Francis Daniel Pastorius papers [Volume 7, "A monthly monitor briefly showing when our works ought to be done in gardens, orchards, vineyards, fields, meadows, and woods" 1701 ]

Francis Daniel Pastorius papers [Volume 7, "A monthly monitor briefly showing when our works ought to be done in gardens, orchards, vineyards, fields, meadows, and woods" 1701 ]

Frankfort Land Company

Agriculture > United States > Early works to 1800.

Germantown (Philadelphia, Pa.) > History > Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775.

Germantown (Philadelphia, Pa.) > History > Sources.

Medicine > Early works to 1800.

This collection contains the personal papers of Francis Daniel Pastorius, a German immigrant who founded the settlement of Germantown, which would later be incorporated into Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Pastorius was trained as a lawyer, and in 1683 purchased land in Pennsylvania on behalf of members of the German Frankfort Company. He is also known for his anti-slavery stance, joining the Pennsylvania Quakers in signing a protest against slavery in 1688 (the first anti-slavery document written in the United States). This collection dates from 1683-1719 and contains ten bound volumes and one folder of loose manuscripts of Pastorius’ personal papers. This includes his writings on farming and beekeeping, poetry, the beginnings of a German dictionary, a commonplace book, letters, and a book of medical ailments and remedies.

Pastorius, Francis Daniel 1651-1719. (Author (aut))

Historical Society of Pennsylvania

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