The Two

The- l

Casp r
John Caspar of Virginia and John Caspar of Penna

John W Early Reading

By Rev JohnW Pa
T is somewhat remarkable Language could not well make the re- re
re
that for more than lationship plainer The additional
years after their arrival declaration of the Testator that he had
there should be doubt as as- entered into articles of agreement withwith-
to the particular relation
relation- the Lutheran congregation in Virginia
ship of the two men It
is perhaps stillmore
still more re-re
re
It- that he had testimonials from his Brit
rit Majesty's Governor of that Prov-B-
Brit-
markable that more than
a hundred years after the death of the
son learned historians should express
such doubts About twenty or twenty-
ty nears ago Dr J
live vears
five bya
than-

twen-
twenty
twenty--
proc
by aa proc-
ince and the attachment of his own
natureLutheran
signature
-signature
he
Dutch
as the Minister of the-
church of Virginia
all doubt
tity of the men beyond all
tity
t-
sig-
own-
the
the--

iden
should place the question of the iden-
ess of reasoning endeavored to prove But it might be asked why were- were
that they were father and son A lit- lit
lit these things not known long ago and
tIe later Dr
tle published the what caused the strange confusion of
Records of Baptisms kept by the lat- lat
lat ideas A number of reasons might
ter A short autobiography contained be given The first of these is that
therein seemed to make the matter th re were certain traditions which
there
plain It stated distinctly that the seemed to be universally accepted
name of the father of Rev John Cas- Cas and no one took the trouble fo prov-
to prove
prove--
par of Pennsylvania was John e
or disprove them Some of these per per-
per

1
Caspar also haps were not so much actual tradi-
haps
The fact was still further confirmed tions as they were conclusions almost
by the Moravian Records at Bethle
hy Bethle- unconsciously drawn from them e g
hem in which one of their Bishops in
a letter sent back from Virginia refers
in-
berg
having stood aloof from Muh-len-
uh
uh-
to the first pastor of the Lutheran
church there as the father of the
church
our well
welt known
Prof 1fincke furnished extracts from
Then
lenberg and his for a long
he exerted no influence on
time that lie
he church etc The manner inin which
the
arc entered in the Record
the baptisms are
t-
long-
long-
on--

also seemed to confirm the opinion

the Court Records of Charlotteville th t all of them had been performed
that
Va in which John Caspar of Re John Caspar
by Rev
hv Penn
Penn-
of Penn-
Pennsylvania under oath declares sylvania Now we submit that this is
that lie
he is the son of the deceased not really made out and that there
John Caspar of Va At the are very good reasons for supposing
same time lie he also states that the that this is a mistake For there are
original of his fathers
father's will together
with an English translation of it had bad
baptisms recorded at 1
and Little
Truddy Creek
Muddy
which took
been entered upon the Records at Phil- Phil lie was
heen
adelphia
place as early as 1727 when he

ty one
twen-
only between twenty and twenty-one

l
Vill says Now
That Will 1011 my well be- he
he-
be years of age One of them
loved Son John Caspar min
min- hoard ship
on board
un Now which is more-pro-
more
more--
ister of
of Canes token unto thee and
Michael Schmidt etc It closes with
bable
probable That the boy
hoy of
19
20
that the father an ordained minister
or

these words Here hast bast thou m y be- he

he-
be present at the time performed that

C
loved Son the full letters of of Attorney The fact that Hall raises
and Power what I desire of thee
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to confirm that view Where the to him including the matter of ordi-
older after his arrival in the nation can be accepted unless cum
new world 1728 2728 made his home is grano salis
sails If anyone
any one thinks this
unknown to us He received a call to a sweeping declaration let him read
Virginia in 1733 It is altogether pos pos-
pos Conrad Weiser's or
sible
sible that after
fter the arrival of Rev comments and notes On on the personal
Schulze in in Pennsylvania Sept 25 character of the men No Lutherans
ws also ordained by Schulze
1732 he was harte etc in connection with
even as his relative and namesake was the Brief of 1755 when the prop- prop
ordained For this supposition there erty was finally recovered And
seems to be absolutely no ground Weiser had signed that document
whatever But this would seem
count
count for the fact that the same
ac
seem to ac-
ac- Now let us see whether we
m-

by the application of our every day

ay
not
authority a few pages fur further
her on common snse ense arrive at a reasonable
sense
commits the grave mistake of conclusion concerning all these mat- mat
aIling the Will on record in Philadel-
calling Philadel
Philadel- ters and derive a pretty
phia which was evidently not even
phia fair history of the two men and their
read that of o Rev John Caspar activities Sept 11 II 1728 as we are
of Pennsylvania mis
This mis- informed by Rupp and in Vol
taken
taken opinion seems to run throughout Penna Archives two men giving their
M-
the entire work At the very begin-
ning
ning the statement is made that this
man who came to this country in
begin

