
The German Emigration From New York Province Into Pennsylvania
This is the story of the Tulpehocken Settlement in Berks Co. spearheaded by John Conrad Weiser (1696-1760). Copies of original correspondence document their move from N.Y. to Pa. Also discussed is the Palatine style of settlement and their flourishing farms, efforts to construct churches and schools, Indian wars, and the founding of Wernersville, Sheridan, Myerstown, Lebanon, and Rehrersburg. (96pp. illus. Clearfield Co., 2004 reprint of 1899 ed.)
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