Show naming contrary CoLt to popular belief penn wa was s not lindred kitred for or its quaker founder but in ili honor of his ili fattier father admiral sir william penn ienn the elder renn had loaned SOO 00 to charles II 11 kins king of angland ln Un glaud gland claim to which unpaid loan was in hersted by the son upon ills his fattier fathers death la in repayment the younger ouner oun er penn pend asked for a tract of land in amerlean Amerl cil north of maryland the request aas as granted w writes rites G 1 II 11 turner in the kansas city times after which he wrote as follows to his friend turner this day my country was confirmed to me under the great seal sea of angland nn gland ith large harge powers and privileges by the name of pennsylvania Ienn Penn silvani silvania i a name the king would give it in lion or of my father |