Gottlieb Mittleberger’s Journey to Pennsylvania in the Year 1750 and Return to Germany in the Year 1754

Gottlieb Mittleberger’s Journey to Pennsylvania in the Year 1750 and Return to Germany in the Year 1754

Gottlieb Mittleberger

1754

This primary source tells a story of a man from Germany, Gottlieb Mittleberger who travels to Pennsylvania in 1750. His journey starts on a ship primarily filled with poor immigrants who become indentured servants upon arriving in Philadelphia.

The diary elaborates on the struggles Mittleberger faced during his long voyage and pin points the time frame, the size of the ship, and other details he witnessed in the ship. This source is helpful to the audience because it tells a story about someone who went through the journey from the person himself.

Mittleberger writes about the hygiene, the people, and the ship itself over and over again. The information given helps the audience get information about the time frame, the struggles, the sail, and the speed of the ship.

Aqila Begum Abdul Wakeel

Mittelberger, Gottlieb, and Carl Theodor Eben. Gottlieb Mittelberger's Journey to Pennsylvania in the Year 1750 and Return to Germany in the Year 1754 Containing Not Only a Description of the Country According to Its Present Condition, but Also a Detailed Account of the Sad and Unfortunate Circumstances of Most of the Germans That Have Emigrated, or Are Emigrating to That Country. Philadelphia: J.J. McVey, 1898. Print.

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Gottlieb Mittleberger, Journey to Pennsylvania, 1750s, Germany