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- Copyright © 2003 by The University of North Carolina Press.
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Abstract
CATHERINE LA COURREYE BLECKI San Jose State University LORETT TREESE Bryn Mawr University Susanna Wright's ``The Grove'' A Philosophic Exchange with James Logan ``I am causing some land to be surveyed near the late Shawana town to John Wright and others for settlement,'' James Logan (16741751) wrote in 1726 to the Lancaster County Indian leader known to the British as ``Captain Civility.'' 1 According to Frederick B. Tolles, Logan's biographer, there are many good reasons that Logan would have wanted to establish a Quaker settlement on the eastern shore of the Susquehanna River at a time when the general area was dominated by Germans and Scots-Irish. Having served the province of Pennsylvania and its proprietary Penn family as secretary of the province, commissioner of property, president of the Governor's Council, and chief justice, Logan certainly had the power to allocate Pennsylvania's real estate. One reason for choosing the Wright family as recipients of land near the Susquehanna might have been his unique friendship and regard for a remarkable woman many years his junior, Susanna Wright (16971785). Susanna Wright lived most of her life in Lancaster County, near what is now Columbia, Pennsylvania.2 An educated and energetic woman who
Journal
Early American Literature – University of North Carolina Press
Published: Jun 27, 2003