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The Capital and the Bay: Narratives of Washington and the Chesapeake Bay Region, ca. 1600-1925
The Calvert papers, Vol INo. 19. WILLIAM PENN TO FRISBY, JONES, AND OTHERS.
[Indorsement.]
Wm Penn's L?? of
the 16th 7ber 1681 to
some Inhabitants
of Baltemore County
and Cecill County.
[Superscription.]
For James Frisby,
Edwd Jones, August
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Herman George
Ouldfeild, Henry
Ward & Henry
Johnson at their
Plantations in
Penn-Sylvania
[Indorsement.]
received this letr out ofthe
hands of Jno Highland comming
from Syr Wm Penn from London,
with Mr Haige, at my house in
Bohe?. manor the 14. January Ao 1681/2 into my Custody.
Teste Augustine Herrman--
London 16th 7bre1681
My Freinds
I hope I do not improperly call you so, because in being so, you will extreamly befreind your selues, as well as perform an act of Duty to the King & Justice to me.
I am equally a strainger to you all, but yr being represented men of substance & reputation in tht part of the bay, wch I presume falls within my Pattent, I chose to take this opertunity to begin our acquaintance & by you wth the rest of the people on yr side of my Country & do assure you & them, tht I will be so farr from takeing any advantage to draw great proffits to my selfe, tht you shall find me & my govermt easy free & Just and as you shall study to be faire & respectfull to me & my Just Interests, I will not be short of giueing you all reasonable assurances on my part tht I will liue kindly & well wth you & for this you haue my word under my hand. I think fitt to Caution you, (if within my bounds, as I am ready
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to believe, but I desire no more then my own) tht none of you pay any more Taxes or Sessmts by any order or law of Maryland; for if you do, it will be greatly to your own wrong as well as my prejudice; though I am not conscious to my selfe of such an insufficiency of powr here wth my Superiors as not to be able to weather tht difficulty if you should. But the opinion I haue of the Lord Baltimores Prudence as well as Justice & of your regard to your own Interests & future good of your Posterity, makes me to waue all objections of tht nature & to hope we shall all do the thing tht is Just & honest (wch is allways wise) according to our respectiue stations. I have no more to add, but my good wishes for all yr happiness, & tht by the help of Almighty god, next Spring, you shall haue some testemony of my best endeavours to contribute towards it, as becomes my Duty to god, to the King & to their people. I am
Pray Salute me to
all yr Neighbours
Your Reall Frd:
WM Penn.
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