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I shall shortly come to you myself; at which time, we may more largely and freely confer and discourse of these matters; in the meantime I have sent my [[commifsioners]] to treat with you about land and a firm league of peace; let me [[defire]] you to be kind to them, and the people; and receive these presents + tokens, which I have sent you, as a testimony of my goodwill to you, and my resolution to live justly, peacefully and friendly with you. I am your loving friend William Penn." | I shall shortly come to you myself; at which time, we may more largely and freely confer and discourse of these matters; in the meantime I have sent my [[commifsioners]] to treat with you about land and a firm league of peace; let me [[defire]] you to be kind to them, and the people; and receive these presents + tokens, which I have sent you, as a testimony of my goodwill to you, and my resolution to live justly, peacefully and friendly with you. I am your loving friend William Penn." | ||
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"1682. The Proprietary, being now returned from Maryland, to [[Coaquannock]], the place so called by the Indians, where Philadelphia now stands, began to purchase lands of the natives, whom he treated with great justice and sincere [[kindnefs]], in all his dealings [[unclear]] communications with them; even giving them full satisfaction for all their lands [[unclear]]; and the best advice for their real [[happinefs]]; of which their future conduct showed they were very sensible; and the country afterwards reaped the benefit of it.* | "1682. The Proprietary, being now returned from Maryland, to [[Coaquannock]], the place so called by the Indians, where Philadelphia now stands, began to purchase lands of the natives, whom he treated with great justice and sincere [[kindnefs]], in all his dealings [[unclear]] communications with them; even giving them full satisfaction for all their lands [[unclear]]; and the best advice for their real [[happinefs]]; of which their future conduct showed they were very sensible; and the country afterwards reaped the benefit of it.* | ||
*Hence [[scribble]] one of the early settlers, Thomas Makin of Philadelphia, after having lived in the country more than forty years, in a [[cony]] of Latin verses, entitled Descriptio Pennsylvaniae, dated in 1729, and inscribed to James Logan, has the following lines: | |||
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shall have a full and speedy satisfaction for the same, by an equal number of just men, on both sides; that, by no means, you may have just occasion of being offended against them. I shall shortly come to you myself; at which time, we may more largely and freely confer and discourse of these matters; in the meantime I have sent my commifsioners to treat with you about land and a firm league of peace; let me defire you to be kind to them, and the people; and receive these presents + tokens, which I have sent you, as a testimony of my goodwill to you, and my resolution to live justly, peacefully and friendly with you. I am your loving friend William Penn."
page 211. vol 1st. "1682. The Proprietary, being now returned from Maryland, to Coaquannock, the place so called by the Indians, where Philadelphia now stands, began to purchase lands of the natives, whom he treated with great justice and sincere kindnefs, in all his dealings unclear communications with them; even giving them full satisfaction for all their lands unclear; and the best advice for their real happinefs; of which their future conduct showed they were very sensible; and the country afterwards reaped the benefit of it.*