The German Immigration Into Pennsylvania Through the Port of Philadelphia, 1700 to 1775. Part 2: The Redemptioners.
Entry/Object ID
2014.28.1766
Description
Hard cover, 330 pages. This volume consists of two books. "The German immigration Into Pennsylvania..." begins on page 7 and ends on page 140. "The Redemptioners" begins on page 143 and ends on page 317.
The first volume is an overview of German immigration into Pennsylvania through the Philadelphia port from 1700 to 1775. The second volume is an overview of "Redemptioner" traffic - the process whereby individuals became indentured upon arriving in American as a means of paying for their sea voyage. They were also known as "bond servants".
A bookplate found Inside the Front Cover indicates this book was originally part of the library of Dr. Naaman H. Keyser.