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For more information concerning the contributions of\n         the \n          Henkel family to the printing of religious\n         works and preaching in the Lutheran Church, consult Klaus\n         Wust's  Guide to the Henkel Family Papers  and Christopher L.\n         Dolinetsch's book,  The German Press of the Shenandoah Valley.","Most of the early correspondence, [1812]-1823, consists of\n         letters of \n          David Henkel to his brother, \n          Solomon Henkel (1777-1847), or other\n         family members, and generally concern the publication plans\n         for religious books, pamphlets, and hymnals, his travels as a\n         Lutheran preacher, Biblical exegesis, book sales, Lutheran\n         synodical affairs, Lutheran doctrine, and revisions of Henkel\n         publications. All of \n          David Henkel's letters are in German\n         script unless otherwise noted.","The following list of letters from \n          David Henkel to his brother Solomon\n         usually include brief content notes: fragment ( [1812] );\n         hymnal publication (Oct. 12, 1812); travel and news of \n          South Carolina (Nov. 10, 1812); Biblical\n         passages (Apr. 29, 1813); book orders (Jun. 17, 1813); content\n         unknown (Jun. 19 and Oct. 21, 1813); in English, a long\n         discourse on religious ideas, especially concerning the errors\n         of the Calvinists and other sects (Jan. 15, 1814); in English,\n         the need for many English Christian catechisms in the South\n         (Jun. 28, 1815); book orders (Jul. 24, 1816 and Apr. 30,\n         1817); content unknown (Mar. 10 and May 22, 1817 ); in\n         English, David advises Solomon not to print any more German\n         hymnals and that the Synod has appointed him as a missionary\n         to the West \n          Tennessee area (Oct. 29 , 1817 );\n         publishing and theological writing (Jan. 23, 1818); travel\n         plans and book orders from \n          Europe (Jun. 17, 1818); book sales and\n         travel plans to \n          Louisiana (Aug. 21, 1818); David's aborted\n         trip to \n          Louisiana and his travels as a guest\n         preacher in the Carolinas (Dec. 4, 1818); potential lawsuits\n         over printing delays ard synodical matters (flay 31, 1819);\n         synodical controversy (Aug. 9, 1819); printing (Jan. 27,\n         1820); proposed constitution for a German Society and\n         publishing projects (Apr. 7, 1820); sales of ABC books (Jul.\n         7, 1820); proposal to puplish a book of Lutheran doctrine and\n         belief (Aug. 9, 1820); outline of points to be included in a\n         projected book (Oct. 3, 1820); committee report and findings\n         regarding \n          David Henkel and synodical affairs (Oct.\n         28, 1820); in English, news that the \n          North Carolina synod is in great confusion\n         and the necessity of a visit to all the churches (Oct. 29,\n         1820); hymnal orders and synodical matters, especially in \n          Tennessee (Dec. 18, 1820 and Feb. 10,\n         1821); revisions and printing orders (Feb. 23 and Mar. 1,\n         1821); content unknown (Apr. 12, 1821); synod business,\n         especially in \n          Tennessee (Apr. 17, Jun. 9 and 23, 1821);\n         cook orders (Jul. 9, 1821); hymnal orders, writing projects\n         and synodical matters (Aug. 2, 1821); content unknown (Oct. 5,\n         1821); travels and book distribution (Nov. 29, 1821); fiscal\n         affairs of the synod (Dec. 17, 1821); selections from the\n         Catechism in both German and English and other religious\n         writings (Jan. 31, 1822); the book business and church matters\n         (Mar. 1, 1822); content unknown (Mar. 19, 1822); distribution\n         of ABC books (Apr. 13, 1822); proposal to publish hymnal (May\n         30, 1822); business transactions (Jun. 25, 1822);\n         consideration of whether to move to \n          New Market (Aug. 9, 1822); tithing (Nov.