Palatines and Servants Imported on the King of Prussia

Palatines and Servants Imported on the King of Prussia N THE COURSE of sorting and arranging miscellaneous documents I in the Archives of the Philadelphia Monthly Meeting of Friends at Third and Arch Streets, Philadelphia, Mr. Willman Spawn, a committee member of the Department of Records of the Meeting, came across a document which had no obvious connection with the Religious Society of Friends. On examination, it proved to be a business record of the firm of James and Drinker, prominent Philadelphia merchants during the colonial period. Since both Abel James and Henry Drinker were members of the Meeting, conceivably the document was inadvertently included among other Drinker manuscripts relating to the Meeting which eventually came to rest in the Archives of the Society. The record is endorsed "Palatines & Servants per the King of Prussia, Robinson." On further examination it proves to be the firm's record of the sale in 1764, of immigrants imported in the Ship King of Prussia, Captain James Robinson, from London. When compared with the list of "Foreigners" on this ship, who subscribed to the oaths of abjuration and fidelity to the King, on 3 October 1764, at the State House, as published in Pennsylvania German Pioneers (Norristown, 1934), I, 694 695, List 246 - C, several hitherto unknown facts appear. Whereas the published list has 52 names of Palatines on it, the Drinker list includes in addition the names of 23 English servants who were imported on this ship, but whose names do not appear on the published list. It also includes the names of seven single women not included on the published list, indicates that ten wives accompanied their husbands, and that five families included children. Conversely, nine names of Palatines on the Drinker list do not appear on the published list, and the names of twelve Palatines on the published list do not appear on the Drinker list. The Drinker list shows who purchased the servitude of each immigrant, usually indicated where the purchaser lived and sometimes his occupation, the term of servitude of each immigrant, and the price paid. For single men the average price was about i14 18s., which included the immigrant's passage of £8 8s. and "head money" or tax of four shil54 Palatines and Servants 55 lings. Single women were only a little less expensive, usually costing £14 16s. 6d. Couples without children cost £29 15s. 2d. The usual length of servitude was two or two and a half years; most of the money was paid in sterling, but French guineas or other coin were sometimes accepted in payment. Often only part of the price was paid in cash, a short term note being given for the balance. When it was paid it was so noted in the margin of the page. To ease identification, names which are inserted in brackets in the following list are spelled as in the printed list. Otherwise, except for the tabulated form of the original, the following record has been transcribed as nearly verbatim as possible. Sales of Palatines — viz' 1764 10 mo[Oct] Cash reed for George Peter Dizerts passage £8.8/ Sterling is £14.14/ & for Head Money 4/ [Total] £14.18/ Cash of Geo. Browne (living at