Penn proprietors consent to Pennsylvania supply bill without settling proprietorial disputes
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- Name
- Penn proprietors consent to Pennsylvania supply bill without settling proprietorial disputes
- Description
- Letter from Thomas and Richard Penn to Benjamin Franklin agreeing to allow the Lieutenant Governor to assent to a money supply act for Pennsylvania's defence and public services, despite ongoing disputes between the Proprietors and the Provincial Assembly before the Attorney and Solicitor General. The letter references a previous act for raising £60,000 and striking £55,000 in bills of credit, indicating financial and constitutional tensions in mid-18th-century Pennsylvania governance.
- Date
- 28 January 1758
- Related To
- Benjamin Franklin
- Type
- Financial Data
- Collection
- The Last Years of the Lordship
- Type
- Administrative Correspondence
- Date Created
- 1758-01-28
- Creator
- Thomas Penn and Richard Penn (Proprietors of Pennsylvania)
- Audience
- Benjamin Franklin
- Language
- English