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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 .
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.