Volume 8 , Issue 43

1836 Book - The Life of William Penn

This 1836 little book of "The Life of William Penn" was in our grandmother Constance E. (Warwick) McGill's treasure chest.

William Penn was the settler of Pennsylvania, the founder of Philadelphia, and one of the first law givers in the colonies, now the United States, in 1682. The book contains his celebrated treaty with the indians; purchase of their country; valuable anecdotes of Admiral Penn; Also of King Charles II, King James II, King William, Queen Anne; curious circumstances that led Wm Penn to become a Quaker. A view of the admirable traits in the character of the people called "Friends" or "Quakers." Published by Uriah Hunt, No. 101 Market St., sold by Booksellers throughout the USA, 1836. It was written by M. L. Weems, author of the Life of Washington.

We just got the the front page scanned to give you an idea of what was inside. Flipping through the book, though, we did quickly glance the surname of "WARWICK." BUT... NOW we can't weem to find that page - again. We are in the process of reading this little 1836 book and see what legacies we can derive from it and find that mention of the "WaARWICK" surname.
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