Register of German redemptioners

Held at: Historical Society of Pennsylvania [Contact Us]1300 Locust Street, Philadelphia, PA, 19107

This is a finding aid. It is a description of archival material held at the Historical Society of Pennsylvania. Unless otherwise noted, the materials described below are physically available in their reading room, and not digitally available through the web.

Call Number:: Am.3791
Repository:: Historical Society of Pennsylvania
Extent:: 0.28 linear feet (; 2 volumes)
Language:: English
Preferred Citation:: Cite as: [Indicate cited item or series here], Register of German redemptioners (Collection Am .3791), The Historical Society of Pennsylvania.
Date:: 1785-1831 (inclusive)
Abstract:: This collection contains two registers of German immigrants who became indentured as servants in Philadelphia in order to repay the cost of their trans-Atlantic voyage. These volumes cover the years 1785-1804 and 1817-1831. The registers record the names of individuals and families involved, county and state of residence, duration of service, what servants will receive upon their freedom, and occasionally further contract particulars, such as if the servant is to receive some education. Indentures are listed chronologically and both volumes are indexed.

Subject

Place

Publisher: Historical Society of Pennsylvania
Finding Aid Author: Finding aid prepared by Sarah Newhouse
Finding Aid Date: July 2011
Sponsor: 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.

Collection Inventory

Collection information not available.

Suggest a correction

Main content

Notifications

Overview and metadata sections

Collection Overview

Related Materials

Name and Subject Headings

Subject

Place

Administrative Information

Collection Inventory

Print, Suggest