TheThe- Two l

John CaspCasparr of Virginia and John Caspar of Penna

By Rev JohnWJohn W Early Reading Pa

T is somewhat remarkable Language could not well make the re-rere-rere-lationship

rere-lationshipthat for more than plainer The additional

years after their arrival declaration of the Testator that he hadthere should be doubt asas-to

as-to

entered into articles of agreement withwith-to the particular relationrelation-relation-relationrelation-ship

relation-ship

the Lutheran congregation in Virginiaship of the two men ItIt-is

It-is

that he had testimonials from his Brit-BritBrit-is B-ritis perhaps stillmorestill more re-rere-markable

rere-markable

Majesty's Governor of that Prov-ince

Prov-incethat more thanthan-

aince and the attachment of his ownsig-nature

own--signaturea hundred yearsyears after the death of the signature as the Minister of the-thethe--Dutch t-heson learned historians should express Dutch Lutheran church of Virginia

such doubts About twenty or twenty-twentytwenty--five

twen-ty should place the question of the iden-tity

ideniden-iden-titylivefive vearsnears ago Dr J byaby aa procproc-proc-

essproc-

essof the men beyond allall doubt

essess of reasoning endeavored to prove But it might be asked why werewere-that they were father and son A lit-litlit-tle

litlit-tle

these things not known long ago andtletIe later Dr published the what caused the strange confusion ofRecords of Baptisms kept by the lat-latlat-ter

latlat-ter

ideas A number of reasons mightter A short autobiography contained be given The first of these is thattherein seemed to make the matter thereth re were certain traditions whichplain It stated distinctly that the seemed to be universally acceptedname of the father of Rev John CasCas-Cas-par

Cas-par

and no one took the trouble tofo proveprove--or

prov-epar of Pennsylvania was John or disprove them Some of these per-perper-haps

perper-hapsCaspar also haps were not so much actual tradi-tions

tradi-tionsThe fact was still further confirmed as they were conclusions almost

hyby the Moravian1 Records at BethleBethle-Bethle-hem

Bethle-hem

unconsciously drawn from them e ghem in which one of their Bishops inin-a

in-a

having stood aloof from Muh-lenberg

len-berguh-uh

a letter sent back from Virginia refers lenberg and his for a longlong-long-time

long-to

long-timeto the first pastor of the Lutheran time that helie exerted no influence ont-he

on--thechurchchurch there as the father of the the church etc The manner inin which

our wellwelt known Then the baptisms arearc entered inin the RecordProf 1fincke furnished extracts from also seemed to confirm the opinionthe Court RecordsRecords of Charlotteville thatth t all of them had been performedVa in which John Caspar of hvby RevRe John Caspar of Penn-

sylvaniaPennPenn-Penn-

sylvaniaPennsylvania under oath declares sylvania Now we submit that this isthat liehe is the son of the deceased not really made out and that thereJohn Caspar of Va At the are very good reasons for supposingsame time liehe also states that the that this is a mistake For therethere areoriginal of his fathersfather's will together baptisms recorded at r1TuddyMuddy Creekwith an English translation of it hadbad and Little which tookheenbeen entered uponupon the Records at PhilPhil-Phil-adelphia

Phil-adelphia

place as early as 1727 when helie wasadelphia only between twenty and onetwenty-onetwen-tyThat WillVill sayssays Now1011 my well he-hebe-loved

bebe-loved

years of age One of themloved Son John Caspar minmin-min-ister

min-ister

unon boardhoard ship Now which is more-morepro-bable

more--probableister ofof Canes token unto thee and probable That the boyhoy of 2019 or

Michaell Schmidt etc It closes with that the father an ordained ministerthese words Here hastbast thou mmy he-hebe-loved

bebe-loved

present at the time performed thatloved Son the full letters ofof Attorney The fact that Hall raisesand Power what I desire of thee some strange doubts may havehae helperCFAMILYY HISTORY LIBRARY