1728 served the congregations at Phil-

adelphia
adelphia Providence and apparently
Phil
is
names as John Caspar
and John Caspar
S Theol Stud arrived at Philadel
phia The mere fact that they came
Mis
Mis-

Philadel-
together the younger still being a
S-
S

also New Hanover after his ordina- ordina
tion Elsewhere he is credited with
having settled at Conestoga as early
as
as 1728 This certainly is very strange
Some of the baptisms were
Vere without
ordina
question performed before his ordina-
tion
tion in 1733 Now has it ever occurred
to us that there may be a reasonable
solution of all these difficulties and nd
that there is no necessity for casting
such blame on Rev In fact
Hall
it
without seeming to- to be
aware of it itself furnishes the clue in
some of its incidental allusions
Another reason why we have been
ready to give heed to all these asser
Teady asser-
tions is that our opinions and judg-
tions Judg
Judg-
ment have been influenced more or less
by the statements of the Confusion
von In regard to it
we have only this to say Its professed
object is to blacken so as to
student of theology might readily lead-
lead
us to suppose that they were father
and son A layman at that day
Missi-
would hardly call himself a Mission
Mission-
Mission--
on When already past seventy years
aire
of age the younger man prepared an
autobiography While not stating so
specifically he clearly implies that his
father was an ordained minister With
whom else was he lie studying theology
here in this wilderness from the time
of his arrival until his ordination
years later Would the Governor of 54
Virginia and others have given cer-
tificates recommending him as their
representative to go to Germany if
his testimonials of ordination hadnot
had not
a-
dbeen regular and satisfactory In ad-
dition to all this the entire Will
breathes a spirit which absolutely for-
bids the supposition that the man was
an impostor
We would naturally suppose that
ad
ad

for

justify the efforts of those who sided

with the in their efforts to the John Caspar who moved
oust him and to secure control of
oust of the to Conestoga as cited in the first in- in
in
Lutheran church at Ve
We stance was the father the head of the
doubt very much whether a single family He undoubtedly remained
statement of that document referring here until he was called to Virginia
here-
It could hardly be supposed that the
son a youth little more than a boy
sou
major
had not yet attained his major-
for he hadnot
wilder
ity would settle there in the wilder-
ness without a home and without
ac
ti s especially as he was ac-
family ties ac
companied by his father with his
family All this in addition to the fact
date is plainly given and it is a ques
ques-
tion of punctuation whether the place
is specified Our own opinion is that
the original is not punctuated at all all-
and would therefore not decide the
matter Neither time nor space al- al
al
lows a consideration of the various
arguments of Hall to show
that the case is not as bad as the Con

t-
that the older man claims that he is a
minister
When the young man moved to
con
Conestoga in 1733 he seems to find con-
con
com
gregations already partly if not com-
ehe
fusion v
have only this to say Apart from the-
bitter spirit the statement is so in
definite that it cannot be accepted as
W-
We
makes it We-
We--
the
the--
in
in-
p-
as
as--
pletely organized Who founded these ositive testimony
positive
congregations Any one looking at
Anyone at- VC may be mistaken but we hard-
We hard
the Records will notice that the or- or
or kn-
ly think we are in view of all the facts
facts--

o-
hav
ganization is assumed as already hav- own
known in thinking that the elder- elder
ing taken place when he takes charge unblem-
was a man of unblemished
unblemished--
evidently
evidently therefore the father who
heen the sons
had been son's predecessor had ished
reputation and of scholarly attain
ments We hardly think the Governor
attain-
Governor--
done this preliminary work That too
will account for the fact that these f
of Virginia would have granted him aa
collect
license and then sent him on a collect-
very early baptisms are recorded here
They belonged to the Records of
ing tour witha speed
with a God-speed not only to
Germany but to England likewise if if
these congregations and so were left
there ac
This would satisfactorily ac
count for the movements and activi-
ties of both these men from the time
ac-

of their arrival in 1728 until the ordi-

esuch were not the case Beside we-
think no one can read his Will with-
out coming to the conclusion that he
was a man of
with
with

ofaa thoroughly Christian

spirit who endeavored to live up to his
w-
we
we--
with-

nation of the son in 1733 profession The desire to do fair

formation is very limited far more so
than is generally supposed We doubt
whether there is any actual record of
it anywhere except the statements of
in
In regard to this ordination our in-
in justice as between himself and his
congregation breathes throughout the
he
entire document This man desired
his son to become his successor
had evidently labored here as a mis
t-
the-
the--

