![PENN, William (1644-1718), Founder of Pennsylvania. Autograph letter signed ("WmPenn") TO JAMES LOGAN, Secretary of Pennsylvania, n.p. [London?], 27 April 1706. 1 full page, small 4to, integral address leaf with panel in Penn's ornate hand: "For James Logan Secrety. of Pennsylvania per T. Hayward," a small section at top of both pages renewed (no loss of text), other small repairs, address leaf silked.](https://www.christies.com/img/LotImages/2015/NYR/2015_NYR_11610_0066_000(penn_william_founder_of_pennsylvania_autograph_letter_signed_to_james102139).jpg?w=1)
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PENN, William (1644-1718), Founder of Pennsylvania. Autograph letter signed ("WmPenn") TO JAMES LOGAN, Secretary of Pennsylvania, n.p. [London?], 27 April 1706. 1 full page, small 4to, integral address leaf with panel in Penn's ornate hand: "For James Logan Secrety. of Pennsylvania per T. Hayward," a small section at top of both pages renewed (no loss of text), other small repairs, address leaf silked.
THE FOUNDER OF PENNSYLVANIA TO JAMES LOGAN
Cryptic instructions to render assistance to the bearer of the letter, Thomas Hayward: "Logan with my love, desireing thy utmost care for my Concerns, & thy comfort into the bargain, shew the bearer Thomas Haywood, w[ha]t Just Kindness thou canst, be it ab[ou]t Land, or debts due to him in ye country. I have hinted to Thee w[ha]t I mean, in my little letter afores[ai]d Expect another by this opertunity [sic] to Thine of ye 12, 10th & 29 of ye s[am]e more distinctly. So with my love to all our Fr[ien]ds, farewell. Thy assured Fr[ien]d Wm. Penn."
James Logan (1674-1751), of Scottish ancestry, came to America in 1699 as a young man as William Penn's personal secretary; he became Penn's most trusted advisor and ,after Penn's death, the counselor of Penn's sons and a key figure in Pennsylvania. As Secretary of the Province from 1701, he showed an aptitude for government and from 1702 to 1747 was a member of the governing Council. Logan was President of the Council and chief executive (1736-1738), Mayor of Philadelphia (1722) and Chief justice of the Supreme Court (1731-1739) and donated his own library to found the Library Company of Philadelphia.
THE FOUNDER OF PENNSYLVANIA TO JAMES LOGAN
Cryptic instructions to render assistance to the bearer of the letter, Thomas Hayward: "Logan with my love, desireing thy utmost care for my Concerns, & thy comfort into the bargain, shew the bearer Thomas Haywood, w[ha]t Just Kindness thou canst, be it ab[ou]t Land, or debts due to him in ye country. I have hinted to Thee w[ha]t I mean, in my little letter afores[ai]d Expect another by this opertunity [sic] to Thine of ye 12, 10th & 29 of ye s[am]e more distinctly. So with my love to all our Fr[ien]ds, farewell. Thy assured Fr[ien]d Wm. Penn."
James Logan (1674-1751), of Scottish ancestry, came to America in 1699 as a young man as William Penn's personal secretary; he became Penn's most trusted advisor and ,after Penn's death, the counselor of Penn's sons and a key figure in Pennsylvania. As Secretary of the Province from 1701, he showed an aptitude for government and from 1702 to 1747 was a member of the governing Council. Logan was President of the Council and chief executive (1736-1738), Mayor of Philadelphia (1722) and Chief justice of the Supreme Court (1731-1739) and donated his own library to found the Library Company of Philadelphia.