\n         18, 1822); synodical matters (Nov. 24, 1822); book business\n         and travel west to \n          Kentucky and \n          Tennessee (May 5, 1823); content unknown\n         (May 11, [n. y.]); publishing proposal, including a tract on\n         baptism (Dec. 25, [n. y.]); and Lutheran doctrine.","\n          David Henkel's letters to others include\n         the following subjects: travel to \n          South Carolina (Apr. 22, 1813); various\n         writings in progress (Dec. 1, 1815) and with content unknown\n         (Feb. 22, 1815; Apr. 23, 1816; and Oct. 30, 1820).","The other major group of letters consists of the\n         correspondence of the \n          Henkel family . Most of this correspondence\n         is concerned with the translation and revision of the Book of\n         Concord, or Symbolical Books of the \n          Evangelical Lutheran Church , which was\n         undertaken by the \n          Henkel family as a labor of love for the\n         benerit of the Lutheran Church in the United States. In\n         addition to members of the \n          Henkel family , \n          H. Wetzel and \n          J. R. Moser were employed as translators\n         for the Book of Concord by \n          Solomon D. Henkel and Company . Both men\n         corresponded with members of the \n          Henkel family . Letters written on the\n         following dates discuss their translations: Mar. 20, Apr. 30,\n         and Aug. 18, 1846; Aug. 3 and Dec. 8, 1847; Feb. 4, Mar. 25,\n         and Aug. 25, 1848.","The revision of the  Book of Concord,  begun in 1851,\n         attracted the services of several well-known Lutheran\n         scholars. Copies of the letters of \n          Samuel G. Henkel and \n          Solomon D. Henkel to these men asking for\n         their help in revising the various sections of the Book of\n         Concord and responding to the corrections and the replies from\n         these scholars compose the majority of the correspondence from\n         1851-1854. Those scholars who contributed to the second\n         edition include \n          Charles Philip Rrauth of Gettysburg,\n         Pennsylvania, \n          W. F. Lehman of Columbus, Ohio, \n          John G. Morris of Baltimore and \n          Charles F. Schaeffer of Easton,\n         Pennsylvania. Letters concerning the work on the second\n         edition of the Book of Concord include: Dec. 22, 24, 28, 30,\n         and 31, 1851; Jan. 6, 12, 13, 15, 16, 21, and 25; Feb. 5 and\n         13; Mar. 2, 4, 6, and 27; Apr. 12, 20, and 26; May 18; Jun. 21\n         and 30; Jul. 23; Aug. 5; Sep. 3, 8, 20, and 22; Nov. 22; and\n         Dec. 15, 1852; Feb. 19; Jun. 20; Jul. 16; and Nov. 1 and 2,\n         1853, Feb. 8; Mar. 2, 22, and 28; Apr. 3, 7, 14, 18, 21, 24,\n         and 26; May 4, 5, 3, 9, 15, 22, and 30; Jul. 27; Sep. 9, 1854;\n         and Sep. 17, n. y.","Other subjects include: the death of \n          Solomon D. Henkel (Nov. 23, 1847); the\n         Lutheran ministry (Feb. 23, 1848, and Aug. 1849); the\n         translation of the Book of Concord (Aug. 11, 1848; Jan. 20,\n         1849; Feb. 13, 1849; Nov. 12, 1851; Mar. 22 and 29, 1853);\n         various synodical affairs (Jun. 24, 1848; Dec. 5, 1851; Jan.\n         30, 1852; Apr. 28, May 2, and Aug. 31, 1853; and Sep. 21,\n         1857); deeds of the old Benner land in \n          Albemarle County, Virginia (Dec. 21,\n         1849); publication of a translation of Luther's Church Postil,\n         a series of sermons on the epistles of the Church Year (Oct.\n         29 and Llov. 4, 1356; and Apr. 29, 1857) and medical cases\n         (Aug. 6, 1866; Dec. 13, 1880; and Apr. 9, 1885).","Other materials in this collection include notebooks kept\n         by \n          Samuel G. Henkel during the time he\n         studied to be a physician, especially on nosology, osteology\n         and myology. There are also German and English manuscripts\n         concerning Lutheran doctrine, Biblical exegesis, commentaries,\n         a catechistic tract, religious adages, religious treatises,\n         synodical affairs, sermons, a translation of the  Apologia of\n         the Confession  and  The Lesser Catechism of the Eminent\n         Martin Luther . There are also papers concerning the General\n         and \n          Tennessee Synod of the Lutheran Church and\n         the translation of the revision of the Book of Concord.","See the \n             \n            University of Virginia Library’s use policy.","","English"],"unitid_tesim":["8653-c"],"normalized_title_ssm":["Henkel Family Papers \n         1791-1885"],"collection_title_tesim":["Henkel Family Papers \n         1791-1885"],"collection_ssim":["Henkel Family Papers \n         1791-1885"],"repository_ssm":["University of Virginia, Special Collections Dept."],"repository_ssim":["University of Virginia, Special Collections Dept."],"acqinfo_ssim":["This collection was given to the Library on November 6,\n            1935 by Mrs. John Godfrey Miller of New Market, Virginia,\n            in memory of Mr. John Godfrey Miller, through D. H. 