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The accounts of two Pennsylvania German furniture makers--Abraham Overholt, Bucks County, 1790-1833, and Peter Ranck, Lebanon County, 1794-1817

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Author
Overholt, Abraham,
Date of Publication
1978.
Call Number
684 K44
Responsibility
translated and edited by Alan G. Keyser, Larry M. Neff, and Frederick S. Weiser.
ISBN
0911122389
Author
Overholt, Abraham,
Place of Publication
Breinigsville
Publisher
Pennsylvania German Society,
Date of Publication
1978.
Physical Description
xvii, 238 p. : ill. ; 28 cm.
Series
Sources and documents of the Pennsylvania Germans ;
Subjects
Overholt, Abraham, - 1765-1834.
Ranck, Peter, - 1770-1851.
Furniture industry and trade - Pennsylvania - Bucks County
Furniture industry and trade - Pennsylvania - Lebanon County
Bucks County (Pa.) - History.
Lebanon County (Pa.) - History.
Additional Author
Ranck, Peter,
Keyser, Alan G.
Neff, Larry M.
Weiser, Frederick Sheely,
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
684 K44
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Friedrich Heinrich Gelwicks, shoemaker and distiller : accounts, 1760-1783, Manheim Township, York County, Pennsylvania

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo7491
Author
Gelwicks, Friedrich Heinrich,
Date of Publication
1979.
Call Number
685 N383
Responsibility
translated and edited by Larry M. Neff and Frederick S. Weiser.
ISBN
0911122397
Author
Gelwicks, Friedrich Heinrich,
Place of Publication
Breinigsville, Pa
Publisher
Pennsylvania German Society,
Date of Publication
1979.
Physical Description
xvi, 152 p. : ill. ; 28 cm.
Series
Sources and documents of the Pennsylvania Germans ;
Notes
"The Genuine brandy distillery; or, The art of making brandy, gin, and cordial ... printed 1809 [selections]": p. 97-107.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Summary
This book is one in a series that seeks to provide information about the German immigrants of Pennsylvania in the 18th century. Friedrich Gelwicks was a farmer, a shoemaker, a still operator, and was active in his church.The records he kept regarding his business and personal activities in his life paints a picture of life in 18th century Pennsylvania .
Subjects
Gelwicks, Fredrich Heinrich, - 1712-1783.
Pennsylvania Dutch
Pennsylvania - History - Sources.
Additional Author
Neff, Larry M.
Weiser, Frederick Sheely,
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
685 N383
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