An Extract of the Journals of Mr. Commissary Von Reck

Title: 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: Reck, Philipp Georg Friedrich vonPublisher: Gale, Sabin Americana Description: Based on Joseph Sabin's famed bibliography, Bibliotheca Americana, Sabin Americana, 1500--1926 contains a collection of books, pamphlets, serials and other works about the Americas, from the time of their discovery to the early 1900s. Sabin Americana is rich in original accounts of discovery and exploration, pioneering and westward expansion, the U.S. Civil War and other military actions, Native Americans, slavery and abolition, religious history and more.Sabin Americana offers an up-close perspective on life in the western hemisphere, encompassing the arrival of the Europeans on the shores of North America in the late 15th century to the first decades of the 20th century. Covering a span of over 400 years in North, Central and South America as well as the Caribbean, this collection highlights the society, politics, religious beliefs, culture, contemporary opinions and momentous events of the time. It provides access to documents from an assortment of genres, sermons, political tracts, newspapers, books, pamphlets, maps, legislation, literature and more.Now for the first time, these high-quality digital scans of original works are available via print-on-demand, making them readily accessible to libraries, students, independent scholars, and readers of all ages.++++The below data was compiled from various identification fields in the bibliographic record of this title. This data is provided as an additional tool in helping to insure edition identification: ++++SourceLibrary: Huntington LibraryDocumentID: SABCP02707600CollectionID: CTRG98-B2498PublicationDate: 17340101SourceBibCitation: Selected Americana from Sabin's Dictionary of books relating to AmericaNotes: "Published by the direction of the Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge." Abbreviated translation of two manuscript journals written in German. Text 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.Collation: 72 p.; 17 cm