He
mis-
mis-
the Confusion v and sionary almost five years visiting
the Penna Autobiography New Hanover Trappe Philadelphia
The former might justly be called in- in
in and other points occasionally doing as
to question as a record It is plainly much as he possibly could for them-- wh-
them
T-
based on mere hearsay and hearsay
from enemies If Dr
tuation of the German copy of the
punc-
is correct that would he
ile
while caring for his own people The
congregations some perhaps organ
The--
organ-
organ-
ized others partly so and still others
evide-
mere preaching points had evidently
evidently--
seem to claim Philadelphia as the
place The wording and punctuation
are given in the Autobiography
par
The mere fact that Rev John Cas- Cas
of Pennsylvania was or-or
or
ntly
he
agreed to accept the son as their pas-
tor That agreement whether in the--
shape of a formal call which we hard-
ly think existed or in the shape ofa
tacit understanding was evidently re-
t-
pas
pas
pas-
the
hard
of a
re
re
dained by Rev John Christian Schulze garded by both father and son as a
is not questioned The date the sufficient call If anyone
any
ony
any one will take
place the circumstances arearc nowhere ac
the trouble to follow the line of his ac-
ac
put on record except in the auto auto- tivities subsequently he will readily
biography above mentioned where the see that he the young man considered
considered-
these congregations liis special field materials to provide the necessary
had not he would hardly have buildings and for the maintenance of- of
If he lie hadnot
mo
moved to this section in iu September a
full month before Schulze started scatted for
a second pastor The scholarly char-
iar the man is shown by
Ins own use
cl-
char
bv the hooks
use A mere
books
Europe This certainly does not look- loo-
look he procured for his
lie expected to act at Schulze's ignoramus would not have cared for
k
as
as if he
-as
substitute at Philadelphia Trappe etc e-
o- hooks much less would lie
such books hae
he have
w
tc ow what would he
Now be more natural than thought of bringing them to this
that the father should1 desire to have
every thing properly arranged before
even
leang for his new field inm Virginia
leaving
The son was
dained on the
vas therefore not only or-
hae

day of April but lie

or
or
he
vestern wilderness
Western
On his return trip lie
by sickness and death He expresses
an earnest desire to have
ie
collie his successor
come
Ol-
he was overtaken

hae his son he-

Why this wish
he
lie--

was married at the same time wher-

ever that may have been
ever
the proceeding if
heen Vho
Who would
question the propriety and fitness of
it both the ordination
and the marriage had taken place
among the people he was to serve
know Hut

e ll J vill-
was not fulfilled we of course do not
ing
proving the Vill
But after pT
Philadelphia and again at Charlotte

The Wll also informs us that lie

C
Will at
Charlotte-
Charlotte--
ville the son settled up the estate

of Va had entered upon

he JJJ-
It certainly is a fact that Re ohn
Rev John
a second marriage The first wife's
Chr Schulze performed two baptIsms name the mother of John Caspar
at Muddy Creek in April 11733 Did
of Pennsylvania was Gertrude
he make a special trip to that section According to statements received
only a few days before the ordination
of their pastor for the purpose of hap- hap
bap- from parties there a Mr fr
second wife's name was Anna Marga
the
tising two children What right had had- Marga-
lie to make a special trip for that pur-
be pur
pur- ret Five heirs children are named
pose immediately after ordaining a
pose in that account Rev John Caspar
Re
pastor for them There is only one Elizabeth Philip
other reasonable supposition in the
case that is that wanted to Magdalene
and
The manner of putting
Ian
and Mary

