Mitteilungen des Deutschen Pionier-Vereins von Philadelphia, 1907, Vol. 6 (Classic Reprint) Buchkatalog

Excerpt from Mitteilungen des Deutschen Pionier-Vereins von Philadelphia, 1907, Vol. 6The above sketch shows the cellar, the entrance to which was as usual through a trap door on the outside, and there may have been one on the inside. This cellar room was nearly a counterpart of the room above, showing the strong oaken beams, a chimney and a cupboard Or pantry, with a further Space for storing provisions. This arrangement may have served the household during the heated season as summer quarters. It may also have been of importance in perilous times as a place of refuge and defence for Weiser and his family. The house creates the impression of belonging to a well-to-do farmer, even of a certain o'pulence. Weiser also possessed a house and store in Reading, where he traded with his Indian friends.North of the house stretches ground, that in our day would be called an orchard, and through the branches of the trees we see the red roofs of Womelsdorf. In this orchard stand the tombstones of Conrad W eiser and his wife. The inscriptions on these stones are in German.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.