[ Autographs ] William Penn 1644-1718 English Quaker, religious reformer and colonist, a framer of the Pennsylvania Charter of 1677 who received the grant of Pennsylvania from Charles II in 1681 Manuscript D.S. "Wm. Penn" as Governor of the "Province of Pennsylvania in America", 1p. small folio, [England], Nov. 24, 1690 Penn certifies an "Originall Deed which I have seene", signing the document beside its wax seal. Very slight show-through from docket onverso, otherwise in fine condition, attractively matted and framed with an engraving.