remain with Ins his bride and that they it would almost seem to indicate that
exchanged ed pulpits nut
But we douhtdoubt only the last two were the children of
whether they would have hae done
clone that inin- the second wife Whether the family
tile
those lays lays under the circumstances
days remained in Virginia or whether they the
Nowow the lie elder moed to
moved returned to Pennsylvania we do not mt
Virginia and took charge harge ofa
of a Luther
Luther- know buthut the name of Philip
an congregation The son took his who possibly was a full Hill brother and
place residing at Conestoga we are hae gone to Virginia at all
may not have
informed apparently living liling
same place and occupying the home
ngatat the
ng occurs eryvery frequently in records of
Lancaster county and unless greath
miless greatly
his father had occupied sen
sen-
After serv- misinformed his descendants are still
ing the German Lutheran congrega- he found there and
to lie aud in Berks
tion there between four and five years Time and space will not permit the
he sets out on
half
oil aa collecting tour in be
lf of his congregation to Germany
h alf
he
he-
be- gi
ging
giving ofaa detailed account of the
ng of
labors and activities of the son resid-resid-
and other parts of Europe He seems ing at Conestoga until about 1760 lio
ha
to have visited many ninny of the principal when liehe removed to Lebanon count
making his home at what is no
county

n
cities lie He mentions Lubeck Danzig now
Leipzig Strasburg London and known as Sunnyside IIt was for many
others His trip seems to have hae heen
been years known as mill The
Th
quite successful According to the
Will he secured sufficient funds and
property is now owned by
an Ir
hv- Mrr H
1

man It would require aa- lengthy ar-

m-
Heil--
Heil
ci
ar
ar
 tide to recount all the ac
thc labors and ac-
ac Manner hy none is
anner and hour thereof by
ot this man
tivities of
tii mau foreknown yet he sometimes
henin he entered
When the field as its Messengers of sickness by hy whom liehe
pator
pastor lie took charge of ew
1733 he calls us to consider his sayings Set

e-
Holland where he lie at once commenced thine house
bouse in order for thou die
regular Records of Muddy Creek
where he did the same although the ha
which II also have experienced in my
Pennsyl
sea voyage from England to Pennsyl-
congregation apparently was already vania and thence to Virginia I have
organized of Lancaster of
n
en Litt
Little
known as
of Hill Church thel
then
He also took se Hou-
House
so set in order two great House-affairs
both concerning the House of God as
hoth
myown
my own family and I will therefore
chare of York preached at Swatara
charge begin in the as the Lords
Lord's
and many othe mission
other points His mission-
mission- House The Articles of Agreement
ary trips extended southward through with my congregation and the Certifi-
Maryland down the Shenandoah Val-
ley and into the field fformerly occu-
pied by his father It might probably
Val cate from
rit Go
fron the Governor to his
B-Brit
Ins Brit-
Majesty of Williamsburg do
testify on whom I depend and what I
be said of him that he organized as and my companions after the finishing
many congregations as any Lutheran of the Collections on such long and
minister of his day not even except- except
except-
faith
very dangerous Journeys for our faith-
ing H M Muhlenberg himself That
in ful sincerity should enjoy
fill Michael
lice was a strenuous and st
his life stormy Holdt hath truly accompanied us into
one need not be questIOned Danzig but what wicked knaveries he
or denied That is the lot of nearly
ne
bath raised there against us and what
hath
all ministers not only at that time damage in our Collecting Affairs by- by
en
been even at the present day
On Ascension Day 1779 when past
the Ministry in London on his return

he resti
there he has caused cannot be resti-
N-

age-he
71 years off age he dropped dead sud-sud
sud
tuted to these Congregations with
denly while confirminga clas
denly cate
class of cate-
cate-
cate
chumens at his home
chumens He IS
at the Hill Church which is located
about between Lebanon and
Annville about Y of aa mile north of
buried
is bun cd
his wicked mouth that blessed
m tu-
Yea how through him and

tUlU when in which a well learned

man Master George Samuel Klug Mug by-by
the heart bending grace of God hath bath
the Lebanon Valley R R R resol
A marble shaft erected 18
94
1893
paid for by voluntary subscriptions
his resting place The church
marks Ills
and
hur h
had fully resolved and in Elbingen

congregation linister to this congrega-

as a second Minister
tion the calling accepted and further
in Danzig Confirmation received for
built more than a century ago IS is still whose maintenance in his journey
occupied by a Lutheran congregatIon from to London we have paid
vears ago there had been no
Ten years or Dutch Florins
chanes in internal arrangements The
changes according to the currency in the em em-
em
archd
arched ceiling of deal boards the wine- wine
glass pulpit with sounding board bord
bo
pire and for Reason of the many Re- Re
Re

