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Penn proprietors consent to Pennsylvania supply bill without settling proprietorial disputes

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28 January 1758

Letter from Thomas and Richard Penn to Benjamin Franklin agreeing to allow the Lieutenant Governor to assent to a money supply act for Pennsylvania's defence and public services, despite ongoing disputes between the Proprietors and the Provincial Assembly before the Attorney and Solicitor General. The letter references a previous act for raising £60,000 and striking £55,000 in bills of credit, indicating financial and constitutional tensions in mid-18th-century Pennsylvania governance.

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