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1680: Als from Johannes Claus to John Mattern

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 25

Scope and Content

From the Collection:

37 letters, essays and documents, in German, English or both languages; a few accompanied by modern transcriptions and translations. Most letters are to or from Prache or Mattern. The documents include an inventory of household belongings and a 1795 communication from the Yearly Meeting of Women in England to its sister group in Philadelphia. The essays include "A Testimony and Apology for ye Truth ..." written in German by Johann Georg Mattern with a second title page in English. There are several other 17th-century pieces relating to early Friends, including one signed by Roger Longworth (1640?-1687), though many items in German are untranslated and therefore unidentified.

Dates

  • Creation: 1668-1795, 1888, undated
  • Creation: Majority of material found within 1668 - 1688

Creator

Language of Materials

From the Collection:

Materials in German and English.

Extent

From the Collection: 0.25 Linear Feet

Repository Details

Part of the George J. Mitchell Department of Special Collections & Archives, Bowdoin College Library, Brunswick, Maine 04011 Repository

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