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The Charter to [[Pennsylvania]] was granted on March 10, 1681 by King Charles II to the 26-year-old [[William Penn]]. The King granted the young William this Charter as repayment of a debt owed to his deceased father Admiral Sir William Penn. Admiral Sir William Penn had defeated the Dutch navy and also captured Jamaica for the British.
Pennsylvania became the "holy experiment" for persecuted Amish, Mennonites, Catholics and Jews. William Penn named its biggest city "Philadelphia," which in Greek means "Brotherly Love."
Penn wrote to Delaware chiefs before arriving:<ref>American Minute, http://www.amerisearch.net/index.php?date=2004-03-10&view=View</ref>
:My Friends, There is one ... God ... and He hath made ... the king of the country where I live, give ... unto me a great province therein, but I desire to enjoy it with your ... consent, that we may always live together as ... friends.
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Pennsylvania became the "holy experiment" for persecuted Amish, Mennonites, Catholics and Jews. William Penn named its biggest city "Philadelphia," which in Greek means "Brotherly Love."
Penn wrote to Delaware chiefs before arriving:<ref>American Minute, http://www.amerisearch.net/index.php?date=2004-03-10&view=View</ref>
:My Friends, There is one ... God ... and He hath made ... the king of the country where I live, give ... unto me a great province therein, but I desire to enjoy it with your ... consent, that we may always live together as ... friends.
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