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Conrad Weiser papers

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Conrad Weiser Homestead. n.d. Web. 10 November 2011. http://conradweiserhomestead.org Graeff, Arthur D. Conrad Weiser -- Pennsylvania Peacemaker. Kutztown, Pa.: The Pennsylvania German Folklore Society, 1945. Merrell, James H. Into the American Woods: Negotiators on the Pennsylvania Frontier. New York: W. W. Norton & Company, Inc., 1999. Washington, Ida H. "Conrad Weiser in fact and fiction." Monatshefte, 68.2 (Summer 1976). Walton, Joseph Solomon. Conrad Weiser and the Indian Policy of Colonial Pennsylvania. Philadelphia, Pa.: George W. Jacobs & Company, 1900.

Gift of Heister H. Muhlenberg, 1838; Mr. Paul T. Anderson, 1961; Thomas F. Gordon, n.d.; portion purchased by Gratz Fund, 1936.

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Historical Society of Pennsylvania
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Finding aid prepared by Sarah Newhouse and Anna Baechtold Georgi
Finding Aid Date
November 2011
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This collection was processed during the Digital Center for Americana Project Phase II, which was funded by grants from the National Endowment for the Humanities and the Richard Lounsbery Foundation.
Access Restrictions

This collection is open for research, although access to Conrad Weiser's ledger (Volume 3) and journal (Volume 5) are restricted due to their fragility. Researchers should use the photostat copy of the ledger available in this collection or access either digitized volume through our Digital Library.

