The Papers of William Penn, Volume 2: 168-1684 - Papers of William Penn

Marc Notes: Vol. 5 is edited by Edwin B. Bronner and David Fraser.; Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Contributor Bio:  Dunn, Richard S Richard S. Dunn is Roy F. and Jeannette P. Nichols Professor Emeritus of American History at the University of Pennsylvania. Among his publications are "Sugar and Slaves" in 1972; "The Papers of William Penn", edited with Mary Maples Dunn, in four volumes published in 1981 1987; and "The Journal of John Winthrop", edited with Laetitia Yeandle, published in 1996. He also designed the McNeil Center for Early American Studies at the University of Pennsylvania and was its founding director. Contributor Bio:  Penn, William Penn founded Pennsylvania as a "Holy Experiment" under Charles II. He was a well-known proponent of religious freedom and tolerance in England and parts of Europe, specifically as a Quaker. His convictions landed him in jail serveral times. He wrote No Cross, No Crown while imprisoned in the Tower of London. As is the case with most who carry the truth of the gospel so passionately, he spent much time in prison for what he believed.