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(PENNSYLVANIA.) Manuscript Document Signed by 87 early settlers of Chester, PA, a petition to Colonial Governor John Evans for a road to be established between Chester and Philadelphia. 4 pages, folded 4to sheet; chipped in bottom margin with loss to a few signatures, a bit toned and brittle. Chester, PA, 1704
Chester was the first area to be settled in Pennsylvania, first occupied by Swedes in 1645. Indeed, William Penn intended to establish the seat of his colony in Chester, but was afraid that it would infringe on Lord Baltimore's grant and founded Philadelphia instead.