Collection Inventory

Christian Busse to Conrad Weiser, 1756.
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Thomas Cookton, 1741 September 12.
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Thomas Cookton, 1741 September 12.
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Conrad Weiser: "Serious Advice to the Germans", 1741 September 20.
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Richard Peters, 1743 February 2.
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Richard Peters to Conrad Weiser, 1743 February 3.
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Conrad Weiser: "Indian Charges" (expense report to the governor of Pennsylvania), 1744.
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Conrad Weiser: Account (1745 July 31) and receipt (1745 December 6), 1745.
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Conrad Weiser to Richard Peters, 1746 September 27.
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Conrad Weiser to Thomas Lee, 1746 April 15.
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Conrad Weiser to Richard Peters (1746 July 5); Richard Peters to Conrad Weiser (1746 July 9), 1746.
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Conrad Weiser to Richard Peters, 1746 August 10.
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Conrad Weiser to Richard Peters, 1753 February.
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Conrad Weiser to William Logan (1747 October 23); Receipt (1748 October 22), 1747, 1748.
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Conrad Weiser to Richard Peters, 1749 May 8.
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Conrad Weiser: Receipt (1749 June 30); Jacobus Routenburg: Testimony regarding slander accusation (1749), 1749.
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Conrad Weiser: Receipt (1749 September 7) and letter fragment (undated), 1749, undated.
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Adam Ulrich: Receipt (1749 November 29); Conrad Weiser: Notes from Six Nations meeting (undated), 1749, undated.
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Conrad Weiser: Proceedings of a Six Nations meeting at Shamokin, undated.
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Richard Peters to Conrad Weiser, 1751 January 24.
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Conrad Weiser: Deposition of Robert Hunter (copy), 1750 February 15.
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Conrad Weiser: Deposition of Robert Hunter, 1750 February 15.
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Conrad Weiser to Thomas Lee, 1750 June 30, 1750 July 25.
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Conrad Weiser: Receipt (1750 September 30); Conrad Weiser to Thomas Lee (1750 October 4), 1750.
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Conrad Weiser: Notes, 1750 October .
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Conrad Weiser to Robert Hunter Morris, circa 1750 October 30.
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Conrad Weiser to Richard Peters (1754); Conrad Weiser: Bill (undated), 1754, undated.
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Conrad Weiser: Memorandum regarding a skirmish in Virginia, circa 1742.
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Conrad Weiser to the governor of Pennsylvania, circa 1742.
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Conrad Weiser to the governor of Pennsylvania (copy), 1751 April 22.
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Conrad Weiser: Bill (1752 January 31); Richard Hockley to Conrad Weiser (1752 March 13), 1752.
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Richard Peters to Conrad Weiser, 1753 January 8.
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Richard Peters to Conrad Weiser, 1753 February 6.
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Conrad Weiser: Accounts, 1753 January, 1753 May.
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Richard Peters to Conrad Weiser, 1753 April 27.
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James Heberling: Bill of sale for land in Pennsylvania (1753 May 23); Peter Brunnholtz: Receipt for Conrad Weiser (1753 July 9), 1753.
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Richard Peters to Conrad Weiser, 1753 July 28.
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Deposition of Rebecca Wortman (1753 December 13); Conrad Weiser to Richard Peters (1754 January 28); Conrad Weiser: Receipt (1754 February 21), 1753, 1754.
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Conrad Weiser to Richard Peters (copy) (1754 March 15); Conrad Weiser: Receipt (1754 December 24), 1754 .
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Richard Peters: Account (1754 August); James Hamilton: Note (undated), 1754, undated.
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Conrad Weiser: Account, 1754 August 20.
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Conrad Weiser to Richard Peters, 1754 October 12.
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Richard Peters to Conrad Weiser; George Gabriel, 1754 November 8.
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Conrad Weiser: Account, 1754 .
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Conrad Weiser to Richard Peters, 1755 March 8.
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Henry Andrew Monture to Conrad Weiser, 1755 April 15.
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Conrad Weiser to unknown, 1757 April 22.
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Conrad Weiser to William Peters (1755 April); William Armstrong to Conrad Weiser (1755 July 22), 1755.
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John Potts to Conrad Weiser, 1755 July 22.
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Conrad Weiser to Richard Peters (1755 August 7); Thomas Penn to Conrad Weiser (letter fragment and copy) (undated); List of Chiefs of the Shawnee Nation (undated), 1755, undated.
Volume 1 Page 55
G. Gotshall: Note (1755 September 3); Conrad Weiser to Richard Peters (1755 October 2), 1755.
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Richard Peters to Conrad Weiser, 1755 October 14.
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Richard Peters to Conrad Weiser, 1755 October 18.
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Richard Peters to Conrad Weiser, 1755 October 25.
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Conrad Weiser: Letter fragment, 1755 November 18.
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Instructions to company commanders on how to raise a company, undated.
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Conrad Weiser to unknown, undated.
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Conrad Weiser to Robert Hunter Morris, 1756 January 5.
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George Jacob Shirman: Receipt (1756 January 10); Henry Dubs: Receipt (1756 May), 1756.
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Conrad Weiser to William Johnson (1751 February 8); Conrad Weiser: Receipt (1756 February 17), 1751, 1756.
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James Hamilton, et al.: Order for payment to Conrad Weiser (1756 February 27); Conrad Weiser: Receipt (1756 March 9), 1756.
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Frederick Weiser: Receipt; Peter Spycker: Receipt, 1756 March 10.