O commendations from a great many

n
occupy
above itit the large square altar occupy-
occupy-
ing the open space in front andun
ing
in
painted pews
pews were still there
u-
un
un--
and un-
high Lords both spiritual and tempor-
alas
al as from other great Merchants our
full and abundant confidence was fur-fur
fur
ther confirmed that the great Lord
A The Will of John Caspar Stover
of Virginia l
would prosper our collections so far
that constantly two ministers without
IN THE NAME OF THE HOLY the least charge to the congregation
TRINITY AMEN like
could have been maintained and like-
Since the great God bath
hath Determined wise a Church and other unto the
an end for all mankind although the Worship of God necessary buildings
would have been erected This men men- received Then make in iu the presence
wardens
of the Church-wardens according to

t-
tioned is not said with the least intent
Michel Schmidt would
we either have Michael the agreement the portionss belonging
draw that part or share due to Michael both to the congregation to me also- also
also-
also--
Holdt during the time he has been o
to Michael Schmidt and let everyone on-
every one
one--
with us to our use but we find it re- re
re e wardens
of the Church-wardens have two Shil-
lings Virginia Currency per Diem out
Shil
quisite in our conscience to consider
it in the Lord whether not such ought of the Church portion Thou
to be restored to the congregation as- as also certify the whole congregation inn
to whom chiefly it is a great detri- detri Virginia that if they would elect
ment of his acted foto the some members to see
sec sett-
see the collect affairs
affairs--
great loss of the congregation can is-
sue an oath to be assured by Michael
is
is-
is led
settled they might have liberty
though without charges to the congre
congre-
a man of a good conscience gation Send also letters along to my
and when I this should confirm with theu
wife and children because thee thou
my death I hope credit will be given
to my words as also to the Corre
C-
Corre-
hast likewise full orders what thee
thou patri
distribute for a patri-
orre
e- hag-
held with Master Ziegen- mony to herself and to all my hildren
children
en
hagen
Now mymv well beloved Son John
that they may come together with the
arden
warden
Church-warden There is in ready
w-
minister of money 4 sealed Packets each of it
Gaspas
n
en unto thee and Michael Schmidt do
I give full power to- todo
to
to do thy earnest
endeavor for the estate of this church
do- containing
o
Boo
amounts to
When therefore the
contingent of the Congregation is ac-
t-
ac
ac
and especially the well ordering of counted then ought that what I and
Divine Service with all thy conscience Michael Schmidt have laid out for the
so as we have
have begun it in 10 the Lord mdand Congregation unto us be restituted It- It
if this beloved congregation would is further to consider that from the for-
for
call thee for their minister in my the Congregation collected hooks as- as
place thou ought accept of it in case likewise from a silver cup and small
thine conscience be not there
there-
there- plate thereon we ought to hhave ve our
by therefore as soon as thou share also I did send from Hamburg
anything of Michael Schmidt go to unto John Henning Carstens of Lon- Lon
Philadelphia and si t him as goodas
aud aassist gondas
gond as
good don a great chest full of books therein
possible to bring unto thine house was contained volumes of Luthers Luther's
him and his and my goods and two Works written in Wittenberg one- one
other families going along to Virginia volume more II bought to it but the- the
Messenger for the other remaining
rdens
wardens
Church-wardens by the
desiring them by way ofa
wa-
This done send directly an Express

of a letter to go
last volume I could not get to buy A
great many books was in it for the
congregation For my use use in it
Consilia in three volumes
speedily for to hear the General Let- Let
Let many new books unbound as to wit
ters of Attorney which thee has re- re
re great Bible an Hebrew
ceived likewise the Account of mine Dictionary Budai Dutch
and Michael Schmidt's concerning the Michaeli's Hebrew Grammer Longy
Michaelis Long
whole congregation according to the Langi Greek and Latin Grammar
memorials set down in the congrega- and others more unbound And the- the
tion books as also in other letters not chest is paid for
or but mis
hut she has the mis-
mis-
inserted in the collection hooksbooks and fortune to be in a shipwrecking vessel
also especially in a small Hamburger
wherein I have set down
many great and small sums in the
Latin Tongue belonging to the sums
But I received from the above men

he
chest by the grace of God was saved
but should be sold in iu a
t-
men-
tioned John Henning advice that the- the
the--