35 NORTH WEST TEMPLE cp73KWI LAKE CITY UTAH AfAfoovooofo l l

to confirm that view Where the to him including the matter of ordi-nation

ordi-nation

ordi-nationolder after his arrival in the nation can be accepted unless cum

new world 17282728 made hishis home is grano salissails If anyoneany one thinks thisunknown to us He received a call to a sweeping declaration let him readVirginia in 1733 It is altogether pos-pospos-sible

pos-sible

pospos-sible

Conrad Weiser's orsible that afterfter the arrival of Rev comments and notes Onon the personalSchulze inin Pennsylvania Sept 25 character of the men No Lutherans1732 he wasws also ordained by Schulze harte etc in connection witheveneven as his relative and namesake was the Brief of 1755 when the propprop-prop-

ertyprop-

ertyordained For this supposition there erty was finally recovered Andseems to be absolutely no ground Weiser had signed that documentwhatever But this would seemseem to ac-count

ac-acac-count

Now let us see whether wem-ay not

count for the fact that the same by the application of our every dayauthority a few pages furfurtherher on common ssensensesense arrive at a reasonable

commits the grave mistake of conclusion concerning all these matmat-mat-ters

mat-ters

mat-terscallingaIling the Will on record in PhiladelPhiladel-Philadel-

phiaPhiladel-

phiaPhiladel-

phiaand derive a pretty

phia which was evidently not even fair history of the two men and theirread that ofo Rev John Caspar activities Sept II11 1728 as we are

of Pennsylvania This mis-mismis-taken

informed by Rupp and in Voltakentaken opinion seems to run throughout Penna Archives two men giving theirthe entireentire work At the very begin-ning

beginbegin-begin-ning

names as John Caspar Mis-MisM-isning the statement is made that this and John Caspar SS-Sman who came to this country in S Theol Stud arrived at PhiladelPhiladel-Philadel-PhiladelPhiladel-phia

Philadel-phia

Philadel-phia1728 served the congregations at Phil-

adelphiaPhil-PhilPhil-

adelphiaphia The mere fact that they came

adelphia Providence and apparently together the youngeryounger still being aalso New Hanover after his ordina-tion

ordinaordina-ordina-tion

ordina-tion

student of theology might readily leadlead-us

lead-us

lead-ustion Elsewhere he is credited with us to suppose that they were father

having settled at Conestoga as early and sonson A layman at that dayasas 1728 This certainly is very strange would hardly call himself a Mission-MissionMission--

aireMissi-onSome of the baptisms wereVere without aire When already past seventy years

question performed before his ordina-tion

ordinaordina-ordina-tion

of age the younger man prepared antion in 1733 Now has it ever occurred autobiography While not stating soto us that there may be a reasonable specifically he clearly implies that hissolution of all these difficulties andnd father was an ordained minister Withthat there is no necessity for casting whom else was helie studying theologysuch blame on Rev In fact here in this wilderness from the timeHall without seeming to-betoto-bebe of his arrival until his ordination 544aware of itit itself furnishes the clue in years later Would the Governor ofsomesome of its incidental allusions Virginia and others have given cer-

tificatescer-

tificatescer-

tificatesAnother reason why we have been recommending him asas theirTeadyready to give heedheed to all these asserasser-asser-tions

asser-tions

representative to go to Germany ifis that our opinions and Judgjudg-judg-

mentjudg-

mentJudg-

menthis testimonials of ordination hadnothad not

ment have been influenced more or less been regular and satisfactory In adad-adad-dition

a-d to all this the entire Willby the statements of the Confusionvon In regard to it breathes a spirit which absolutely forfor-for-

bidsfor-

bidsfor-

bidsbids the supposition that the man washave this Itswe only to say professedobject is to blacken so as to an impostorjustify the efforts of those who sided We would naturally suppose thatwith the in their efforts to the John Caspar who movedoustoust him and to secure control ofof the to Conestoga as cited in the first in-inin-

stancein-

stanceinin-

stanceLutheran church at WeVe stance was the father the head of thedoubt very much whether a single family He undoubtedly remainedstatement of that document referring herehere- until he was called to Virginia

