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An extract of the journals of Mr. Commissary Von Reck : who conducted the first transport of Saltzburgers to Georgia : and of the Reverend Mr. Bolzius, one of their ministers : giving an account of their voyage to, and happy settlement in that province.

Author/creator Reck, Philipp Georg Friedrich von, 1710-1798
Other author/creatorBoltzius, Johann Martin, 1703-1765.
Included WorkGronau, Israel Christian, d. 1745.
Other author/creatorSociety for Promoting Christian Knowledge (Great Britain)
Format Electronic and Book
Publication InfoLondon : Printed by M. Downing, 1734.
Description72 p. ; 17 cm.
Supplemental Content Gale, Sabin Americana: History of the Americas, 1500-1926
Subject(s)
Series Sabin Americana : History of the Americas, 1500-1926
Sabin Americana : History of the Americas, 1500-1926. UNAUTHORIZED
Partial contents Extracts of Mr. von Reck's journal from Dover to Ebenezer -- Extract of the Reverend Mr. Bolzius's journal from their arrival in Carolina.
General note"Published by the direction of the Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge."
General noteAbbreviated translation of two manuscript journals written in German.
General noteText consists of two sections: "Extracts of Mr. Von Reck's Journal from Dover to Ebenezer." (p. [1]-26), and: "Extract of the Reverend Mr. Bolzius's Journal, from their arrival in Carolina." (p. [26]-71). Since the original German text of this second journal was composed jointly by Boltzius and Gronau, the present extract in English should also be credited to these two persons. Page 72 has the heading: "Advertisement" and is a solicitation for funds to aid the persecuted Salzburgers.
General noteReproduction of original from Huntington Library.
General noteSabin no. 68369.
References RLIN, CTRG98-B2498
Reproduction noteElectronic reproduction. Farmington Hills, Mich. : Thomson Gale, 2005. Available via the World Wide Web. Access limited by licensing agreements.

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