Pennsylvania, Colonial and Federal, Vol. 2

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Excerpt from Pennsylvania, Colonial and Federal, Vol. 2: A History, 1608-1903 Richard Penn was superseded in office by his brother John. Who arrived in August, 1773. For a long time Richard did not go near him, and maintained that he had been greatly injured. John indeed Offered, as long as he should be Governor, to allow him 5001. A year, but Richard declared that he would not be his brother's pensioner. There is a story that at a banquet, they sat Opposite to each other, on the right and left hand of the head of the feast, and did not speak to each other during the whole enter tainment. However, Richard was induced to execute, in May. 1774, a release of his claim, and a reconciliation took place when John appointed him naval officer, and Richard, accepting the posi tion, called to thank him. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.