It could hardly be supposed that the date is plainly given and it is a quesques-ques-tion

ques-tionsouson a youth little more than a boy tion of punctuation whether the place

for he hadnothad not yet attained his majormajor-major-ity

major-ity

major-ity

is specified Our own opinion is thatity would settle there in the wilderwilder-wilder-ness

wilder-ness

wilder-ness

the original is not punctuated at allall-andness without a home and without and would therefore not decide the

family tiesti s especially as he was acac-companied

ac-acac-companied

ac-companied

matter Neither time nor space alal-lows

al-alal-lows

al-lowscompanied by his father with his lows a consideration of the various

family All this in addition to the fact arguments of Hall to showthat the older man claims that he is a that the case is not as bad as the Conminister fusion v makes it We--

haveW-e We-We

When the young man moved to have only this to say Apart from the--bitter t-he

the-theConestoga in 1733 he seems to find concon-gregations

con-concon-gregations

con-gregations

bitter spirit the statement is so inin-definite

in-inin-definite

in-definitealready partly ifif not comcom-com-

pletelycom-

pletelycom-

pletelydefinite that it cannot be accepted asasp-ositive

as--positiveorganized Who founded these positive testimony

congregations AnyoneAny one looking atat-the

at-the

at-the

WeVC may be mistaken but we hardhard-hard-ly

hard-ly

hard-lythe Records will notice that the oror-

ganizationor-oror-

ganizationor-

ganizationly think we are in view of all the kn-own

facts--known

factsis assumed as already havhav-hav-

inghav-

inghav-

ingknown in thinking that the elderelder-

ing taken place when he takes charge was a man of unblemished--reputation

unblem-ished

unblemishedevidentlyevidently therefore the father who reputation and of scholarly attainattain-attain-

mentsattain-

mentsattain-

mentshad beenheen the sonsson's predecessor had ments We hardly think the Governoro-fGovernor--

ofdone this preliminary work That too of Virginia would have granted him aawill account for the fact that these license and then sent him on a collectcollect-collect-

ingcollect-

ingcollect-

ingvery early baptisms are recorded here ing tour withwithaa speedGod-speed not only toThey belonged to the Records of Germany but to England likewise ififthese congregations and so were left such were not the case Beside wewe-we--

thinkw-ethere This would satisfactorily ac-acac-

countac-

countacac-

countthink no one can read his Will with-withwith-out

with-out

withwith-outcount for the movements and activi-

tiesactivi-

tiesactivi-

tiesout coming to the conclusion that he

ties of both these men from the time was a man ofofaa thoroughly Christianof their arrival in 1728 until the ordi-nation

ordi-nation

ordi-nation

spirit who endeavored to live up to hisnationnation of the son in 1733 profession The desire to do fair

In regard to this ordination our in-inin-formation

in-formation

inin-formation

justice as between himself and hisformation is very limited far more so congregation breathes throughout the-thethe--

entire t-hethan is generally supposed We doubt entire document This man desiredwhether there is any actual record of his son to become his successor Heit anywhere except the statements of had evidently labored here as a mismis-mis-

sionarymis-

sionarymis-

sionarythe Confusion v and almost five years visitingthe Penna Autobiography New Hanover Trappe PhiladelphiaThe former might justly be called inin-to

in-inin-to

in-to

and other points occasionally doing asto question as a record It is plainly much as he possibly could for wh-

ilethem--

whilethem

based on mere hearsay and hearsay while caring for his own people The--congregations T-he The

from enemies If Dr punc-tuation

punc-tuation

punc-tuation

congregations some perhaps organorgan-organ-ized

organ-ized

organ-izedof the German copy of the others partly so and still others

is correct that would mere preaching points had evidentlyevidently--agreed

evide-ntlyseem to claim Philadelphia as the agreed to accept the son as their paspas-tor

pas-paspas-tor

pas-torplace The wording and punctuation tor That agreement whether in the--shape t-he

theare given in the Autobiography shape of a formal call which we hardhard-hard-

lyhard-

lyhard-

lyThe mere fact that Rev John Cas-CasCas-par

CasCas-Cas-par

Cas-par

ly think existed or in the shape ofaof apar of Pennsylvania was or-oror-dained

or-dained

oror-dained

tacit understanding was evidently re-rere-garded

rere-garded

re-gardedby Rev John Christian Schulze byby both father and son as a

is not questioned The date the sufficient call If anyonyanyanyoneone will takeplace the circumstances arearc nowhere the trouble to follow the line of his acac-

tivitiesac-acac-

tivitiesac-

tivitiesput on record except in the autoauto-auto-biography

auto-biography

auto-biography

subsequently he will readilybiography above mentioned where the see that he the young man consideredconsidered-

these congregations liis special field materials to provide the necessary

If helie hadnothad not he would hardly have buildings and for the maintenance ofof-a

of-a

of-amovedmo to this section iniu September a a second pastor The scholarly char-charcl-iarfull month before Schulze startedscatted for the man is shown bybvby the hooksbooks

