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Wheeler Williams
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Settling of the Seaboard Wheeler Williams, 1942 * Quotes from William Penn and Alexander Whitaker * group of people, standing, sitting, trees * inscription: I have great love and regard towards you and desire to win and gain your love and friendship by a kind, just and peacable life and the people I send are of the same mind and shall in all things behave themselves accordingly. -William Penn to the Indians If we consider the almost miraculous beginning and continuance of this plantation we must needs confess that God hath opened this passage unto us and led us by the hand unto this work. -Aleaxander Whitaker * South Terrace Ellen Phillips Samuel Memorial. Kelly Drive, past Boat House Row. * 39.972440,-75.190360 [map] * On the Kelly Drive tour. * See also: +wikipedia.org's William Penn page +wikipedia.org's Alexander Whitaker page +ushistory.org's Samuel Memorial tour page |