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September 6, 2016

1789 Essay on the Pennsylvania Deitsch, Part 3

In the first and second parts of the essay, An Account of the Manners of the German Inhabitants of Pennsylvania, Benjamin Rush proposed a list of the key characteristics of Pennsylvania’s Deitsch citizens. He...

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Culture / History

August 23, 2016

1789 Essay on the Pennsylvania Deitsch, Part 2

In the first part of the essay, An Account of the Manners of the German Inhabitants of Pennsylvania, Benjamin Rush listed some of the key characteristics of Pennsylvania’s Deitsch residents. These included thriftiness, respect...