The German immigration into Pennsylvania through the port of Philadelphia, 1700 to 1775. Part II. The redemptioners. Prepared at the request of the Pennsylvania-German society
ix, 7-330 p. illus. (incl. facsims.) 16 pl., 6 port. (incl. front.) 25 cm.
Notes
Also published as pt. VII of Pennsylvania: the German influence in its settlement and development in The Pennsylvania-German society proceedings and addresses ... vol. X. 1900.
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 3, no. 1
Summary
"The writer of the following letters was the celebrated Jacob Duche, D.D., born in Philadelphia in 1737...He adhered to the cause of the Colonies at the breaking out of the Revolution...[but] As the war progressed...he lost his courage and hope of the patriot cause...The extracts here quoted have a decided value of their own, inasmuch as they throw new light on some points in the history of the Ephrata Brotherhood."
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 3, no. 8/9
Summary
A report that a letter written by Secretary of War General Henry Knox in 1791 to Lancaster's General Edward Hand had been obtained by the Lancaster County Historical Society. The letter was about some buildings owned by Franklin College that had been used to store government supplies. Knox was telling Hand that there was not yet a federal facility to move the supplies to, so he asked Hand to make other arrangements if the College needed the buildings or to rent the buildings if required. The text of the letter is included in the article.
