Chronicon Ephratense. Enthaltend den Lebens-Lauf des ehrwürdigen Vaters in Christo Friedsam Gottrecht, Weyland Stiffters und Vorstehers des geistl. Ordens der Einsamen in Ephrata in der Graffschaft Lancaster in Pennsylvania. Zusam̄en getragen von Br. Lamech u. Agrippa. [Six lines of Scripture texts]

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Lamech, Brother, -1763 27577

Miller, Johann Peter, 1710-1796 44240, Author.

Contributor:

United States. Ephrata Pa.

Language:

English

Physical Description:

[6],250,[2]p. ; 4⁰.

Place of Publication:

Ephrata [Pa.] : [Druck der Brüderschaft], Gedruckt anno MDCCLXXXVI. [1786]

Notes:

An abstract of the diary of the Brotherhood, which had been kept by Brother Lamech, and continued and edited by Brother Jaebez (Latin Agrippa) i.e., Johann Peter Miller. Brother Lamech has been identified as Jacob Gass by Seidensticker but according to J.F. Sachse in his German sectarians of Pennsylvania, his identity is still unknown.

Running title: Lebens-Beschreibung des Stiffters des geistl. Ordens der Einsamen in Ephrata.

Vorrede signed: Bruder Agrippa. Im Lager Ephrata den 14ten April 1786.

Printed seal of the Ephrata Community mounted on title page.

Errors in paging: p. 65, 155, 159, 204, 216, 242 misnumbered 64, 154, 156, 104, 116, 142.

Local Notes:

HSP in LCP.

Cited in:

Evans, 19558