Waterford Township, Gloucester County) Dr: to John Peter Fisher's pass' £8.8/ is £14.14/ & Head money 4/ To serve 3 y" for £22.5.6 Cash of Frances [?] Ferree (living at Pequay) for Geo. Michael Kimn [Hart] — 2 years — £14.18.8 Cash of Peter Ferree (living at Pequay) for Geo. Munganus Radle [Ridle] — 2 years — £14.18.18 Cash of Sam' Hess (living in Connestogoe) for Winat Apple his passage & 10/6 Sterg — 21/4 years — £15.16.6 Cash of Henry Denlinger (living at Pequay) for Maria Elie Radle — 2 y" 7 mo 15 days — £14.16.6 Cash of John Ferree (at Pequay) for Geo. Dull's pass. — 2 y" — £14.18.8 Cash of John Painter (at Connestogoe) for Geo. Ernest's pass. — 2'% y" — £14.18.8 Cash of Fred Shincle for Philip M'Michael's [MiiMmichel] pass. 2 y" to Evans at Newark — £14.18.8 Cash of Geo. Conrad, Heidelberg, Lancaster County, for John Kolb's pass. 2 yr' — £14.18.8. Reed in part £6 & his note for £8.18.8 (Receiv'd the whole 10 mo 31' 1764 — £8.18.8) Cash of Warrick Miller, East Cain, Chester County, for Francis Schwitree [Schweitzer] — 2%2 years — £14.18.8 Cash of Peter Keatline of Eastown, Northampton County for Philip 56 The Pennsylvania Genealogical Magazine e Stonemitz — 21/4 years — 8 at 34/ — £13.12 & Head money 4/ [Total] £13.16 Cash of Nicho' Swort [Schwerdt] for his own Pass. 8 French Guineas at 33/6 is £13.8 and for under value is 8/ — Head money 4/8 [Total] £14.0.8 Cash of Chris" Stoner for part of his own Pass. due two French Guineas £3.7 — Y2 Eng. Guinea 17/ — clef' in Fr. Guineas 2/ — Head money 4/8 [Total] £4.10.8 Cash of John Ott for his own Wife and 6 Child' pass. 3 VS Fr' 24 F. Guineas at 33/6 is £41.4 — 2 Carolines at 34/ is £3.8 — paper for 3 Guineas is £5.3.6 — Head money is £1.2.6 [Total] £50.18 Joseph Galloway (Attorney at Law) D' to Geo: Kentner & Wife 2 Fr" — 21/4 years — £29.15.2 — also due to Geo. Tay 28 Guild" & 2/ is £14.18.10 [Total] £34.14 (Cash reed the 30 th Oct.:') Cash of Thomas Pisant for Philip Matthias pass. & Head money £14.18.8 Cash of And' Bonhart of this City Shoemaker for Nicholas Sherer's Fr' &c. 21/4 years £14.18.8 1764 Oct& 4 Cash of Jacob Peterman Dr. (living in Plimouth Township, this County) to Henry Strohne's pass &c. 3 y" — £14.18.8. TIRO his Note pay" in a Month. (Ree 8 Nov') Adam Stock (of this City Taylor) Dr to John Spec/ti's Fr' &c —4 years £14.18.8 — Recd in part £10 & his note for £8.12.1 of which £3.13.6 on ace [of?] Jacob SPeckt Cash of Matthias Settler living in York Town Dr. to Andreus Fink's Fr' &c 2 years — £14.18.8 George Fadele (Taylor living in Front Street near Draw Bridge) Dr. to Peter Fadele [Vadel] & Wife — 2 Freights — £29.15.2 — Cash recd £15 — Note at 6 Months wth Interest £14.15.2 Matthias Settler Dr. to Catherine Weavers pass. &c — 3 years — £14.16.6 — Recd in part £10 [Due] £4.16.6. Paid. Cash of Jacob Egle (living in Maiden Crick Township, Berks Co.) to Bastian Miller's pass. 32 Guin' £6.8.7 & Head money 4/8 [Total] £6.13.3 Cash of Nicholas Shull (living in Lower Socken Northampton Co.) — £14.18.8 to Nicho° Wagner — 2 Cash of Chris' Wagner (living in above Sockeu) to Christ' Wickhart — 2%2 yr° — £14.18.8 Palatines and Servants 57 Cash of Jacob Egle living as above Dr. to Christ' Weavers pass. &c. 2 y" — £14.18.8 John Baker (Sugar Boiler in Elfriths Alley) Dr to Mary Steup — 3%2 y" — £14.16.6 per Note at 1 mo. Cash reed Nov. Cash of Abraham Lefever (living in Norrington Township) to Ludowick Rainbolt. 