Volume 1 Page 67
Christian Busse to Conrad Weiser, 1756 March 15.
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Conrad Weiser to Robert Hunter Morris, 1756 March 15.
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Christian Busse: Letter fragment (1756 March 17); Christian Busse to Samuel Weiser (1756 March 18), 1756.
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Christian Busse to Conrad Weiser, 1756 April 3.
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Richard Peters to Conrad Weiser (1756 April 5); Christian Busse: Receipt (1756 May 29), 1756.
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Conrad Weiser: Account, 1756 July 6.
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Christian Busse to Conrad Weiser, 1756 May 27.
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Richard Peters to Conrad Weiser, 1756 June 15.
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Christian Busse to Conrad Weiser (1756 July 15); Peter Spycker to Conrad Weiser (1757 July 11), 1756, 1757.
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Conrad Weiser: Account, 1756 July.
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Christian Busse to Conrad Weiser, 1756 July 21.
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Richard Peters to Conrad Weiser (1756 July 24); Robert Brown deposition (1756 August), 1756.
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Christian Busse: Receipt, 1756 August 11.
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Christian Busse to Conrad Weiser, 1756 August 21.
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Richard Peters to Conrad Weiser, 1756 August 28.
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List of the company stationed at Fort Henry, 1756 August 7-September 5.
Volume 1 Page 83
Conrad Weiser: Extracts from newspapers, 1754 July 1-1756 October 16.
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Conrad Weiser to John Nicholas Weatherholt (1756 September 21); Richard Peters to Conrad Weiser (1756 October), 1756.
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List of the company stationed at Fort Henry, 1756 September 6-October 5.
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Christian Busse to Conrad Weiser (1756 October 3); Christian Busse: Memorandum (1756 October 13), 1756.
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Richard Peters to Conrad Weiser, 1756 October 5.
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Christian Busse to Conrad Weiser, 1756 October 23.
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Christian Busse to Conrad Weiser (1756 November 13); Catrina Ogilby to Conrad Weiser (1756 November 24), 1756.
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Richard Peters to Conrad Weiser, 1756 December 7.
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Christian Busse to Conrad Weiser, 1756 December 15.
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Christian Busse to Conrad Weiser, 1757 June 3.
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List of numbers of men in the First Battalion, Pennsylvania Regiment, undated.
Volume 2 Page 13
Christian Schneyder to Samuel Weiser; Letter from Fort Augusta, undated.
Volume 2 Page 15
Frederick Smith (Schmidt) to Christian Busse (1757); List of recipients of guns from N. Kintgor's wagon (1757 January 7), 1757.
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Christian Busse to Conrad Weiser, 1757 January 7.
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Christian Busse to Conrad Weiser, 1756 January 7.
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Christian Busse to Conrad Weiser, 1756 January 10.
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Conrad Weiser: Letter fragment, circa 1753.
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Conrad Weiser: Narrative fragment, circa 1750.
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RIchard Peters to Conrad Weiser (1757 January 22); Jacob Waltersdolf to unknown (1757 January 28); William Parsons to Conrad Weiser (1757 January 28), 1757.
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Accounts of powder and lead supplies (1757); Richard Peters to Conrad Weiser (1757 February 15), 1757, 1757 February 15.
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Jacob G.to Conrad Weiser, 1757 February 15.
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Christian Busse to Conrad Weiser, 1757 February 20.
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Johann Fridrich Handschuh to Conrad Weiser, 1757 February 24.
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Christian Busse to Conrad Weiser, 1757 February 25, 1757 March 9.
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Andreas Engel to Conrad Weiser (1756 March 9); Fridrich Leubold: Receipt (1757 March 14), 1756, 1757.
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Frederick Smith (Schmidt) to Conrad Weiser, 1757 March 4.
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Richard Peters to Conrad Weiser, 1757 March 19.
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William Parsons to Conrad Weiser, 1757 March 26.
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William Parsons to Conrad Weiser, 1757 April 16.
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List of men in John Nicholas Weatherholt's company, 1757 April 21.
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Christian Busse to Conrad Weiser, 1757 May 1.
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Frederick Smith (Schmidt) to Conrad Weiser, 1757 May 2.
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Conrad Weiser to Captain Young, 1757 May 2.
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Christian Busse to Conrad Weiser (1757 May 12); Conrad Weiser to Peter Spycker (copy) (1757 May 23), 1757.
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Peter Spycker to the governor of Pennsylvania (1757 May 24); Number of persons killed and scalped (1758 April-May), 1757, 1758.
Volume 2 Page 61
Land ownership dispute, 1757 May 27.
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James Hyndshaw to Conrad Weiser, 1757 May 13.
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Frederick Smith (Schmidt) to Conrad Weiser, 1757 May 13.
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William Parsons to Conrad Weiser, undated.
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Friederich Weiser: Receipt (1757 June 1); James Patterson to Conrad Weiser (1757 June 2), 1757.
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Conrad Weiser to Henry Bouquet: Letter fragment, 1759 June.
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Letter fragment, 1757 June.
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Georg Eberhardt to Conrad Weiser, 1757 June 12.
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Conrad Weiser: Receipt (1757 June 13); Conrad Weiser: Journal extract (1757 June 22), 1757.
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Christian Busse to Conrad Weiser, 1757 June 24.
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Christian Busse to Conrad Weiser (1757 June 23); Conrad Weiser: Notes on Indian affairs (1757).
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Conrad Weiser to Jacob Morgan (1757 June 25); Conrad Weiser to the governor of Pennsylvania (1757 July 12), 1757.
