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Title: | Pennsylvania. General Assembly. The Great Law, 1682 | ||
Dates: | 1682 | ||
Abstract: | This collection contains a copy of the Great Law signed between William Penn and colonists when he arrived in the colony in 1682. The original is in the State Archives of Pennsylvania. Influenced by Quaker principles, the Great Law listed the crimes and punishments that the new colony would enforce and aimed to regulate morality and behavior. View finding aid for a full description | ||
Call #: | Mss.345.12.P38L | ||
Extent: | 1 volume(s) | ||
Topics: | Colonial Politics | Government Affairs | Law | Pennsylvania History | ||
Genre: | Legal Records | Official Government Documents and Records |