2%2 — £14.18.8 — Reel in part £10 & Note for ball' pay" in two months £4.18.8 [Paid] 12 mo. 15 — e. 1764 Oct 5 Abram Sell of York County D' for In* Stouts [Stutz] pass. 2 y" 3 mo. £14.18.8 Cash recd. 1764 Oct' 6 Cash of Christian Schrack at the Trap in Providence Township for Paul Schruck [Schreck] 2 y" & 1 mo. £14.18.8 Cash of William Baker in Chesnut Street Dr. to George Sam' Moccat 31/2 Gs. is £6.8.7 & Head money 4/8 [Total] 6/13/3 Cash of Matthias Grum (at Amwell) Dr. to Barbara Mingen £6.12.6 1764 Oct' 8 Cash Recd of Philip Rush [Resher?] for one & half Freights unpaid & head money £18 and Martin Knoll's assumption to pay in a few days £4 [Total] £22 Cash of Simon Bresler at Tulpohocken D' to Nicholas Bresler & wifes pass. £29.15. Ditto to Philip Jacob Bresler £14.18.6 1764 Octor 9th Nicholas Saladay (in Tulpohawkin) D' to Mich' Soliday & Wife 2 Fr" £29.15.2 — Nick Saliday 1 ditto £14.18.8 — Anna Elie Oerter 1 ditto £14.16.6 [Total] £59.10.4 Cash reed £50 — Note at nine months for £9.10.4 Cash tee of Jn° Brunk (of York County) for Gaylick Crane [Graw] 2 - 1/4 y" — £14.18.8 and for Martin Hert [Hierdt] Rem' of his Fr' & head Money £6.13.3 [Total] £21.11.11 Cash of Christ" Schneider (in Derry Township, Lancaster County) D' for Philip Roscoff's pass. &c. £14.18.8 and a debt due to Geo. Tay 17 Guild' at 2/ is £2.18.8 [Total] £17.17.4 To serve 2 y" 8 mos. 1764 Octo' 10th Cash of Philip Dedrick, Connestogoe, Dr to Nicholas Tipple 2 y" £14.18.8 The Pennsylvania Genealogical Magazine 58 Cash of Catherine Cline (at Shewbert's place) D' to Mary Cat/wine Pecken 2yz y" £14.16.6 Cash of Mahlon Kirkbride D' to Jacob Speicht and Mare SPeicht his wife 2 y" each £28.3.8 Harman Stump, Mores[2] Hall's Mill, Jacob Graaf Senr in fifth Street 8z Henry Reinholtz in Race Street, D' to John Keyser [Koster] & Wife's pass. £29.15.2 Recd i10 —Their Bond pay' in 12 mo' for £19.15.2 Cash of Thomas Pisant (living in Second Street) for Geo. Swort's [Schwerdt] F" £14.18.8 — unpaid 5/2d Sales of Servants — viz' 1764 10 mo[October] 3 d Cash of Job Haines (living in Chester County) to Alex' . Hamilton 5 y" £20 Cash of Rob' Bell (living in Lancaster County) John Ewing 5 y” £20 Edsed Darnell living in Burlington County, Evesham, John Allen 5 y' £20 _Rec d in part E11.10 & his Note for £8.10 — Paid in full Nov` 7th Cash of Wm Rodgers living in Burlington County, Evesham, Chef Haton 5' £20 Cash of John M'Kean[ ?] living in Hanover Township, Lancaster County, Dr' Hanson 5 y" £19 1764 Oct& 4th Cash of Joseph Morris (Merch') Dr to Henry Frazer, 4 y” £22 1764 Om' 5 Joseph Hackney (Burlington County, Chester Township) for Edward Batt, 5 y" £20 Rec'd in part £18 and Note pay" in 2 mos. for £2 — Recd in full 12 mo 22d Forty Shillings. Cash of Lewis Steinert (living in upper Dublin) Dr to Thomas Wilkinson, 5 y" £18 1764 Oa& 9 th Jos. Richardson (living in Middletown, Bucks) D' to Arthur Sinnett, 5 yr' £18 Note pay" 3 mos. [This entry crossed off and marked "returned."] Harman Vansant D' to