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Matthew Lowry testimony (1757 July 16); Fragment of a cover (1757 July), 1757.
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Christian Busse to Conrad Weiser, 1757 August 15.
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List of persons killed and scalped, circa 1757.
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List of persons killed, undated.
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Phillip Martsloff to Conrad Weiser, 1757.
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James Burd to Conrad Weiser: Letter fragment and copy, 1757 October 13.
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Conrad Weiser to William Young, 1757 October 27.
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James Young to Conrad Weiser, 1757 October 27.
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Richard Peters to Conrad Weiser, 1757 November 9.
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Conrad Weiser to the governor of Pennsylvania (1757 November 9); Conrad Weiser to unknown (1757 November 10), 1757.
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Conrad Weiser to Richard Peters, 1757 November 10.
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List of persons killed and scalped, 1757 November 27.
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Peter Spycker: List of persons killed, 1757 November 28.
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Conrad Weiser to James Hyndshaw, 1757 November 30.
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James Hyndshaw to Conrad Weiser, 1757 December 2.
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Jacob Orndt: List of persons killed, 1757 December 16.
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Jacob Morgan to Conrad Weiser, 1757 December 20.
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John Nicholas Weatherholt: List of persons killed (1757 December 21); Conrad Weiser: Account book page (copy) (1782), 1757, 1782.
Volume 2 Page 119
List of men detached from Christian Busse's battalion or enlisted by Conrad Weiser, undated.
Volume 2 Page 121
Conrad Weiser to the governor of Pennsylvania: Drafts of two letters, undated.
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Letter to Samuel Weiser (1758 February 6); Military daily report (1758 February 28), 1758.
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Richard Peters to Conrad Weiser, 1758 March 14.
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List of men in Samuel Weiser's company at Fort Henry, 1758 May 19.
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Richard Peters to Conrad Weiser, 1760 June 25.
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Letter to Conrad Weiser: Draft, 1758 July 28.
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John Lester to Conrad Weiser (1758 July 19); Richard Peters to unknown (1758 September 13), 1758.
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Notes (1757 September 24); Conrad Weiser: Receipt (1759 October 24), 1757 September 24, 1759 October 24.
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Benjamin Lightfoot to Richard Peters, 1758 October 31.
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Conrad Weiser to Richard Peters, 1758 December 16.
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Richard Peters to Conrad Weiser, 1758 December 22.
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Conrad Weiser to Aller and Meyer, 1759 January 1.
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Richard Tea to Conrad Weiser, 1759 February 16.
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Richard Peters to unknown, 1759 March 2.
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Conrad Weiser to Johann Conrad Weiser Sr., 1759 April 1.
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John Nicholas Weatherholt to Conrad Weiser (1759 April 5); Unaddressed and anonymous letter (1759 April 14), 1759.
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Conrad Weiser to Richard Peters, 1759 April 19.
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Richard Peters to unknown, 1759 May 18.
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Conrad Weiser to Henry Bouquet, 1759 June 25.
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Conrad Weiser to Sebastian Zimmerman, 1759 July 11.
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Sebastian Zimmerman to Conrad Weiser, 1759 August 23.
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Richard Peters to Conrad Weiser, 1759 May 15.
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Richard Hockley to Conrad Weiser, 1760 January 7.
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Richard Peters to Conrad Weiser, 1760 February 21.
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Conrad Weiser to "the secretary;" James Burd to Conrad Weiser, 1760 March 1.
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Conrad Weiser to the keeper of the Berks County jail (1760 March 14); Frederick Weiser: Receipt (1760 July 14), 1760.
Volume 2 Page 173
Samuel Weiser: Receipts, 1760 September 4, 1760 September 19.
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Land ownership dispute: Elisabeth and Maria Catherine Shell versus Martin Shell, 1761.
Volume 2 Page 177
Michel Trio to Samuel Weiser, 1762 September 9.
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Johann Christopher Seal to Samuel Weiser, circa 1762 March 24.
Volume 2 Page 181
Samuel Weiser to William Peters, 1762 April 27.
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Heirs of Conrad Weiser: Letter regarding land ownership and inheritance, undated.
Volume 2 Page 185
Friedrich Marten to Samuel Weiser, 1762 August 29.
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"Case of the heirs of Conrad Weiser...respecting their claim to certain lands", undated.
Volume 2 Page 189
Muster roll for the company of John Nicholas Weatherholt, 1763 July 18-August 24.
Volume 2 Page 191
William Peters to Samuel Weiser, 1763 September 12.
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Christian Schneyder to Samuel Weiser, 1763 September 15.
Volume 2 Page 195
Loan from William Reeser to Samuel Weiser, 1764 May 16.
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Friedrich Weiser to Samuel Weiser, 1764 June.
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Johann Fleischer to Samuel Weiser: Bill (1764 December 15); Unknown to Samuel Weiser (1766 June 16), 1764, 1766.
Volume 2 Page 201
Henderson to Samuel Weiser, 1764 July 3.
Volume 2 Page 203
Land transfer from Henry Seydenbander to Daniel Bossert, undated.
Volume 2 Page 205
Land surveys and maps, undated.
Volume 2 Page 207
Account between Thomas Lincoln and Samuel Weiser (undated); Frederick Weiser to Samuel Weiser (1766 October 21), undated, 1766.
Volume 2 Page 209
Samuel Weiser: Account with John Womelsdorf, undated.
Volume 2 Page 211
James Biddle to Samuel Weiser, undated.
Volume 2 Page 213
Conrad Weiser ledger [restricted], 1746-1783.
Volume 3
Conrad Weiser ledger: Photostat copy, 1746-1783.
Volume 4
Conrad Weiser: Journal: A Journal of the proceedings of Conrad Weiser in his journey to Onontago, 1750. 1 volume.
Volume 5
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Conrad Weiser: Journal: A Journal of the proceedings of Conrad Weiser in his journey to Ohio [Photostat copy], 1748.
Volume 6

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