aa short time
 then he would buy her again for me
which helie has done with about 36 shil-
shil
lings
ling's sterling money
stoney The chest now
is in London and you ought therefore
to send immediately by letters to the
above John Henning desiring him
that by the first opportunity lie
he would
be pleased to sen i
send the chest over to
thee with the offering that he who did
bring the chest should of his money
laid out have gratefully restituted
The other books belonging to the Con-Con
gregation are all packed up in Michael
Schmidt's chest We have also got a
great many more books or gifts from
the Bookseller in Leipzig and Stras-
rg
burg but since they was of no servicebu-
to the congregation we have ex- ex
ex-
ex
changed them witha with a bookseller in
Frankfort for Hand
Hand-
Books I and Michael Schmidt got
bound for the congregation The
others which we got at Strasburg we
have changed in Darmstadt for song- song
books with great letters large print
for the benefit of the congregation
from these ought to be restored us in- in
the first place what we have laid out
for them and secondly we ought to
have one portion on it likewise when
we have endeavored to get advance to
preserve currency As I have marked
u
iti the congregation books by the
it in
conclusion of the Hamburger and Lu-
becker account amI and it is also no
L-
Lu
Lu--
no-
more but reasonable that where we
was obliged to give advance we also
should have it repaid and these again
as soon as we came to Leipzig and
down to Loewenburg
until the end of the congregation
where the advance did amount to five
p cent Lastly have I and Michael
Schmidt bought in Plymouth a hun-
dred pieces of cut window glass
packed in six chests with three hund-
hun
hund
red pounds of putty for to fasten the
glass in tile
the wooden frames and have
paid for
f-
or
for it according to writings the
1-
0
sum of 25 pounds and 1to0 shillings
sterling which sum likewise ought to
be returned by the congregation What
hc
more is necessary to know in
to-
iii this
affair confer with Michael Schmidt
and the writings which together can
give you light on aU all these things Call
for assistance hereto unto God the
Giver of Wisdom and Understanding
with a pure heart that he lie might
plentifully fill thine heart with heaven
heaven-
heaven-
ly wisdom when in such a wanner
Jy manner the
whole account is settled Then cause
a writing to be made by the necessary
magistrate or clerks of a court of Evi-Evi
dence that it may appear before aU- all
aU
the world and then give everyone
every one his
portion belonging to him Further
observe as much as lies in thine power
this congregation her preservation
and her
ber true rest
Write on her Iier its behalf unto
Master the Minister of at
Prince Court and desire
him to send in case of necessity a new
linister over here and do thy best to
Minister
uphold correspond en cy with w-ith spiritual
and temporal in Germany that they
may send over to thee the collection
money which from there is yet to be
expected Of him I bought besides
other books Long-ens
Longens Light and Right
One part thereof is wanting
write to him and he will assuredly
send it to thee
Concerning the goods which I and
Michael Schmidt have bought some
of it belongs to me and to him some
other to him alone but some and the
most to me alone Michael Schmidt
Ido
as I hope will all truly and sincerely
remember
Finally there are those letters of
Attorney my wife and children and I
do nominate thee herewith once more
that thou the gift I have herein t o
faithfully
touching
everyone bequeathed truly and faith
touching-my
fully distributes Firstly as touching
ed wife
my beloved wife-it
faith-
wife it shall be given to
her all that she has in cattle horses
creatures
and swine and all other livingg crea- crea
orthe
tures all household stuff tuff bedding
pewter copper iron linen in short
she shall give nobody any account or of
the least of these things
ding stan-
standing with this condition that she
during my absence has beh behaved her
ved her-
 self as an honest woman oughtong-ht to haye
have larch
Philadelphia March
larch 20 1738 the
done that she both my office and aboe named Christian Grassold upon
above
honor with her scandalous tongue has his solemn confirmation affirmation
not blamed or slandered and there- there according to law did declare that the
with great offence given In such like foregoing is a true translation of the
case all from the greatest to the small
ease small- original Will of John Caspar
een unto the clothes of her body
est even written in the Dutch language ac- ac
ac-
ac
shall be snatched away from her cording to the best of his knowledge

