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Moravian Indian Diaries (1763-65)

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The following six diaries, maintained in German by Moravian missionaries, give uncommon insights into the experience of the 140 Native Americans detained in Philadelphia (Province Island and the Philadlephia Barracks) between December 1, 1763 and April 3, 1765.

Transcription and translation by Katherine Carté. Permissions courtesy of the Moravian Archives of Bethlehem.

Contents of this path:

  1. Province Island Diary (December 1, 1763 - January 4, 1764)
  2. Diary of the Indian Gemeinlein on Pilgrimage (January 4-17, 1764)
  3. Travel Diary of the little Indian Gemeine (January 18 - 24, 1764)
  4. Diary of the Indian Gemeine in the Barracks in Philadelphia, Original Draft (March 1 - October 27, 1764)
  5. Diary of the Indian Gemeine in the Barracks in Philadelphia, Final Draft (January 24 - December 31, 1764)
  6. Diary of the Indian Gemeine in the Barracks in Philadelphia (January 5 - April 3, 1765)

Contents of this tag:

  1. Manuscripts