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Brave new world Rhinelanders conquer America ; the journal of Johannes Herbergs
Contains the journal of a journey from the Rhineland of Germany to the colony of Pennsylvania made by Johannes Herbergs and Peter Heinrich Strepers in 1764 to recover the inheritance of land left to them by their grandfather, Jan Strepers. Extensive additional information about the history of the St...
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| Language: | English German |
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[Nümbrecht]
Galunder
2001
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| Series: | Guides and papers of the Rheinisches Freilichtmuseum and the Landesmuseum für Volkskunde at Kommern
No. 61 |
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| Online Access: | Inhaltsverzeichnis Inhaltsverzeichnis |
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Contains the journal of a journey from the Rhineland of Germany to the colony of Pennsylvania made by Johannes Herbergs and Peter Heinrich Strepers in 1764 to recover the inheritance of land left to them by their grandfather, Jan Strepers. Extensive additional information about the history of the Strepers family, Jan Strepers' land purchase in Pennsylvania, and the dispute over Jan Strepers's estate are included. Also includes family trees of emigrants to Pennsylvania from the Rhineland, featuring thirteen families which departed the city of Krefeld in 1683 and which were instrumental in the establishment of Germantown near Philadelphia. |
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267 S. Ill. 27 cm |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 265-267) and indexes. |
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9783931251925 3931251926 9780271027357 0271027355 |