Memoirs of the Historical Society of Pennsylvania, 1827, Vol. 2 (Classic Reprint)

Book excerpt: Excerpt from Memoirs of the Historical Society of Pennsylvania, 1827, Vol. 2 These noble aspirations, and wise resolutions, never forsook the mind of Penn, and all that could be taught by precept and by example, was taught and shown by this apostle of Christianity and mo rals, to his unenlightened brethren, to produce the great [and good ends which he so ardently desired for them. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.