Europe This certainly does not looklook-as

look-as

look--as

loo-k

he procured for hisIns own useuse A mereasas if helie expected to act at Schulze's ignoramus would not have cared forsubstitute at Philadelphia Trappe etco-w e-tc

such bookshooks much less would liehe havehaeNowow what would hebe more natural than thought of bringing them to this

that the father should1 desire to havehae Westernvestern wildernessevenevery thing properly arranged before On his return trip liehe was overtakenOleavingleang for his new field inm Virginia by sickness and death He expressesThe son wasvas therefore not only or-oror-dained

oror-dained

an earnest desire to havehae his son he-helie--come l-ieon the day of April but liehe comecollie his successor Why this wish

was married at the same time wher-ever

was not fulfilled we of course do notever that may have beenheen WhoVho would know ButHut after pTprovingJing the WillVill atquestion the propriety and fitness of Philadelphia and again at Charlotte-CharlotteCharlotte-

ville vill-e Charlotte--villethe ordinationthe proceeding ifit both ville the son settled up the estate

had taken placeand the marriagemarriage The Wllll also informs us that helie JJJ-Cthe people he was to serveamong C of Va had entered upon

It certainly is a fact that ReRev Johnohna second marriage The first wife's

Chr Schulze performed two baptIsmsat Muddy Creek in April 17331 Did name the mother of John Caspar

he make a special trip to that section of Pennsylvania was Gertrudeonly a few days before the ordination According to statements receivedof their pastor for the purpose of hap-hapbap-tising

from parties there a Mrfr thetwo children What right hadhad-

liesecond wife's name was Anna MargaMarga-Marga-ret

Marga-retbe to make a special trip for that purpur-pur-

posepur-

posepur-

poseret Five heirs children are named

pose immediately after ordaining a in that account ReRev John Casparpastor for them There is only one Elizabeth Philipother reasonable supposition in the and and MaryIancase that is that wanted to Magdalene The manner of puttingputtingremain with hisIns bride and that they it would almost seem to indicate thatexchangeded pulpits Butnut we douhtdoubt only the last two were the children ofwhether they would havehae doneclone that inin-

laystilethe second wife Whether the family

those dayslays under the circumstances remained in Virginia or whether thetheyNowow thelie elder movedmoed to returned to Pennsylvania we do notmt

Virginia and took chargeharge ofaof a LutherLuther-Luther-an

know buthut the name of Philipan congregation The son took his who possibly was a fullHill brother andplace residing at Conestoga we are may not havehae gone to Virginia at allinformed apparently lilivinglingngngatat the occurs veryery frequently in records ofsame place and occupying the home Lancaster county and unlessmiless greatlygreathhis father had occupied After sen-senserv-ing

serv-ing

misinformed his descendants are stilling the German Lutheran congrega-tion

congrega-tion

congrega-tion

to liehe found there andaud in Berkstion there between four and five years Time and space will not permit thehe sets out onoil aa collecting tour in he-hehe-h

be-half

bebe-half

gigivinggingng ofaof a detailed account of thehhalflf of his congregation to Germany labors and activities of the son resid-

ingresid-

ingand other parts of Europe He seems ing atat Conestoga until about lio1760to haveha visited manyninny of the principal when liehe removed to Lebanon countcountycities Helie mentions Lubeck Danzig making his home at what is nonowLeipzig Strasburg London and known as Sunnyside IItt was for many

others His trip seems to havehae heenbeen years nknown as mill ThThequite successful According to the property is now owned hvbyby MrIr1 r Hm-an Heil--

manHeilci

Will he secured sufficient funds and man It would require a--

aa lengthy ar-arar

tide to recount all thethc labors and ac-acacac-tivities

Manneranner and hour thereof byhy none istii ofot this manmau foreknown yet he sometimes

Whenhen he entered the field as its Messengers of sickness byhy whom liehepatorpastor in 1733 helie took charge of ew calls us to consider his sayings SetHolland where helie at once commenced thine housebouse in order for thou dieregular Records of Muddy Creek II inwhich also haveha experienced mywhere he did the same although the sea voyage from England to PennsylPennsyl-Pennsyl-

vaniaPennsyl-

vaniaPennsyl-

vaniacongregation apparently was already vania and thence to Virginia I haveorganized of Lancaster ofe-n so set in order two great House-affairsHouseHou-seen LittLittle of Hill Church thelthen hothboth concerning the House of God as