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The \n          Henkel family of \n          New Market, Virginia, operated the \n          Henkel printing press which became the\n         most important bilingual printing establishment for German\n         Lutherans in the states of \n          Virginia, \n          Tennessee, and \n          North Carolina during the nineteenth\n         century. For more information concerning the contributions of\n         the \n          Henkel family to the printing of religious\n         works and preaching in the Lutheran Church, consult Klaus\n         Wust's \u003ctitle type=\"simple\" render=\"doublequote\" href=\"\"\u003eGuide to the Henkel Family Papers\u003c/title\u003e and Christopher L.\n         Dolinetsch's book, \u003ctitle type=\"simple\" render=\"italic\" href=\"\"\u003eThe German Press of the Shenandoah Valley.\u003c/title\u003e\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMost of the early correspondence, [1812]-1823, consists of\n         letters of \n          David Henkel to his brother, \n          Solomon Henkel (1777-1847), or other\n         family members, and generally concern the publication plans\n         for religious books, pamphlets, and hymnals, his travels as a\n         Lutheran preacher, Biblical exegesis, book sales, Lutheran\n         synodical affairs, Lutheran doctrine, and revisions of Henkel\n         publications. All of \n          David Henkel's letters are in German\n         script unless otherwise noted.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe following list of letters from \n          David Henkel to his brother Solomon\n         usually include brief content notes: fragment ( [1812] );\n         hymnal publication (Oct. 12, 1812); travel and news of \n          South Carolina (Nov. 10, 1812); Biblical\n         passages (Apr. 29, 1813); book orders (Jun. 17, 1813); content\n         unknown (Jun. 19 and Oct. 21, 1813); in English, a long\n         discourse on religious ideas, especially concerning the errors\n         of the Calvinists and other sects (Jan. 15, 1814); in English,\n         the need for many English Christian catechisms in the South\n         (Jun. 28, 1815); book orders (Jul. 24, 1816 and Apr. 30,\n         1817); content unknown (Mar. 10 and May 22, 1817 ); in\n         English, David advises Solomon not to print any more German\n         hymnals and that the Synod has appointed him as a missionary\n         to the West \n          Tennessee area (Oct. 29 , 1817 );\n         publishing and theological writing (Jan. 23, 1818); travel\n         plans and book orders from \n          Europe (Jun. 17, 1818); book sales and\n         travel plans to \n          Louisiana (Aug. 21, 1818); David's aborted\n         trip to \n          Louisiana and his travels as a guest\n         preacher in the Carolinas (Dec. 4, 1818); potential lawsuits\n         over printing delays ard synodical matters (flay 31, 1819);\n         synodical controversy (Aug. 9, 1819); printing (Jan. 27,\n         1820); proposed constitution for a German Society and\n         publishing projects (Apr. 7, 1820); sales of ABC books (Jul.\n         7, 1820); proposal to puplish a book of Lutheran doctrine and\n         belief (Aug. 9, 1820); outline of points to be included in a\n         projected book (Oct. 3, 1820); committee report and findings\n         regarding \n          David Henkel and synodical affairs (Oct.\n         28, 1820); in English, news that the \n          North Carolina synod is in great confusion\n         and the necessity of a visit to all the churches (Oct. 29,\n         1820); hymnal orders and synodical matters, especially in \n          Tennessee (Dec. 18, 1820 and Feb. 10,\n         1821); revisions and printing orders (Feb. 23 and Mar. 1,\n         1821); content unknown (Apr. 12, 1821); synod business,\n         especially in \n          Tennessee (Apr. 17, Jun. 9 and 23, 1821);\n         cook orders (Jul. 9, 1821); hymnal orders, writing projects\n         and synodical matters (Aug. 2, 1821); content unknown (Oct. 5,\n         1821); travels and book distribution (Nov. 29, 1821); fiscal\n         affairs of the synod (Dec. 17, 1821); selections from the\n         Catechism in both German and English and other religious\n         writings (Jan. 31, 1822); the book business and church matters\n         (Mar. 1, 1822); content unknown (Mar. 19, 1822); distribution\n         of ABC books (Apr. 13, 1822); proposal to publish hymnal (May\n         30, 1822); business transactions (Jun. 25, 1822);\n         consideration of whether to move to \n          New Market (Aug. 9, 1822); tithing (Nov.