Penn Treaty
Penn Treaty

Penn Treaty

  • Treaty of Friendship created
  • Along the Delaware River at Shackamaxon – a sacred gathering place for Lenapes
  • chiefs of the Lenape (represented by their spokesman Chief Tamanend) met with William Penn
  • “living as one flesh and one blood . . . as long as the creeks and rivers run and the sun, moon and stars endure.” – reportedly stated by William Penn and Chief Tamanend
  • Relationship with William Penn was good and still honored by the Lenape