He also tookknown as I thereforemymyownown family andand I willcharecharge of York preached at Swatara begin in the as the LordsLord'sand many otheother points His missionmission-mission-ary

mission-ary

mission-ary

House The Articles of Agreementary trips extended southward through with my congregation and the Certifi-

cateCertifi-

cateShenandoah Val-ValVal-ley

ValVal-Val-ley

Val-ley

down theMaryland cate fromfron the GovernorGo to hisIns Brit-BritB-ritand into the field fformerly occu-pied

occu-pied

occu-piedley Majesty of Williamsburg dopied by his father It might probably testify on whom II depend and what Ibe said of him that he organized as and my companions after the finishingmany congregations as any Lutheran of the Collections on such long andminister of his day not even exceptexcept-except-ing

except-ing

dangerous Journeys for our faithfaith-faith-ful

faith-fulvery

ining H M Muhlenberg himself That fulfill sincerity should enjoy Michaelhis lifelice was a strenuous and ststormy Holdt hath truly accompanied us intoone need not be questIOned Danzig but whatwhat wicked knaveries heor denied That is the lot of nearlyne hathbath raised there against us and whatall ministers not only at that time damage in our Collecting Affairs byby-

theby-

theby-

thebeen evenen at the present day the Ministry in London on his returnNN-

A

On Ascension Day 1779 when past there he has caused cannot be restiresti-resti-tuted

resti-tuted

resti-tuted71 years off ageheage-hehe dropped dead sud-sudsud-

denlysud-

denlysudsud-

denlyto these Congregations with

while clasclass of cate-catecate-chumens

catecate-chumens

aconfirmingadenly Yea how through him andat his home He ISis buriedbuncd his wicked mouth that blessed tu-mHill Church which is locatedat the tUlU when in which a well learnedbetween Lebanon andabout man Master George Samuel KlugMug by-the

byby-theAnnville about of a mile north ofY a the heart bending grace of God hathbath

the Lebanon R RRValley had fully resolvedresol and in ElbingenA marble shaft erected 18941893 and as a second Ministerlinister to this congrega-

tioncongrega-

tionpaid for by voluntary subscriptions congregationtion the calling accepted and furthermarks hisIlls resting place The churchhur h in Danzig Confirmation received forbuilt than is stillmore a century ago IS whose maintenance in his journeyLutheranoccupied by a congregatIon from to London we have paidTen yearsvears ago there had been no or Dutch Florinschaneschanges in internal arrangements Thearchdarched ceiling ofof deal boards the wine-glass

winewine-glass

wine-glass

according to the currency in the em-emem-pire

emem-pirepire and for Reason of the many Re-commendations

Re-ReRe-commendations

ReRe-commendationsglass pulpit with sounding bordboardbo commendations from aaOabove itit the large square altar occupy-

ingoccupyoccupy-occupy-

ing

great manyhigh Lords both spiritual and tempor-al

tempor-alin the in front andunanding open space in un-unun-

paintedun-

paintedun--

paintedu-n alasal from other Merchantsas great ourstill therepainted pews werepews full and abundant confidence was fur-furfur-

therfur-

therfurfur-

therther confirmed that the LordgreatA The Will of John Caspar Stover wouldl prosper our collections so farof Virginia that constantly two ministers withoutIN THE NAME OF THE HOLY the least charge to the congregation

TRINITY AMEN could have been maintained and likelike-like-wise

like-wise

like-wiseSince the great God bathhath Determined wise a Church and other unto the

an end for all mankind although the Worship ofof God necessary buildings

would have been erected This menmen-men-tioned

men-tioned

men-tioned

received Then make iniu the presenceis not said with the least intent of the wardensChurch-wardens according to

we either have MichelMichael Schmidt would the agreement the portionss belongingdraw that part or share due to Michael both to the congregation to me alsoalso-also-

toalso-

to t-oalso--

toHoldt during the time he has been to Michael Schmidt andand let everyoneevery oneone--of

on-ebut find it of the wardensChurch-wardens have two ShilShil-Shil-lings

Shil-lings

Shil-lings

with us to our use we re-rere-quisite

re-quisite

rere-quisite in our conscience to consider lings Virginia Currency per Diem outit in the Lord whether not such ought of the Church portion Thouto be restored to the congregation as-to