\n         18, 1822); synodical matters (Nov. 24, 1822); book business\n         and travel west to \n          Kentucky and \n          Tennessee (May 5, 1823); content unknown\n         (May 11, [n. y.]); publishing proposal, including a tract on\n         baptism (Dec. 25, [n. y.]); and Lutheran doctrine.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\n          David Henkel's letters to others include\n         the following subjects: travel to \n          South Carolina (Apr. 22, 1813); various\n         writings in progress (Dec. 1, 1815) and with content unknown\n         (Feb. 22, 1815; Apr. 23, 1816; and Oct. 30, 1820).\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe other major group of letters consists of the\n         correspondence of the \n          Henkel family . Most of this correspondence\n         is concerned with the translation and revision of the Book of\n         Concord, or Symbolical Books of the \n          Evangelical Lutheran Church , which was\n         undertaken by the \n          Henkel family as a labor of love for the\n         benerit of the Lutheran Church in the United States. In\n         addition to members of the \n          Henkel family , \n          H. Wetzel and \n          J. R. Moser were employed as translators\n         for the Book of Concord by \n          Solomon D. Henkel and Company . Both men\n         corresponded with members of the \n          Henkel family . Letters written on the\n         following dates discuss their translations: Mar. 20, Apr. 30,\n         and Aug. 18, 1846; Aug. 3 and Dec. 8, 1847; Feb. 4, Mar. 25,\n         and Aug. 25, 1848.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe revision of the \u003ctitle type=\"simple\" render=\"italic\" href=\"\"\u003eBook of Concord,\u003c/title\u003e begun in 1851,\n         attracted the services of several well-known Lutheran\n         scholars. Copies of the letters of \n          Samuel G. Henkel and \n          Solomon D. Henkel to these men asking for\n         their help in revising the various sections of the Book of\n         Concord and responding to the corrections and the replies from\n         these scholars compose the majority of the correspondence from\n         1851-1854. Those scholars who contributed to the second\n         edition include \n          Charles Philip Rrauth of Gettysburg,\n         Pennsylvania, \n          W. F. Lehman of Columbus, Ohio, \n          John G. Morris of Baltimore and \n          Charles F. Schaeffer of Easton,\n         Pennsylvania. Letters concerning the work on the second\n         edition of the Book of Concord include: Dec. 22, 24, 28, 30,\n         and 31, 1851; Jan. 6, 12, 13, 15, 16, 21, and 25; Feb. 5 and\n         13; Mar. 2, 4, 6, and 27; Apr. 12, 20, and 26; May 18; Jun. 21\n         and 30; Jul. 23; Aug. 5; Sep. 3, 8, 20, and 22; Nov. 22; and\n         Dec. 15, 1852; Feb. 19; Jun. 20; Jul. 16; and Nov. 1 and 2,\n         1853, Feb. 8; Mar. 2, 22, and 28; Apr. 3, 7, 14, 18, 21, 24,\n         and 26; May 4, 5, 3, 9, 15, 22, and 30; Jul. 27; Sep. 9, 1854;\n         and Sep. 17, n. y.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eOther subjects include: the death of \n          Solomon D. 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There are also German and English manuscripts\n         concerning Lutheran doctrine, Biblical exegesis, commentaries,\n         a catechistic tract, religious adages, religious treatises,\n         synodical affairs, sermons, a translation of the \u003ctitle type=\"simple\" render=\"doublequote\" href=\"\"\u003eApologia of\n         the Confession\u003c/title\u003e and \u003ctitle type=\"simple\" render=\"doublequote\" href=\"\"\u003eThe Lesser Catechism of the Eminent\n         Martin Luther\u003c/title\u003e. 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The \n          Henkel family of \n          New Market, Virginia, operated the \n          Henkel printing press which became the\n         most important bilingual printing establishment for German\n         Lutherans in the states of \n          Virginia, \n          Tennessee, and \n          North Carolina during the nineteenth\n         century. For more information concerning the contributions of\n         the \n          Henkel family to the printing of religious\n         works and preaching in the Lutheran Church, consult Klaus\n         Wust's  Guide to the Henkel Family Papers  and Christopher L.