tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1237087217187172116.post7317956692215494658..comments2024-03-28T10:44:30.518-06:00Comments on American Creation: William Penn and Quaker BeliefsBrad Harthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17669677047039491864noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1237087217187172116.post-2195808665813644392008-12-04T08:43:00.000-07:002008-12-04T08:43:00.000-07:00Yes, Tom, that is an absolutely incontrovertible f...Yes, Tom, that is an absolutely incontrovertible fact! <BR/><BR/>Pennsylvania's founders father, Admiral Sir William Penn (whose ship actually delivered King Charles II to England at the restoration of the crown) had put up quite a bit of his own money to finance the Royal Navy. The King owed him 16,000 English pounds! Not a bad price for the future State of Pennsylvania!Roger Saundershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06873546409788237480noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1237087217187172116.post-86837075381537771282008-12-04T00:55:00.000-07:002008-12-04T00:55:00.000-07:00Roger, I grew up literally within 2 miles of Billy...Roger, I grew up literally within 2 miles of Billy Penn's pad, Penn Manor.<BR/><BR/>What I only ran across recently was that Penn got a charter for Pennsylvania only because the king owed Billy's father a lot of money for financing a war. Because the Crown had no available cash, that settled the debt.<BR/><BR/>Thank God for money, or the lack of it...Tom Van Dykehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07121072404143877596noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1237087217187172116.post-53532708072290060132008-12-02T06:25:00.000-07:002008-12-02T06:25:00.000-07:00My Grandmothers Family were Quakers. Jacob Jackso...My Grandmothers Family were Quakers. Jacob Jackson (GGGG Grandfather) was an elder in the New Garden Monthly Meeting in Guilford, NC and helped tend the wounded there after when requested by "The Fightiung Quaker", General Nathaniel Greene, after "The Battle of Guilford Courthouse" in the American Revolution.Roger Saundershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06873546409788237480noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1237087217187172116.post-71808782585186783392008-12-01T16:57:00.000-07:002008-12-01T16:57:00.000-07:00Great post. I plan on a lot of time in the future...Great post. I plan on a lot of time in the future studying the ins and outs of the Quakers. From an historical perspective I think they more than any other Christian sect have been so "right" and "ahead" of the learning curve on so many pressing issues.<BR/><BR/>I'm actually thinking about joining the Quakers. Maybe as a PA (Phila. area) resident for over 30 years I have a bias towards them.Jonathan Rowehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04079637406589278386noreply@blogger.com