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Holland hires Henry Hudson to explore
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Hendrickson sails up the Deleware and on his return finds the Schuykill River.
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William Penn, the founder of Pennsylvania, was born.
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The King signed the Charter of Pennsylvania
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Penn made his cousin, William Markham deputy governor of the province.
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the Duke of York deeded to Penn his claim to the three lower counties on the Delaware, which are now the state of Delaware.
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The Proprietor arrived in Pennsylvania on the ship Welcome.