\n         Dolinetsch's book,  The German Press of the Shenandoah Valley.","Most of the early correspondence, [1812]-1823, consists of\n         letters of \n          David Henkel to his brother, \n          Solomon Henkel (1777-1847), or other\n         family members, and generally concern the publication plans\n         for religious books, pamphlets, and hymnals, his travels as a\n         Lutheran preacher, Biblical exegesis, book sales, Lutheran\n         synodical affairs, Lutheran doctrine, and revisions of Henkel\n         publications. All of \n          David Henkel's letters are in German\n         script unless otherwise noted.","The following list of letters from \n          David Henkel to his brother Solomon\n         usually include brief content notes: fragment ( [1812] );\n         hymnal publication (Oct. 12, 1812); travel and news of \n          South Carolina (Nov. 10, 1812); Biblical\n         passages (Apr. 29, 1813); book orders (Jun. 17, 1813); content\n         unknown (Jun. 19 and Oct. 21, 1813); in English, a long\n         discourse on religious ideas, especially concerning the errors\n         of the Calvinists and other sects (Jan. 15, 1814); in English,\n         the need for many English Christian catechisms in the South\n         (Jun. 28, 1815); book orders (Jul. 24, 1816 and Apr. 30,\n         1817); content unknown (Mar. 10 and May 22, 1817 ); in\n         English, David advises Solomon not to print any more German\n         hymnals and that the Synod has appointed him as a missionary\n         to the West \n          Tennessee area (Oct. 29 , 1817 );\n         publishing and theological writing (Jan. 23, 1818); travel\n         plans and book orders from \n          Europe (Jun. 17, 1818); book sales and\n         travel plans to \n          Louisiana (Aug. 21, 1818); David's aborted\n         trip to \n          Louisiana and his travels as a guest\n         preacher in the Carolinas (Dec. 4, 1818); potential lawsuits\n         over printing delays ard synodical matters (flay 31, 1819);\n         synodical controversy (Aug. 9, 1819); printing (Jan. 27,\n         1820); proposed constitution for a German Society and\n         publishing projects (Apr. 7, 1820); sales of ABC books (Jul.\n         7, 1820); proposal to puplish a book of Lutheran doctrine and\n         belief (Aug. 9, 1820); outline of points to be included in a\n         projected book (Oct. 3, 1820); committee report and findings\n         regarding \n          David Henkel and synodical affairs (Oct.\n         28, 1820); in English, news that the \n          North Carolina synod is in great confusion\n         and the necessity of a visit to all the churches (Oct. 29,\n         1820); hymnal orders and synodical matters, especially in \n          Tennessee (Dec. 18, 1820 and Feb. 10,\n         1821); revisions and printing orders (Feb. 23 and Mar. 1,\n         1821); content unknown (Apr. 12, 1821); synod business,\n         especially in \n          Tennessee (Apr. 17, Jun. 9 and 23, 1821);\n         cook orders (Jul. 9, 1821); hymnal orders, writing projects\n         and synodical matters (Aug. 2, 1821); content unknown (Oct. 5,\n         1821); travels and book distribution (Nov. 29, 1821); fiscal\n         affairs of the synod (Dec. 17, 1821); selections from the\n         Catechism in both German and English and other religious\n         writings (Jan. 31, 1822); the book business and church matters\n         (Mar. 1, 1822); content unknown (Mar. 19, 1822); distribution\n         of ABC books (Apr. 13, 1822); proposal to publish hymnal (May\n         30, 1822); business transactions (Jun. 25, 1822);\n         consideration of whether to move to \n          New Market (Aug. 9, 1822); tithing (Nov.