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Miscellaneous manuscripts, 1848.
Kislak Center for Special Collections - Manuscripts Misc Mss Box 19 Folder 33
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- Format:
- Manuscript
- Author/Creator:
- Vewald, Ben.
- Language:
- German
- Subjects (All):
- German language--Dialects--United States.
- German language.
- German language--Dialects.
- United States.
- Genre:
- Receipts.
- Manuscripts, German.
- Penn Provenance:
- Removed from mathematics notebook of Jesse (Jessiah Stewart), dated January-March 1843. This receipt has no apparent connection with the notebook. Accessioned, 22 May 1991.
- Physical Description:
- 1 item (1 leaf)
- Contained In:
- Miscellaneous Manuscripts. Box 19 Folder 33
- Place of Publication:
- 1848.
- Language Note:
- In German, written in the old-style handwriting. However, the vocabulary and spelling indicate a great deal of English influence. Most likely it comes from the Pennsylvania Dutch or another community of German-speakers in the United States.
- Summary:
- Receipt for 27 dollars and 12 cents, dated April 1848 and signed by Ben Vewald [?].
- OCLC:
- 191048468
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