Collection: Historical and Governing Records, 1841-1925 / Subject (Geographic): Charleston (S.C.) / Subject (Topic): Immigrants--Germany - Lowcountry Digital Library Catalog Search Search Results

Start Over Collection Historical and Governing Records, 1841-1925 ✖ Subject (Geographic) Charleston (S.C.) ✖ Subject (Topic) Immigrants--Germany ✖

1. Newspaper Clippings about Charleston's German Immigrants

Newspaper Clippings about Charleston's German Immigrants

Date:: 1870-1879 and 1860-1869
Description:: Newspaper clippings of information about German immigrants includes obituaries, weddings announcements, and funeral notices.

2. "Liste ber Passagiere an Bord des Bemer Schiffes" / List of Passengers on Board the Passenger Ship

Date:: 1858
Description:: Print document containing list of German immigrant passengers' names and the region or town they were from in Germany. In print is the date October 13. Handwritten notes add the year 1858 with further notes: "Passanger list aboard SS Gauss on 9 October. Sailed from Bremen to Charleston, Captain H. Wieting."

3. "Gerichts-Zeitung" / Court-Proceedings

Date:: 1849
Description:: German-language court brief listing German citizens indicted on charges of refusing to appear for their mandatory service in the military. Found guilty, they were sentenced to pay a fine of 200 marks and may face 40 days in prison.