Checking out Pennsylvania's charter on ‘Charter Day'
(WHTM) — Sunday was Charter Day, and people lined up at the State Archives in Harrisburg to see what is essentially Pennsylvania's birth certificate.
The charter, granted to William Penn by King Charles II in 1681, is written on four pieces of parchment.
The delicate document is preserved by the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission and is kept in a special vault at the State Archives.
But, once a year, they bring it out so the public can see the document that laid the foundation for our Commonwealth.
We have high resolution scans of it. We even have something of a three dimensional scan of the document itself,' Aaron McWilliams, of the Pennsylvania State Archives, said. 'So, there isn't a reason to pull it out simply to get the information and see what it looks like. We have the digital copies, however it is to the benefit, it is to the public's record, and the public should have a right to see this document, the original to, again, not only see physically, but also see its condition, and to see that it is being preserved and kept for them.'
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