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Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Pastorius, Francis Daniel -1681 (search)
and of the Saviour, Go ye into all the world and preach the gospel ; but, unfortunately, they seek more their own comfort and ease than they do the glory of the Redeemer. Of the German Society for the settling in Pennsylvania. The principal participants in this society of ours are the following-named gentlemen: Jacob von De Walle, Dr. John Jacob Schuetz, and Daniel Behagel, all of Franckfort-on-the-Mayne. Gerhard von Mastricht, of Duisburg; Thomas von Wylich, and John Lebrunn, of Wesel. Benjamin Furly, of Rotterdam; Philip Fort, of London. These persons will attend to and care for all letters and papers for our colony, and will also assist and give advice to all such as desire to emigrate, if such applicants be of good moral character and standing, and their motives and intentions for emigrating are honest and good. In Pennsylvania the whole direction and management of the colony has been intrusted to my humble abilities, for the time being; and may the Almighty g