\n         18, 1822); synodical matters (Nov. 24, 1822); book business\n         and travel west to \n          Kentucky and \n          Tennessee (May 5, 1823); content unknown\n         (May 11, [n. y.]); publishing proposal, including a tract on\n         baptism (Dec. 25, [n. y.]); and Lutheran doctrine.","\n          David Henkel's letters to others include\n         the following subjects: travel to \n          South Carolina (Apr. 22, 1813); various\n         writings in progress (Dec. 1, 1815) and with content unknown\n         (Feb. 22, 1815; Apr. 23, 1816; and Oct. 30, 1820).","The other major group of letters consists of the\n         correspondence of the \n          Henkel family . Most of this correspondence\n         is concerned with the translation and revision of the Book of\n         Concord, or Symbolical Books of the \n          Evangelical Lutheran Church , which was\n         undertaken by the \n          Henkel family as a labor of love for the\n         benerit of the Lutheran Church in the United States. In\n         addition to members of the \n          Henkel family , \n          H. Wetzel and \n          J. R. Moser were employed as translators\n         for the Book of Concord by \n          Solomon D. Henkel and Company . Both men\n         corresponded with members of the \n          Henkel family . Letters written on the\n         following dates discuss their translations: Mar. 20, Apr. 30,\n         and Aug. 18, 1846; Aug. 3 and Dec. 8, 1847; Feb. 4, Mar. 25,\n         and Aug. 25, 1848.","The revision of the  Book of Concord,  begun in 1851,\n         attracted the services of several well-known Lutheran\n         scholars. Copies of the letters of \n          Samuel G. Henkel and \n          Solomon D. Henkel to these men asking for\n         their help in revising the various sections of the Book of\n         Concord and responding to the corrections and the replies from\n         these scholars compose the majority of the correspondence from\n         1851-1854. Those scholars who contributed to the second\n         edition include \n          Charles Philip Rrauth of Gettysburg,\n         Pennsylvania, \n          W. F. Lehman of Columbus, Ohio, \n          John G. Morris of Baltimore and \n          Charles F. Schaeffer of Easton,\n         Pennsylvania. Letters concerning the work on the second\n         edition of the Book of Concord include: Dec. 22, 24, 28, 30,\n         and 31, 1851; Jan. 6, 12, 13, 15, 16, 21, and 25; Feb. 5 and\n         13; Mar. 2, 4, 6, and 27; Apr. 12, 20, and 26; May 18; Jun. 21\n         and 30; Jul. 23; Aug. 5; Sep. 3, 8, 20, and 22; Nov. 22; and\n         Dec. 15, 1852; Feb. 19; Jun. 20; Jul. 16; and Nov. 1 and 2,\n         1853, Feb. 8; Mar. 2, 22, and 28; Apr. 3, 7, 14, 18, 21, 24,\n         and 26; May 4, 5, 3, 9, 15, 22, and 30; Jul. 27; Sep. 9, 1854;\n         and Sep. 17, n. y.","Other subjects include: the death of \n          Solomon D. Henkel (Nov. 23, 1847); the\n         Lutheran ministry (Feb. 23, 1848, and Aug. 1849); the\n         translation of the Book of Concord (Aug. 11, 1848; Jan. 20,\n         1849; Feb. 13, 1849; Nov. 12, 1851; Mar. 22 and 29, 1853);\n         various synodical affairs (Jun. 24, 1848; Dec. 5, 1851; Jan.\n         30, 1852; Apr. 28, May 2, and Aug. 31, 1853; and Sep. 21,\n         1857); deeds of the old Benner land in \n          Albemarle County, Virginia (Dec. 21,\n         1849); publication of a translation of Luther's Church Postil,\n         a series of sermons on the epistles of the Church Year (Oct.\n         29 and Llov. 4, 1356; and Apr. 29, 1857) and medical cases\n         (Aug. 6, 1866; Dec. 13, 1880; and Apr. 9, 1885).","Other materials in this collection include notebooks kept\n         by \n          Samuel G. Henkel during the time he\n         studied to be a physician, especially on nosology, osteology\n         and myology. There are also German and English manuscripts\n         concerning Lutheran doctrine, Biblical exegesis, commentaries,\n         a catechistic tract, religious adages, religious treatises,\n         synodical affairs, sermons, a translation of the  Apologia of\n         the Confession  and  The Lesser Catechism of the Eminent\n         Martin Luther . There are also papers concerning the General\n         and \n          Tennessee Synod of the Lutheran Church and\n         the translation of the revision of the Book of Concord."],"userestrict_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eSee the \n            \u003cextref type=\"simple\" href=\"https://www.library.virginia.edu/policies/use-of-materials\"\u003e\n            University of Virginia Library’s use policy.\u003c/extref\u003e\u003c/p\u003e"],"userestrict_heading_ssm":["Use Restrictions"],"userestrict_tesim":["See the \n             \n            University of Virginia Library’s use policy."],"physloc_html_tesm":["\u003cphysloc/\u003e"],"physloc_tesim":[""],"language_ssim":["English"],"total_component_count_is":43,"online_item_count_is":0,"component_level_isim":[0],"sort_isi":0,"timestamp":"2026-05-21T12:56:34.816Z"}]}},"label":"Breadcrumbs"}}},"links":{"self":"https://arvasarchive.org/catalog/viu_viu01021_c03_c02_c05"}},{"id":"viu_viu01021_c02_c05","type":"Item","attributes":{"title":"A Notebook kept by Dr. Samuel G. 