Creator: Pastorius, Francis Daniel / Language: German / Year: <span class="from" data-blrl-begin="1650">1650</span> to <span class="to" data-blrl-end="1699">1699</span> - Philadelphia Area Archives Search Results

Start Over Creator Pastorius, Francis Daniel Language German Year 1650 to 1699

Extent:: 1.6 linear feet (; 2 volumes)
Abstract:: This collection contains the Grund und Lager Buch begun by Francis Daniel Pastorius to document the founding of the Germantown area of Philadelphia and its settlement. This volume includes "Rules and regulations for settlers" (1689-1697) and a copy of the charter for Germantown granted to Pastorius. This collection also contains an English translation of the German and Latin entries in the Grund und Lager Buch made by Marion Dexter Learned for the Historical Society of Pennsylvania in 1910.

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