. The Pennsylvania-German Society : [Publications]. CHAPTER VIII. The Mortality that Sometimes came upon the Immi-grants on Ship-board.—Organization of the GermanSociety of Pennsylvania, and its excellent Work.—Lands assigned to Redemptioners at the End of theirTerms of Service, on easy Terms. Erward in engen Koje Kalt,Kam nie zuriick zum hat ihn auf ein Brett geschnallt,Und warf ihn iiber Bord. Dem bieten grane Eltern nochZum letztenmal die Hand ;Den Koser Bruder, Schwester, Freund ;Und alles schweigt, und alles weint,Todtbloss von uns gewandt. fN a general way, themortality among th

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. The Pennsylvania-German Society : [Publications]. CHAPTER VIII. The Mortality that Sometimes came upon the Immi-grants on Ship-board.—Organization of the GermanSociety of Pennsylvania, and its excellent Work.—Lands assigned to Redemptioners at the End of theirTerms of Service, on easy Terms. Erward in engen Koje Kalt,Kam nie zuriick zum hat ihn auf ein Brett geschnallt,Und warf ihn iiber Bord. Dem bieten grane Eltern nochZum letztenmal die Hand ;Den Koser Bruder, Schwester, Freund ;Und alles schweigt, und alles weint,Todtbloss von uns gewandt. fN a general way, themortality among theimmigrants resulting fromthe crowded condition of theships, the bad character ofthe provisions and waterand frequently from thescant supply of the same,the length of the voyageand other causes, has al- ,149The arms, or -uappen, of the Palatinate is an imposing piece of heraldicart, sufficient, one would think, to do honor to a land a thousand times the size(256)

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