asas-to

as-to

also certify the whole congregation innto whom chiefly it is a great detri-ment

detridetri-detri-ment

detri-ment

Virginia that if they would electment of his acted tofo the some members to seesecsee the collect affairssett-led

affairs--settledgreat loss of the congregation can is-isis-

sueis-

sueisis-

suesettled they might have liberty

sue an oath to be assured by Michael though without charges to the congrecongre-congre-gation

congre-gation

congre-gationa man of a good conscience gation Send also letters along to my

and when I this should confirm with wife and children because thee thoutheumy death I hope credit will be given hast likewise full orders what theeto my words as also to the Corre-CorreC-orre thou distribute for aa patri-

monypatripatri-patri-

monypatri-

monyheld with Master Ziegen-hagen

Ziegen-hagen

hag-enmony to herself and to all my hildrenchildren

hagen that they may come together with thew-ardenNow mvmy well beloved Son John wardenChurch-warden There is in readyGaspas minister ofe-n

money 4 sealed Packets each of iten unto thee and Michael Schmidt dodo-I

do-I

containing amounts tot-oI give full power to-totodoto do thy earnest Boo When therefore theendeavor for the estate of this church contingent of the Congregation is ac-acac-

countedac-

countedacac-

countedand especially the well ordering of counted then ought that what I andDivine Service with all thy conscience Michael Schmidt have laid out for theso as we havehave begun it in10 the Lord mdand Congregation unto us be restituted ItIt-

isIt-

isIt-

isif this beloved congregation would is further to consider that from the forfor-the

for-the

for-thecall thee for their minister in my the Congregation collected hooks asas-

place thou ought accept of it in case likewise from a silver cup and smallthine conscience be not therethere-there-by

there-by

there-by

plate thereon we ought to hhaveve ourby therefore as soon as thou share also I did send from Hamburganything of Michael Schmidt go to unto John Henning Carstens of Lon-

donLonLon-Lon-

donLon-

donPhiladelphia andaud aassistsi t him as goodasgondasgoodgond as don a great chest full of books thereinpossible to bring unto thine house was contained volumes ofof LuthersLuther'shim and his and my goods and two Works written in Wittenberg oneone-other families going along to Virginia volume more II bought to it but the-

lastthethe-

lastthe-

lastThis done send directly an Express last volume I could not get to buy AMessenger for the other remainingwa-rdens

great many books was in it for thewardensChurch-wardens by the congregation For my useuse in itdesiring them by way ofaof a letter to go Consilia in three volumesspeedily for to hear the General Let-ters

Let-LetLet-ters

LetLet-ters

many new books unbound as to witof Attorney which thee has re-

ceivedre-rere-

ceivedrere-

ceivedgreat Bible an Hebrew

likewise the Account of mine Dictionary Budai Dutchand Michael Schmidt's concerning the MichaelisMichaeli's Hebrew Grammer LongyLongwhole congregation according to the Langi Greek and Latin Grammarmemorials set down in the congrega-tion

congrega-tion

congrega-tion

and others more unbound And thethe-tion books as also in other letters not chest is paid foror buthut she has the mis-mismis-

fortunemismis-mis-

fortunemis-

fortuneinserted in the collection hooksbooks and fortune to be inin a shipwrecking vesselalso especially in a small Hamburger But I receivedreceived from the above men-

tionedmenmen-men-

tionedmen-

tionedwherein I have set down John Henning advice that thethe-the--chest t-hemany great and small sums in the chest by the grace of God was saved

Latin Tongue belonging to the sums but should be sold iniu aaa short time

then he would buy her again for me affair confer with Michael Schmidtwhich helie has done with about 36 shilshil-shil-lings

shil-lings

shil-ling's

and the writings which together canlingsling's sterling moneystoney The chest now give you light on allaU these things Callis in London and you ought therefore for assistance hereto unto God theto send immediately by letters to the Giver of Wisdom and Understandingabove John Henning desiring him with a pure heart that helie mightthat by the first opportunity helie would plentifully fill thine heart with heavenheaven-heaven-

lyheaven-

lybe pleased to sensendi the chest over tto lyJy wisdom when in such a mannerwanner thethee with the offering that he who did whole account is settled Then causebring the chest should of his money a writing to be made by the necessarylaid out have gratefully restituted magistrate or clerks of a court of EviEvi-Evi-

denceEvi-

denceEvi-

denceThe other books belonging to the ConCon-Con-gregation

Con-ConCon-gregation

Con-gregation

dence that it may appear before aUallaU-theare all packed up in Michael the world and then givegive everyoneevery one his

