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Front Matter


The Name of My City
My Own Name
Why We Went to London
Bound for America
On Board Ship
Unknown Country
The End of the Voyage
Going Ashore
Our First Shelter
A Tedious Task
Our Cave Home Completed
How We Kept House
How the Savages Come to Town
What the Savages Wore
Game in Plenty
Sea Food
News of the "Factor"
Arrival of the "Amity"
Going to Meet the "Factor"
A Long and Tiresome Journey
Meeting Old Friends
Roasting Turkeys
Turning an Honest Penny
Choosing a Place for the City
Building the City
A Bear Hunt
The New Home
William Penn's Care for the Colonists
The First Baby
How the Indians Live
Indian Utensils and Tools
Canoes of Bark
Making Wampum
The Beehive Huts
Finishing the Cure
Starting a Fire
Cooking Indian Corn
News of William Penn's Arrival
Our Humble Preparations
The Welcome to Penn
A Day of Festivities
Penn Joins in the Sports
More Serious Business
What a Bake Oven Is
Baking in the New Oven
Penn Plans to Buy Land from the Savages
The Meeting of Penn and the Indians
The Price Paid for the Land
The Gratitude of the Indians
Trapping Wild Turkeys
New Arrivals
A Government by the People
The Promise of a School
Dock Creek Bridge
The Nail Business
Buying Iron in the New York City
No Merrymaking after Dark
Busy Days
Enoch Flower's School
The End of Our School Days
The Settlement of Germantown
New Laws in Our Own Town
A Division of Opinion
A Matter of History
Trouble over the Boundary Lines
Members of the Governor's Following
A Proud Departure
The Settlement of Chester
Dining in State
Anchored off New Castle
An Uncomfortable Night and Morning
A Dull Journey
In Lord Baltimore's City
A Splendid Home
A Question of Duty
Amy of Maryland
The Shops of Maryland
The Result of the Visit
Philadelphia Progresses
William Penn Goes Back to London