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For more information concerning the contributions of\n         the \n          Henkel family to the printing of religious\n         works and preaching in the Lutheran Church, consult Klaus\n         Wust's  Guide to the Henkel Family Papers  and Christopher L.\n         Dolinetsch's book,  The German Press of the Shenandoah Valley.","Most of the early correspondence, [1812]-1823, consists of\n         letters of \n          David Henkel to his brother, \n          Solomon Henkel (1777-1847), or other\n         family members, and generally concern the publication plans\n         for religious books, pamphlets, and hymnals, his travels as a\n         Lutheran preacher, Biblical exegesis, book sales, Lutheran\n         synodical affairs, Lutheran doctrine, and revisions of Henkel\n         publications. All of \n          David Henkel's letters are in German\n         script unless otherwise noted.","The following list of letters from \n          David Henkel to his brother Solomon\n         usually include brief content notes: fragment ( [1812] );\n         hymnal publication (Oct. 12, 1812); travel and news of \n          South Carolina (Nov. 10, 1812); Biblical\n         passages (Apr. 29, 1813); book orders (Jun. 17, 1813); content\n         unknown (Jun. 19 and Oct. 21, 1813); in English, a long\n         discourse on religious ideas, especially concerning the errors\n         of the Calvinists and other sects (Jan. 15, 1814); in English,\n         the need for many English Christian catechisms in the South\n         (Jun. 28, 1815); book orders (Jul. 24, 1816 and Apr. 30,\n         1817); content unknown (Mar. 10 and May 22, 1817 ); in\n         English, David advises Solomon not to print any more German\n         hymnals and that the Synod has appointed him as a missionary\n         to the West \n          Tennessee area (Oct. 29 , 1817 );\n         publishing and theological writing (Jan. 23, 1818); travel\n         plans and book orders from \n          Europe (Jun. 17, 1818); book sales and\n         travel plans to \n          Louisiana (Aug. 21, 1818); David's aborted\n         trip to \n          Louisiana and his travels as a guest\n         preacher in the Carolinas (Dec. 4, 1818); potential lawsuits\n         over printing delays ard synodical matters (flay 31, 1819);\n         synodical controversy (Aug. 9, 1819); printing (Jan. 27,\n         1820); proposed constitution for a German Society and\n         publishing projects (Apr. 7, 1820); sales of ABC books (Jul.\n         7, 1820); proposal to puplish a book of Lutheran doctrine and\n         belief (Aug. 9, 1820); outline of points to be included in a\n         projected book (Oct. 3, 1820); committee report and findings\n         regarding \n          David Henkel and synodical affairs (Oct.\n         28, 1820); in English, news that the \n          North Carolina synod is in great confusion\n         and the necessity of a visit to all the churches (Oct. 29,\n         1820); hymnal orders and synodical matters, especially in \n          Tennessee (Dec. 18, 1820 and Feb. 10,\n         1821); revisions and printing orders (Feb. 23 and Mar. 1,\n         1821); content unknown (Apr. 12, 1821); synod business,\n         especially in \n          Tennessee (Apr. 17, Jun. 9 and 23, 1821);\n         cook orders (Jul. 9, 1821); hymnal orders, writing projects\n         and synodical matters (Aug. 2, 1821); content unknown (Oct. 5,\n         1821); travels and book distribution (Nov. 29, 1821); fiscal\n         affairs of the synod (Dec. 17, 1821); selections from the\n         Catechism in both German and English and other religious\n         writings (Jan. 31, 1822); the book business and church matters\n         (Mar. 1, 1822); content unknown (Mar. 19, 1822); distribution\n         of ABC books (Apr. 13, 1822); proposal to publish hymnal (May\n         30, 1822); business transactions (Jun. 25, 1822);\n         consideration of whether to move to \n          New Market (Aug. 9, 1822); tithing (Nov.