What little government there was, had been provided by the Upland Court under the laws of James, Duke of York, nominally supervised by the Governor of New York.
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After receiving the charter for the Province of Pennsylvania on March 4, 1681 from King Charles II of England, Penn appointed William Markham as Deputy Governor on April 10, 1681.
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The monument at the William Penn Landing Site marks the spot of the first landing of William Penn on the territory of Pennsylvania, on October 28 or 29, 1682 (O.S.).
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