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Samuel Urlsperger papers
Descriptive Summary | |
| Title: Samuel Urlsperger papers | |
| Creator: Urlsperger, Samuel, 1685-1772 | |
| Creator: Jones, George Fenwick, 1916-2010 | |
| Inclusive Dates: before 1968 | |
| Language(s): English | |
| Extent: 1 Linear Feet (2 document boxes, 1 half box) | |
| Collection Number: ms739 | |
| Repository: Hargrett Library | |
Collection Description
Historical Note
Reverend Samuel Urlsperger, Pastor of St Anna's Lutheran Church in Augsburg, Germany, working through the Society for the Propagation of Christian Knowledge in England, made arrangements for the group of Salzburgers to travel to Georgia.
Scope and Content
The collection consists of an incomplete typescript of volume I (1733-34) of Detailed Reports on the Salzburger Emigrants Who Settled in America published by the University of Georgia Press in 1968. The book was translated by Hermann J. Lacher and edited with an introduction by George Fenwick Jones. This publication is number nine of the Wormsloe Foundation Publications.
Administrative Information
Preferred Citation
Samuel Urlsperger papers, ms739, Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, The University of Georgia Libraries.
General Notes
Published edition is available at the University of Georgia Main Library.