William Penn: An Historical Biography, from New Sources. With an Extra Chapter on the "Macaulay Charges."Blanchard and Lea, 1851 - 353 pages |
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| Title | William Penn: An Historical Biography, from New Sources. With an Extra Chapter on the "Macaulay Charges." |
| Author | William Hepworth Dixon |
| Publisher | Blanchard and Lea, 1851 |
| Original from | the New York Public Library |
| Digitized | 14 Jul 2007 |
| Length | 353 pages |
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