David Nitschmann almanacs, 1755-1756 [manuscript].

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David Nitschmann almanacs, 1755-1756 [manuscript].

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Two German almanacs for 1755 (printed Germantown, Pa., 1754) and 1756 (Philadelphia, 1755), containing very brief marginal notes in German script of Nitschmann, Moravian missionary bishop, concerning a trip to North Carolina.

2 v.

eng,

ger,

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

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University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

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Nitschmann, David, 1690-1772.

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David Nitschmann was a Moravian missionary bishop. From the guide to the David Nitschmann Almanacs, ., 1755-1756, (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection.) ...

Moravian Church

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The Moravians came to the United States in 1735 primarily to preach the gospel to the Indians. Although the Moravians had contacts with many Indian tribes, they did most of their work among the Delawares. They followed this tribe westward from Pennsylvania to Ohio, to Canada, to Indiana,and finally to Kansas. They also worked among the Mahicans in New York and Connecticut, and among the Cherokees in Georgia and Oklahoma. The work lasted until 1900, for a total of over 150 years. From...