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Fahnestock family papers

Papers of the Fahnestock family include: 6 letters in German with translations, 1726-1765, by Johan Dietrich Fahnestuck of Ephrata, to relatives in Germany describing conditions in America; copies of letters, 1860-1861, by Benjamin A. Fahnestock and his wife, Anna Maria Wolff Fahnestock of Philadelp...

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Main Author: Fahnestock family (Creator)
Collection:Fahnestock Family Papers
Collection Number:1930
Format: Manuscript
Language:German
Subjects and Genres:
Ephrata (Pa.) > History > 18th century
Europe > Description and Travel > 19th century
German Immigrants > 18th century
Pennsylvania > History > 17th and 18th centuries
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Physical Description: 0.4 Linear feet 0.4 linear feet, 1 box (300 items)
Summary: Papers of the Fahnestock family include: 6 letters in German with translations, 1726-1765, by Johan Dietrich Fahnestuck of Ephrata, to relatives in Germany describing conditions in America; copies of letters, 1860-1861, by Benjamin A. Fahnestock and his wife, Anna Maria Wolff Fahnestock of Philadelphia, written while on a European trip; and miscellaneous correspondence and other papers including acknowledgements to George W. Fahnestock for his book Wolff Memorial, 1863, and depositions concerning the 1868 Ohio River steamship collision which killed George W. Fahnestock and his daughter.

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