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Governour of Pennsylvania to the Assembly

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GOVERNOUR OF PENNSYLVANIA TO THE ASSEMBLY.

Thursday, February 22, 1776.

GENTLEMEN: In consequence of your message of the 25th of November last, founded on a letter addressed to you from the County of Northumberland, respecting the Connecticut settlers at Wyoming, I took the earliest opportunity of giving orders to the Magistrates of that County to put the laws of this Province in execution in their County. The letter I have since received from the Magistrates and Sheriff, which I have ordered the Secretary to lay before you, will inform you of the steps they look in pursuance of my order, and of the unfortunate event of their proceedings.

As a considerable expense must have arisen on this attempt to execute the laws of the Government, I doubt not you will readily make provision for defraying it.
JOHN PENN.

Details

Title

Letter from Governour Penn to the Assembly: Has given instructions to the Magistrates of Northumberland to put the Laws of Pennsylvania in force in that County

Creator

Penn, John, Lieutenant Governour of Pennsylvania

Editor

Penn, John, Lieutenant Governour of Pennsylvania

Resource Type

text

Genre/Form

documents (object genre)

Date Created

1776-02-22

Recipient

Pennsylvania Assembly

Subject

Key people, events, and institutions: meetings, provincial conventions and assemblies
Key people, events, and institutions: Wyoming conflict

Document ID

S4-V4-P01-sp31-D0016

Series

S4

Volume

S4-V4

Part

S4-V4-P01

Sub-Part

S4-V4-P01-sp31

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