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Colonial Documents

Colonial Documents can be reviewed at the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Legislative Reference Bureau web site in the Statutes at Large section Volume 1: Appendices.

Document (MB)
Appendix I - Charter of the Province of Pennsylvania - 1682 1.3
Appendix II - The Duke of York's Deed for Pennsylvania - 1682 0.2
Appendix III - Laws Agreed Upon In England - 1682 0.6
Appendix IVa - Frame of Government - 1682 1.0
Appendix IVb - Frame of Government - 1683 1.8
Appendix IVc - Frame of Government - 1696 2.9
Appendix IVd - Frame of Government - 1701 3.4

 

Additionally the "Proceedings of the Convention for the Province of Pennsylvania held at Philadelphia, from January 23, 1775 to January 28, 1775" are available in pdf format: Proceedings... (0.3MB)

 

 
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