Difficulties arose between the Proprietaries and government of the province of Pennsylvania, which were referred to the mother country for adjustment.
"Sages and Heroes of the American Revolution"
L. Carroll Judson
But who were the Proprietaries of these bones, or what bodies these ashes made up, were a question above antiquarism; not to be resolved by man, nor easily perhaps by spirits except we consult the provincial guardians, or tutelary observators.
"Sketches and Studies in Italy and Greece, Vol III."
John Symonds
The Proprietaries of both Jerseys reassumed their former authority.
"The Quaker Colonies A Chronicle of the Proprietors of the Delaware, Volume 8 in The Chronicles Of America Series"
Sydney G. Fisher