Names of Foreigners Who Took the Oath of Allegiance to the Province and State of Pennsylvania, 1727-1775: With the Foreign Arrivals, 1786-1808 (Classic Reprint)

EDITORIAL NOTE. The following list of foreigners who took the oath of allegi ance to the c;own of (Treat Britain and the Province of Penn sylvania, from the year 1727 to 177-3, with those to the Statt from the close of the Revolution, have been in part printed. The originals in the possession of the Commonwealth having been badly mutilated by searchers for untold fortunes, it ha; been deemed advisable to publish the entire record under tht authority of the State and the lists have been carefully com pared and collated. To make the same of permanent value c complete index of surnames is given. In some few cases, tht entire list of ship's passengers is preserved with the ages of all. (Jrginally these were furnished the proper authorities, but tin fortunatelv one bv one thev have been abstracted. Owing to the large influx of foregjners, especially German an< Swiss,it was deemed advisable to compel all to take the oath o allegance, which was at the first as follows: I, A B, do solemnly

About the Publisher

Forgotten Books is a publisher of historical writings, such as: Philosophy, Classics, Science, Religion, History, Folklore and Mythology.

Forgotten Books' Classic Reprint Series utilizes the latest technology to regenerate facsimiles of historically important writings. Careful attention has been made to accurately preserve the original format of each page whilst digitally enhancing the difficult to read text. Read books online for free at http://www.forgottenbooks.org