The signatures below are signers of the Oath of Abjuration
administered to immigrants from the ship Duke of Bedford, Sept. 14,
1751 in Philadelphia.  This excerpt is scanned from volume 2 of
Strassburger's <i>Pennsylvania German Pioneers</i>, page 537.
Strassburger transcribes these names as:
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Michel Gerbrich
Petter Gerbrich
Johann Henrich Krebs
Johan George (X) Ritz
Johann Adam Kolter
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<img src="gerberich_kolter_signatures.gif">

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The signatures below are signers of the Oath of Abjuration
administered to immigrants from the ship Two Brothers, August 28,
1750 in Philadelphia.  This excerpt is scanned from volume 2 of
Strassburger's <i>Pennsylvania German Pioneers</i>, page 508.
Strassburger transcribes these names as:
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Hans Adam (H) Pfesterer
Jacob Stein
Christoph (C) Albrecht
Petter Hergedt
Balsazar (O) L&ouml;ffler
Stephan (X) Kneisel
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<img src="loffler_signatures.gif">

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Reading this old German script can be tricky.  Strassburger provides
a handy guide to interpreting the letters at the back of volume 2.
<a href="german_letters.gif">Here is his chart for small German letters</a>.

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<i>David Koller, March 2003</i>