Schwenkfelder Library & Heritage Center - The Christopher Sauer, Jr. Diary and Account Book

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The manuscript diary was recorded by the Germantown printer and Church of the Brethren pastor, Christopher Sauer, Jr. (1721-1784). Written in German script, the diary, although small, contains a wealth of genealogical information on the early Church of the Brethren in Pennsylvania, as well as important personal information about Sauer, Jr., including accounts concerning his printing business and a short entry regarding his being brought to a provisional continental court on suspicion of being a spy for the British during the American Revolution. In the words of Brethren scholar, Dr. Donald Durnbaugh: “in his [Sauer’s] diary are included brief sketches of his life history and that of his family. Though terse, they are informative.”
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The Christopher Sauer, Jr. Diary and Account Book
The Christopher Sauer, Jr. Diary and Account Book
Sauer, Christopher, Jr., 1721-1784, Church of the Brethren--Genealogy--18th Century, Printing--Pennsylvania--18th Century
The manuscript diary was recorded by the Germantown printer and Church of the Brethren pastor, Christopher Sauer, Jr. (1721-1784). Written in German script, the diary, although small, contains a wealth of genealogical information on the early Church of the Brethren in Pennsylvania, as well as important personal information about Sauer, Jr., including accounts concerning his printing business and a short entry regarding his being brought to a provisional continental court on suspicion of being a spy for England during the American Revolution. In the words of the late Brethren scholar, Dr. Donald Durnbaugh of Juniata College: “in his [Sauer’s] diary are included brief sketches of his life history and that of his family. Though terse, they are informative.” Dr. Durnbaugh published some of the diary in his 1967 book, The Brethren in Colonial America, but the Heritage Center’s digitization of the manuscript as well as a parallel transcription and translation uploaded to the POWER Library will provide a more nuanced understanding of one of colonial Pennsylvania’s important figures.
Christopher Sauer, Jr. Diary and Account Book - Transcription and Translation
Christopher Sauer, Jr. Diary and Account Book - Transcription and Translation
Sauer, Christopher, Jr., 1721-1784, Church of the Brethren--Genealogy--18th Century, Printing--Pennsylvania--18th Century
The manuscript diary was recorded by the Germantown printer and Church of the Brethren pastor, Christopher Sauer, Jr. (1721-1784). Written in German script, the diary, although small, contains a wealth of genealogical information on the early Church of the Brethren in Pennsylvania, as well as important personal information about Sauer, Jr., including accounts concerning his printing business and a short entry regarding his being brought to a provisional continental court on suspicion of being a spy for England during the American Revolution. In the words of the late Brethren scholar, Dr. Donald Durnbaugh of Juniata College: “in his [Sauer’s] diary are included brief sketches of his life history and that of his family. Though terse, they are informative.” Dr. Durnbaugh published some of the diary in his 1967 book, The Brethren in Colonial America, but the Heritage Center’s digitization of the manuscript as well as a parallel transcription and translation uploaded to the POWER Library will provide a more nuanced understanding of one of colonial Pennsylvania’s important figures.