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German Immigrant Servant Contracts. Registered at the Port of Philadelphia, 1817-1831

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German Immigrant Servant Contracts. Registered at the Port of Philadelphia, 1817-1831 - Grubb, Farley
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More than forty percent of all German immigrants entering the port of Philadelphia in the early 19th century entered into servitude as a means of paying for their passage. After the servant contract was negotiated and the shipper paid, the contract was registered with the government. This register of servant contracts, one of the few existing documents that can be used to identify German immigrants for the period 1817-1831, contains a summary of the key elements in the actual contracts, including the servant's name, buyer's ...

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German Immigrant Servant Contracts. Registered at the Port of Philadelphia, 1817-1831 2013, Genealogical Publishing Company

ISBN-13: 9780806314167

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