Francis Power, 5 y" £18 — Note in 3 mos. Palatines and Servants 59 1764 Oct& 10th Thompson Parker D' to pay in 3 mos. — to Francis Taylor, 4y' £16 Cash of John Pemberton D' to Thomas Hobbs, 4 y" £18 Cash of Robert Thompson (living in Sussex County, N. Jersey) to John Cannon, 4 y" £15.10 Cash of William M'Kinney (living in Greenwich, Sussex Co., N. Jersey) to William Debnam[?], 4 y" £15.10 Cash of Jno. Palmer, living in Bucks County, for Rob` Richmond, 5 years, £17 1764 Octo' 12 th Cash of Cap' Stewart for In°. Bruces Servitude 4 years, £18 1764 Octor 13 th Cash of Benjamin Linton (living in Lower Makefield, Bucks County) D' to James Coult, 5 £17[?] Cash of Owen Biddle D' for Rich' Hele, 4 years, £16 John Jones (living in Whiteland Township, Chester County), D' to Vineyard Woodenhall, $ years, £17 (Rd Downing & Matt" Taylor knows him) Reed his Bond payable the 27 Nov' next. Paid Dec' 5 th 1764 Octo` 17" James Barker D' to Daniel Campbell, 4 y" £17 Cash of Abe" Hunt for Arthur Sennet, 5 years, £10 Sales of Palatines continued 1764 10 mo. 11th to Matthias Henry [Hendrick] & Wife, 21/4 y" Daniel Messerly £29.15.2 — living in Dover Township, York County; Jn° Wistar knows him & thinks him very safe. Ree d £8.10 and Bond payable in 12 mos. for £21.$.2 1764 Oct& 12 th Philip Stone in Bedminster Township, Bucks County, D' to Maria Cath. HorsPs Fr` &c. £14.16.6 — Reed his Bond payble in 12 mos. Dour Cadw' Evans D' to Joannes Heavenner, Banff" Son 8 y" old for 13 years, £7.10 [This entry marked "returned."] Ludowick Meyer of York Town and Nicholas Tay of Windsor, both in York County, D' to Jacob Carr, 31/4 Fr" £52-Bond payable in 4 weeks. Cash reed of L. Meyer 10 11 mo [November] 60 The Pennsylvania Genealogical Magazine 1764 Octor 15 th Cash of Jacob Snyder of Matachan, Worcester Township, for Jacob Gant, 2 yr° — £14.18.8 Cash of Nicholas Tay, D' to Geo. Tay [Then ] & Wife's Frt £29.13.2 Deduct 17 Guilders & 2/ recd of Philip Roscoff, £2.18.8 and due from Jos. Galloway for Geo. Kentner 28 Guilders & 2/ £4.18.10 for total of £7.17.6 [Cash total rec d ] £21.17.8 Henry W Stiegel (lives at Stedman's Iron Works), to Bartholomew Heavener, his wife & 4 Children, 21/2 Freights, £374.8 1764 NoV2d Elias Apple D' for his own, Wife & Child's Passage, two & half Freights &c. £374.8 Cash recd in part £3.9 Ballance due £33.15.8 for which Sum reed his Bond Payable 3' Instant. A Man who has a Shop back of S. Griscombs Lot promises to give Information &c. 1764 Nov' 3' John Schol D' to Conyer [Christian] Apple, his own, Wife & Childs Freights, 2 1/2 Freights &c. £374.8 By Cash red` 4/8 — Ballance due £37 for which Sum recd his Bond Payable in 1 year. He lives 16 Miles from York Town, 6 Miles from little Conowago, & about 2 Miles from Ross & Thompson's Furnace; he knows Mich' Swoope. Sales of Servants continued 1764 10 mo 18 Cash of James Martin, Esq` for Edward Munns, £17 — Deduct a Dollar gave Martin for the Servant, 7/6 — [Total] £16.12.6 1764 11 mo.[November] 27 Cash for Antho. Reynolds servitude sold Capt. Shuepart, £12.10 1764 12 mo.[December] 10 Attwood Cowman for Tho' Druitts Servitude, 4 y" — £12 and his Note payable in 6 mos. 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