These minutes record the business of, and actions taken by, the Provincial Council.
Provenance
Presented by George and Deborah Norris Logan, 1817; accessioned, 1913. See in-house shelf list for additional accession numbers adn dates.
General physical description
3 volumes, 520 p.
General note
The minutes for 1700-1712 were printed in Hazard's "Register of Pennsylvania" 6 (1830): p. 9 and following.
Early American History Note
These three volumes contain the minutes of the Pennsylvania Provincial Council from 1693 to 1717. The manuscripts are often difficult to read. They have been printed elsewhere in both the Pennsylvania Archives and Hazard’s Register.
Genre(s)
- Minutes.
- Official Government Documents and Records
Geographic Name(s)
- Pennsylvania -- Politics and government -- To 1775.
Subject(s)
- Colonial Politics
- Government Affairs
- Pennsylvania History
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