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Excerpt from Pennsylvania: The German Influence in Its Settlement and Developement, Vol. 19: Diary of a Voyage From Rotterdam to Philadelphia in 1728 The following diary of a journey from Rotterdam to Philadelphia in the year 1728 was found in the library of the old monastery of St. Pauli in Westphalia. The books of the old Kloster are now stored in the University Library at Münster, the city renowned for the excesses of the Anabaptists under Leyden and Knipperdolling in the sixteenth century, and now the see of an archbishop of the Roman Church. This pamphlet, as the title page sets forth, in an extract from several missives from Philadelphia in Pennsylvania, wherein is described the entire voyage from Rotterdam to Pennsylvania, all carefully noted, together with the climate of this country, the actions of the inhabitants, and a setting forth of their industries, conditions, etc., also the names of such tame and wild animals, birds, fish, field and garden fruits, etc., of that place, at the same time many remarkable circumstances, heretofore unknown to us are truly described. Necessary tidings put into print for those who follow. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.