The Papers of William Penn, Volume 4 1701-1718

Craig W. Horle, Richard S. Dunn, Mary Maples Dunn, Alison Duncan Hirsch, Marianne S. Wokeck, Joy Wiltenburg — 2016

This volume documents the final eighteen years of William Penn's life, from 1701 to 1718. It opens with his last months as resident proprietor of Pennsylvania—a moment of great importance in the political history of the colony. It ends with his death on 30 July 1718, after a lingering illness.