Friedrich Hage Collection 1819-1891
- US MCUSAA HM1/919SC
- Collection
- 1819-1997
Papers found in a 1744 Froschauer Bible containing family records of the Esch and Hage families, documentation interpreting the papers, and transcripts / translations of most of the papers. Papers include:
(1) Attestation of tenancy at various estates in Bavaria (Forsthof, 24 March 1819; Kirchstockach, 29 March 1819 and 1 December 1821; Probfeld, 16 May 1824, Josephenburg, 15 APril 1826 and 8 May 1826).
(2) Passport for Friedrich Hage, wife, two children, and hired hand, 1826.
(3) Letter regarding possibility of immigration to Brazil, Hamburg, 20 July 1825
(4) Receipt for passage from Hamburg to Philadelphia, 29 June 1826.
(5) Miscellaneous items from the Esch-Hage-Bontrager family.
Friedrich Hage was an Amish-Mennonite minister in Germany who later served as an Amish bishop in Holmes County, Ohio.
Hage, Friedrich, 1794-1863