granted; and
WHEREAS, King Charles II signed the Charter of Pennsylvania
on March 4, 1681, and it was officially proclaimed on April 2;
and
WHEREAS, The colony was named in honor of William Penn's
father; and
WHEREAS, The colony included lands between the 39th and 42nd
degrees of north latitude and from the Delaware River westward
for five degrees of longitude; and
WHEREAS, The Duke of York also deeded to Penn his claim to
what is now the state of Delaware; and
WHEREAS, William Penn set sail for Pennsylvania on a ship
called the Welcome; and
WHEREAS, After 57 days, the Welcome arrived in New Castle,
Delaware; and
WHEREAS, However, William Penn did not disembark until he
docked in Chester, Pennsylvania, on what is believed to be
October 29, 1682; and
WHEREAS, William Penn marveled at the place and found the
land good and the air serene; and
WHEREAS, William Penn renamed the area, which was called
Upland by Swedish settlers, Chester after the city in Cheshire
County, England; and
WHEREAS, Chester became Pennsylvania's first incorporated
municipality and William Penn had grand visions for the area;
and
WHEREAS, William Penn summoned the settlement's largest
landowner, James Sandelands, to negotiate a deal to establish
Chester as the capital of Pennsylvania; and
WHEREAS, William Penn and James Sandelands were unable to
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