Schmidt's chest We have also got a portion belonging to him Furthergreat many more books or gifts from observe as much as lies in thine powerthe Bookseller in Leipzig and Stras-burg bu-rg Stras-burg

this congregation her preservationburg but since they was of no service and herber true restto the congregation we have ex-exex-changed

ex-changed

exex-changed

Write on herIier its behalf untochanged them withawith a bookseller in Master the Minister of atFrankfort for Hand-Books

HandHand-Books

Hand-Books

Prince Court and desireBooks I and Michael Schmidt got him to send in case of necessity a newbound for the congregation The Ministerlinister over here and do thy best toothers which we got at Strasburg we uphold correspond ency withw-ith spiritualhave changed in Darmstadt for songsong-books

song-books

song-books

and temporal in Germany that theybooks with great letters large print may send over to thee the collectionfor the benefit of the congregation money which from there is yet to befrom these ought to be restored us inin-the

in-the

in-the

expected Of him I bought besidesthe first place what we have laid out other books LongensLong-ens Light and Rightfor them and secondly we ought to One part thereof is wantinghave one portion on it likewise when write to him and he will assuredlywe have endeavored to get advance to send it to theepreserve currency As I have marked Concerning the goods which I andit initi the congregation books by the Michael Schmidt have bought someconclusion of the Hamburger and Lu-LuLu-becker

Lu-becker

Lu--becker L-u of it belongs to me and to him somebecker account andamI it is also nono-more

no-more

other to him alone but some and themore but reasonable that where we most to me alone Michael Schmidtwas obliged to give advance we also as II hope will all truly and sincerelyshould have it repaid and these again rememberas soon as we came to Leipzig and Finally there are those letters ofdown to Loewenburg Attorney my wife and children and Iuntil the end of the congregation doIdonominate thee herewith once morewhere the advance did amount to five that thou the gift I have herein ttop centcent Lastly have II and Michael everyone bequeathed truly and faithfaith-faith-faithSchmidt bought in Plymouth a hunhun-hun-dred

hun-dred

hun-dred

fullyfaithfullydistributes Firstly as touchingdred pieces of cut window glass mytouching-mytouchingbeloveded wife-itwifewife it shall be given topacked in six chests with three hundhund-hund-red

hund-red

hund-red

her all that she has in cattle horsesred pounds of putty for to fasten the and swine and all other livingg creacrea-glass in thetile wooden frames and have turescreaturesall household stufftuffpaid forfor it according to the

beddingf-or writings pewter copper iron linen in shortsum of 25 pounds and

1- 010to shillings sheortheshall givegive nobody any account orofsterling which sum likewise ought to-be

toto-be

the least of these things stan-dinghcbe returned by the congregation What standing with this condition that shemore is to know iniii thisnecessary during my absence has behbehavedved her-

then

her-herher-

then

self as an honest woman oughtong-ht to hayehave Philadelphia Marchlarchlarch 20 1738 thedone that she both my office and aboveaboe named Christian Grassold uponhonor with her scandalous tongue has his solemn confirmation affirmationnot blamed or slandered and therethere-there-with

there-with

there-with

according to law did declare that thewith great offence given In such like foregoing is a true translation of theeasecase all from the greatest to the smallsmall-small-est

small-est

small-est

original Will of John Casparwritten in the Dutch language ac-acac-cording

ac-cording

acac-cording

theest eveneen unto clothes of her bodyshall cording to the best of his knowledgeshall be snatched from heraway Coram Pet Evans Regsince she derived all from and itsince me Thus endorsed onoil vizoriginal-vizoriginalshall be added to the gift bequeathed Philada The Twentieth Marchlarch 1738by me unto the children All things TheThe last WillandWill and Testament ofthen that I leaveleae behind me be it in John Caspar Decd was provedmoney silver linen clothes beds and in due formforni of Law and Probate andother sort of goods that I havehae shall Letters Testamentary were granted tobe counted together in one sum and John Caspar SoleSale Executorshall among my beloved children be therein named heingbeing first legallyequally divided and givengien unto them sworn well and truly to administer the