viz
Coram Pet Evans Reg
since she derived all from me and it
shall be added to the gift bequeathed
Thus endorsed on oil original-viz
original
by me unto the children All things
Philada larch 1738
The Twentieth March
leae behind me be it in
then that I leave
The Willand
The last Will and Testament of
John Caspar Decd was proved
money silver linen clothes beds and in due form
forni of Law and Probate and
other sort of goods that I have hae shall Letters Testamentary were granted to
be counted together in one sum and John Caspar Sale Executor
Sole
shall among my beloved children be therein named heingbeing first legally
equally divided and gien given unto them sworn well and truly to administer the
but but those out of second wedlock
shall receive nothing into their hands
said estate
Registered at Philada in WillViI Dook
Book
until they haye readied their requisite
have reached F pages 96 a- n1
and etc
age Than my D
Thou Dar
D ear
ar Son ob
ob-
ob The
TJ writer regrets ery
very much that when
he examined the original documents In
serve look after them heartily for Philadelphia his time did not permit hint
him
their education both in Christianity
Christianity as-
Christianity-as to make a complete copy o f the German os as
to their livelihood from their money that Is plain and precise In its language
Perhaps the similarity ot
o the handwrIting

nI
of
which thou
nnot
bast in possession if thee
than hast
not turn it otherwise give them
to that oC
of the Penna inight
inight-account
might
or the fact that the Editor oC
for flail ach
of linn eh
the yearly interest mistook it For that of Joh
Jah Casp
Carp
Here past
hast thon
thou my Beloved Son of Conestoga
the full letters of Attorney and power
what I desire of thee God grant thee B Autobiography of Rev John Cas- Cas
Cas
wisdom and understanding and grace par Trans
of Penna A Trans-
plentifully for Jesus Christ's
Christs sake and
keep thy heart from all fraud and lation of the German Copy
falsehood Amen men Amen of Rev F J F DD
That I this afore writing with good
understanding and Christian fatherly
John Caspar
had a son Jno J
sen
sen
sen-Chehe also
Caspar the father of
the children above given was born in-
love from me hereunto subscribed in
through the schoolmaster John Ebert the Lower Palatinate in the Duchy of
upon sea in my sickness is written Bergor
Berg or Bergen in the Township
with myown
my own hand acknowledged and Amt Solingen at a place named
Aunt
e
with the following evidencesdences for the Dec 21 n 1707 His parents

par John
subscription is now sealed-John
sealed John Cas
Minister of the Dutch
Lutheran Church in Virginia Michael
Cas
Cas- were John
Jolin Caspar
Hesse and
Gertrude born in Solingen
born in
aud his mother
After
Missing John Ebert completing his sixth year he
hae examined compared the
I have
T learned to read German correctly in
foregoing with the original in the four weeks under the instruction of
Dutch language and I believe the his father I e bean
Thereupon lie
Ile began the
same to be a true translation to the study of Latin also under his father
best of my knowledge as witness my After ththatt he
lie received private instruc-
hand this soth day of March 1738 tion in Latin and Greek from four
Christian Grassold iz
pastors in succession viz Rev Re Nicho-
Nicho
 as II
las Rev Samuel
Kev
Re 1733 you
on Christian Schultz p t
alentine Kraft Rev
Rev Valentine
Re Kev zu Philadelphia den
deli April
Subsequently besides the and
und mit Ca-
lit Maria Cath-
Cath
Cath--
former languages lie in
list received in- th
u
he also in-
in arine LEhli
Elili
lili wordell They
worden
struction in II
b-
Hebrew and in French as- as aboe named She
hail the children above
weIl as in Theology from
well front Rev Kna- boru May 14 1715 at Lambsheim
was born
el
bel and finally also from the Rev Su-
Adolph S-
m- Su
Hru
at Bru--
Hru-
Bru-
in the Palatinate
Chur Her
sponsor was Catharine Ursula Schmidt
ath
math 12 miles from
A D 1728 lie he set out on
lIer
Her parents were Christian
oil a voyage to ami his wife Mary Catharine nee
and
America preaching on Sundays upon Brucher At the time of writing this
bothon
the vessel both on the IRhine and at vitae my age by the grace
sea Arrived in Pennsylvania Sept and help of God is 70 years 10
preaching
he continued studying and
A D 1733 Ale he
dained by Christian Schulze for the
heing pastor at Philadelphia
time being
or
he was or-
or
ai
months I week and 5 clays
Q
Xo 2
days Nov
In the original there is added in
writing
another hand-writing His His full age
April Saud
8 and at tile
S saute time joined in
the same il
71 years
vears 4 months 3 weeks and 2
wedlock to Mary Catharine Anno lays
days