or New Literary Journal

1814 - 572 pages
...many waitings, watchings, soliciting!, and disputes in council, his country was on that day continued to him under the great seal of England, with large...by the name of Pennsylvania, a name which the king gaveit in honourof his father. It was his own intention to have had it called New Wales ; but the under...
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The Monthly Review, Or, Literary Journal

Books - 1814 - 578 pages
...New Jersey. He says in this letter, that after many waitings, watchings, solicitingt, and disputes in council, his country was on that day confirmed to...England, with large powers and privileges, by the nameot Pennsylvania, a name which the king gaveit in honourof hi* father. It was his own intention...
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The Weekly Monitor, Entertaining and Instructive: Designed to be ..., Volume 1

1817 - 206 pages
...writings, watchings, soliciting^, and disputes in council, this day my country was confirmed to me under the great seal of England, with large powers...and privileges, by the name of Pennsylvania : a name the king would giv« it, in honor to my father. I chose New Wales, being as this a pretty healthy country...
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History of North America, Volume 1

John Talbot - North America - 1820 - 526 pages
...with large powers and privileges, by the name of Pennsylvania, a name which the king gave it in honor of his father. It was his own intention to have had...called New Wales ; but the under secretary who was a Welchman, opposed it. He then suggested Sylvania on account of its woods, but they would still add...
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The North American Review, Volume 22

North American review and miscellaneous journal - 1826 - 520 pages
...'after many waitings, watchings, solicitings, and disputes, in Council, my country was confirmed to me under the Great Seal of England ; with large powers...privileges, by the name of Pennsylvania — a name the King would give it in honor of my father. I chose New Wales, being a hilly country; and when the...
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Collections of the Massachusetts Historical Society

Massachusetts Historical Society - Massachusetts - 1826 - 666 pages
...writings, watchings, solicitings, and disputes in Council, this day my country was confirmed to me under the great seal of England, with large powers...and privileges, by the name of Pennsylvania : a name the King would give it, in honour to my father. I chose New Wales, being as this a pretty healthy country...
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