James Logan was a colonial statesman and scholar, and served as secretary of the Province of Pennsylvania and clerk of the Provincial Council from 1701 to 1717.
1 volume, 12 p.; second copy, 16 p.
Presented by Dr. and Mrs. George Logan, 1817; accessioned, 1900.
Printed in "The Register of Pennsylvania," Samuel Hazard, ed. (Philadelphia: William F. Geddes, 1830) vol. 5, p. 405.
James Logan was a leading official in the proprietary interests, and this collection contains his letters that touch on all matter relating to the interests of the colony and especially the proprietor. This specific volume has letters and other documents detailing the legal case as it related to the Maryland-Pennsylvania boundary dispute. Although many of the volumes in the Logan collection are transcriptions, this document appears to be an original.
