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Penn's Letter
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A handwritten letter by William Penn, with an image of the famous treaty scene.

Credit: Gift of Mr. And Mrs. Meyer P. Potamkin, The State Museum of Pennsylvania 95.75.106

A 19th century reprint of a letter written by William Penn to his Native American friends before his return to England in 1682. In it, he states: "If any thing should be out of order, expect when I come, it shall be mended…"

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