Philadelphia Corporation / Records Joan Decker / /
Country
Kingdom of England / United Kingdom / /
Currency
GBP / /
Facility
Center square / port of Philadelphia / statue of Merchants / Gaol Delivery / /
Holiday
Commonwealth Day / /
IndustryTerm
basic public services / /
NaturalFeature
Creeks Rivers / Society Hill / Dellaware River / Navigable Rivers / River Dellaware / /
Organization
General Assembly / Anglican Church / Aldermen & Comon Council / Court of Record Quarterly / Service of the officers of the Customs / Corporation’s Common Council / Common Council / General Assembly of the Province / Aldermen & Common Council / Mayor Aldermen & Comon Council / Recorder Sheriffe Aldermen & Common Council / Recorder Alderman & Comon Council / UN Court / City government / Philadelphia Michael A. Nutter Mayor Department / Comon Council / /
Person
Thomas Story / Anthony Morris Joseph Wilcox Nathan Stanbury Charles / Samuel Buckley James Atkinson Penticost / Recorder Aldermen / John Parsons William Hudson William / William Lee Nehemiah Allen Thomas Paschall / Nathan Stanbury Charles Read Thomas / James Atkinson Penticost Teague Francis / William Hudson William Lee Nehemiah / Henry Badcock / Joshua Carpenter Griffith Jones Anthony / Allen Thomas Paschall John Budd / Edward Smout Samuel Buckley James / Thomas Farmar / William Penn / Williams Raign Intituled / Recorder Alderman / Charles Read Thomas Masters / /
Position
chief officer / Mayor / Queen / said Mayor / Clerk / present Town Clerk and Clerk / Proprietor / City Sheriff and Town Clerk / King / Governor / Commissioner / Comon Concill men Constables Clerk / present Mayor / Sheriff / Governor of the Province of Pennsylvania &c To / /
ProvinceOrState
Philadelphia / Pennsylvania &c To / Pennsilvania And / Philadelphia And Shall / Pennsylvania / /
Introduction The Charter of the City of Philadelphia of October 25, 1701 is the oldest document in the city’s custody that relates to its early municipal government. It is also the only charter of the city that bears t