butbut those out of second wedlock said estateshall receive nothing into their hands Registered at Philada in WillViI DookBookuntil they havehaye reachedreadied their requisite F pages 96 a-nand1 etcage ThouThan my DDearDarar Son ob-obob-serve

ob-serve

obob-serve

TJThe writer regrets eryvery much that when

look after them heartily for he examined the original documents Inserve Philadelphia his time did not permit hinthimtheir education both in Christianity-asChristianityChristianity as-

toto make a complete copy oof the German osas

to their livelihood from their money that Is plain and precise In its languagewhich thouthan hastbast in possession if thee Perhaps the similarity otofo the handwrIting

to that ofoC the Penna inight-accountinightmightnotnnotot turn it otherwise give them foror the fact that the Editor ofoC linnflail achnIehthe yearly interest mistook it For that of JohJah CaspCarpHere hastpast thonthou my Beloved Son of Conestoga

the full letters of Attorney and powerwhat I desire of thee God grant thee B Autobiography of Rev John Cas-

parCas-CasCas-

parCasCas-

parwisdom and understanding and grace par of Penna A Trans-lation

TransTrans-Trans-lation

Trans-lationplentifully for Jesus ChristsChrist's sake and

keep thy heart from all fraud and lation of the German Copy

falsehood Amen Amenmen of Rev F J F DDThat I this afore writing with good John Caspar sen-Chesensen he also

understanding and Christian fatherly had a son JnoJ Caspar the father oflove from me hereunto subscribed the children above given was born in-

theinin-

thein-

thethrough the schoolmaster John Ebert the Lower Palatinate in the Duchy ofupon sea in my sickness is written BergBergoror Bergen inin the Townshipwith myownmy own hand acknowledged and AuntAmt Solingen at a place namedwith the following eevidencesdences for the Dec 21n 1707 His parentssubscription is now Johnsealed-Johnsealed John Cas-CasCas-par

Cas-par

CasCas-par

were JohnJolin Caspar born inpar Minister of the Dutch Hesse andaud his motherLutheran Church in Virginia Michael Gertrude born in Solingen After

Missing John Ebert completing his sixth year heTII havehae examined compared the learned to read German correctly in

foregoing with the original in the four weeks under the instruction ofDutch language and I believe the his father Thereupon lieIleI e beanbegan thesame to be a true translation to the study of Latin also under his fatherbest of my knowledge as witness my After ththatt helie received private instruc-

tioninstruc-

tioninstruc-

tionhand this soth day of March 1738 tion in Latin and Greek from fourChristian Grassold pastorspastors in succession viziz RevRe Nicho-Nicho

lasas II ReKevRev Samuel 1733 youon Christian Schultz p tReRev Valentinealentine Kraft RevKev zu Philadelphia dendeli April

Subsequently besides the undand mitlit Maria Cath-CathCath-arine

Cath-arine

Cath--arine

Ca-thformer languages liehe alsolist received in-inin-struction

in-struction

inin-struction

arine LEhliElililili wordenwordell Theyin IIHebrew and in French asas-

wellas-

wellhail the children aboveaboe named She

wellweIl as in Theology fromfront Rev Kna-bel

Kna-bel b-el

was bornboru May 14 1715 at Lambsheimbel and finally also from the Rev Su-SuS-u in the Palatinate Chur Her

Adolph at Hru-HruBru-math

m-ath

Bru--math

sponsor was Catharine Ursula Schmidtmath 12 miles from lIerHer parents were Christian

A D 1728 helie set out onoil a voyage to andami his wife Mary Catharine neeAmerica preaching on Sundays upon Brucher At the time of writing thisthe vessel bothonboth on the IRhinehine and at vitae my age by the gracesea Arrived in Pennsylvania Sept and help of God is 70 years 10

he continued studying and months I week and 5 daysclays NovXo 2preaching A D 1733 heAlehe was or-oror-dained

or-dained

oror-dained iaQ

by Christian Schulze for the In the original there is added intime beingheing pastor at Philadelphia another writinghand-writing HisHis full ageApril SaudS8 and at thetile samesaute time joined in il71 yearsvearsyears 4 months 33 weeks and 2wedlock to Mary Catharine Anno laysdays