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Extent:: 0.13 linear ft. (1 volume)
Abstract:: Charlotte Brate's play, "Massacre," describes a fictional event in the life of William Penn. It takes place in Germantown, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in 1683, and describes the white settlers' fear of an "Indian massacre" and misunderstandings between the settlers and the Lenni-Lenape.

Held at: Haverford College Quaker & Special Collections [Contact Us]

Extent:: 0.02 linear ft. (1 volume)
Abstract:: The script of Columbia Broadcasting Company's 1950 production of "The Trial of William Penn" is a dramatic retelling of the last day of Penn's trial.

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Extent:: 0.08 linear ft. (1 volume)
Abstract:: The anonymous manuscript "Some Account of William Penn's Birth, Education, and Death, Also: Some Account of his travels in the work of the ministry in some parts of Germany and Holland, etc.," is organized chronologically, and after providing initial biographical information about William Penn, provides brief descriptions of important events in Penn's life, organized by year.

Held at: Haverford College Quaker & Special Collections [Contact Us]

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