Pennsylvania German Pioneers. a Publication of the Original Lists of Arrivals in the Port of Philadelphia from 1727 to 1808. in Two Volumes. Volume II - Ralph Strassburger Beaver

The most complete collection of colonial passenger lists ever published, this work comprises all the original lists of persons who arrived in the port of Philadelphia between 1727 and 1808. The lists were assembled from state archives and give the names of 38,000 immigrants, names of ships, dates of arrival, and places of origin. As no other port maintained such extensive and continuous records, this work is foremost among compilations of its kind. Volume II covers the period 1785-1808 and includes 182 additional lists, in many cases giving ages, occupations, and birthplaces.

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