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Prache and Mattern papers

 Collection
Identifier: M205

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Scope and Content

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

Materials in German and English.

Biographical/Historical Note

Hilarius (Hilary) Prache (1614-1679), the son of a minister, his son-in-law John George (Johannes Georg) Mattern, and their families were early members of the Society of Friends (Quakers), founded by George Fox in the mid-17th century. Prache lived in Goldberg, Germany, and, from 1674, Cambridge, England, where he worked as an editor and translator. Mattern lived in Waltham Abbey, England.

Extent

0.25 Linear Feet

Additional Description

Abstract

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.

General Note

Photocopies of the Prache and Mattern papers provided for patron use. The collection is also available on microfilm; George J. Mitchell Dept. of Special Collections & Archives, Bowdoin College Library, Brunswick, Me.; 1 microfilm reel.

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Finding Aid & Administrative Information

Title
Guide to the Prache and Mattern papers
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

Repository Details

Repository Details

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

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