Difference between revisions of "The Solitude"
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+ | * [[John Penn|Penn, John]], date unknown, entry in Penn's MS Journal, f. 34, Historical Society of Pennsylvania (quoted in Fergusson 1977: 46)<ref>Fergusson 1977, [https://www.zotero.org/groups/54737/items/itemKey/AT5PU4S9 view on Zotero].</ref> | ||
+ | :"In the Spring of 84 left Philadelphia to find a spot, to build. I had then a notion of hte possibility of settling in the country. . . I felt, indeed, the accustomed 'amor patriae', & admiration of England, but sometimes a republican sentiment, which attached me to America, & almost tempted me to stay." | ||
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* [[George Washington|Washington, George]], July 19, 1787, diary entry describing The Solitude, estate of [[John Penn]], near Philadelphia, Pa.<ref>Washington Papers, [http://founders.archives.gov/documents/Washington/01-05-02-0002-0007-0019 ''Founders Online'', National Archives].</ref> | * [[George Washington|Washington, George]], July 19, 1787, diary entry describing The Solitude, estate of [[John Penn]], near Philadelphia, Pa.<ref>Washington Papers, [http://founders.archives.gov/documents/Washington/01-05-02-0002-0007-0019 ''Founders Online'', National Archives].</ref> | ||
:"Dined (after coming out of Convention)at Mr. [[John Penn]] the youngers. Drank Tea & spent the evening at my lodgings." | :"Dined (after coming out of Convention)at Mr. [[John Penn]] the youngers. Drank Tea & spent the evening at my lodgings." |
Revision as of 20:57, November 28, 2016
Overview
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Site Dates:
Site Owner(s): John Penn
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Location: Philadelphia, PA
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History
Texts
- Penn, John, date unknown, entry in Penn's MS Journal, f. 34, Historical Society of Pennsylvania (quoted in Fergusson 1977: 46)[1]
- "In the Spring of 84 left Philadelphia to find a spot, to build. I had then a notion of hte possibility of settling in the country. . . I felt, indeed, the accustomed 'amor patriae', & admiration of England, but sometimes a republican sentiment, which attached me to America, & almost tempted me to stay."
- Washington, George, July 19, 1787, diary entry describing The Solitude, estate of John Penn, near Philadelphia, Pa.[2]
- "Dined (after coming out of Convention)at Mr. John Penn the youngers. Drank Tea & spent the evening at my lodgings."
- Birch, William Russell, 1808, The Country Seats of the United States of North America (1808: unpaginated)[3]
- "Here a pleasing solitude at once speaks the propriety of its title. Upon further research the solitary rocks, and the waters of the Schuylkill add sublimity to quietness. The house is built with great taste for a bachelor, by the former Governor John Penn, since the revolution."
Images
John Nancarrow, "Plan of the Seat of John Penn, jun'r: Esqr: in Blockley Township and County of Philadelphia," 1790.
William Russell Birch, "Solitude in Pennsylv.a belonging to M.r Penn," in The Country Seats of the United States (1808), pl. 9.
Other Resources
The Solitude - Philadelphia Zoo
Notes
- ↑ Fergusson 1977, view on Zotero.
- ↑ Washington Papers, Founders Online, National Archives.
- ↑ William Russell Birch, The Country Seats of the United States, ed. by Emily T. Cooperman (Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press, 2009), 58, view on Zotero.