\n         18, 1822); synodical matters (Nov. 24, 1822); book business\n         and travel west to \n          Kentucky and \n          Tennessee (May 5, 1823); content unknown\n         (May 11, [n. y.]); publishing proposal, including a tract on\n         baptism (Dec. 25, [n. y.]); and Lutheran doctrine.","\n          David Henkel's letters to others include\n         the following subjects: travel to \n          South Carolina (Apr. 22, 1813); various\n         writings in progress (Dec. 1, 1815) and with content unknown\n         (Feb. 22, 1815; Apr. 23, 1816; and Oct. 30, 1820).","The other major group of letters consists of the\n         correspondence of the \n          Henkel family . Most of this correspondence\n         is concerned with the translation and revision of the Book of\n         Concord, or Symbolical Books of the \n          Evangelical Lutheran Church , which was\n         undertaken by the \n          Henkel family as a labor of love for the\n         benerit of the Lutheran Church in the United States. In\n         addition to members of the \n          Henkel family , \n          H. Wetzel and \n          J. R. Moser were employed as translators\n         for the Book of Concord by \n          Solomon D. Henkel and Company . Both men\n         corresponded with members of the \n          Henkel family . Letters written on the\n         following dates discuss their translations: Mar. 20, Apr. 30,\n         and Aug. 18, 1846; Aug. 3 and Dec. 8, 1847; Feb. 4, Mar. 25,\n         and Aug. 25, 1848.","The revision of the  Book of Concord,  begun in 1851,\n         attracted the services of several well-known Lutheran\n         scholars. Copies of the letters of \n          Samuel G. Henkel and \n          Solomon D. Henkel to these men asking for\n         their help in revising the various sections of the Book of\n         Concord and responding to the corrections and the replies from\n         these scholars compose the majority of the correspondence from\n         1851-1854. Those scholars who contributed to the second\n         edition include \n          Charles Philip Rrauth of Gettysburg,\n         Pennsylvania, \n          W. F. Lehman of Columbus, Ohio, \n          John G. Morris of Baltimore and \n          Charles F. Schaeffer of Easton,\n         Pennsylvania. Letters concerning the work on the second\n         edition of the Book of Concord include: Dec. 22, 24, 28, 30,\n         and 31, 1851; Jan. 6, 12, 13, 15, 16, 21, and 25; Feb. 5 and\n         13; Mar. 2, 4, 6, and 27; Apr. 12, 20, and 26; May 18; Jun. 21\n         and 30; Jul. 23; Aug. 5; Sep. 3, 8, 20, and 22; Nov. 22; and\n         Dec. 15, 1852; Feb. 19; Jun. 20; Jul. 16; and Nov. 1 and 2,\n         1853, Feb. 8; Mar. 2, 22, and 28; Apr. 3, 7, 14, 18, 21, 24,\n         and 26; May 4, 5, 3, 9, 15, 22, and 30; Jul. 27; Sep. 9, 1854;\n         and Sep. 17, n. y.","Other subjects include: the death of \n          Solomon D. Henkel (Nov. 23, 1847); the\n         Lutheran ministry (Feb. 23, 1848, and Aug. 1849); the\n         translation of the Book of Concord (Aug. 11, 1848; Jan. 20,\n         1849; Feb. 13, 1849; Nov. 12, 1851; Mar. 22 and 29, 1853);\n         various synodical affairs (Jun. 24, 1848; Dec. 5, 1851; Jan.\n         30, 1852; Apr. 28, May 2, and Aug. 31, 1853; and Sep. 21,\n         1857); deeds of the old Benner land in \n          Albemarle County, Virginia (Dec. 21,\n         1849); publication of a translation of Luther's Church Postil,\n         a series of sermons on the epistles of the Church Year (Oct.\n         29 and Llov. 4, 1356; and Apr. 29, 1857) and medical cases\n         (Aug. 6, 1866; Dec. 13, 1880; and Apr. 9, 1885).","Other materials in this collection include notebooks kept\n         by \n          Samuel G. Henkel during the time he\n         studied to be a physician, especially on nosology, osteology\n         and myology. 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The \n          Henkel family of \n          New Market, Virginia, operated the \n          Henkel printing press which became the\n         most important bilingual printing establishment for German\n         Lutherans in the states of \n          Virginia, \n          Tennessee, and \n          North Carolina during the nineteenth\n         century. For more information concerning the contributions of\n         the \n          Henkel family to the printing of religious\n         works and preaching in the Lutheran Church, consult Klaus\n         Wust's \u003ctitle type=\"simple\" render=\"doublequote\" href=\"\"\u003eGuide to the Henkel Family Papers\u003c/title\u003e and Christopher L.\n         Dolinetsch's book, \u003ctitle type=\"simple\" render=\"italic\" href=\"\"\u003eThe German Press of the Shenandoah Valley.\u003c/title\u003e\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMost of the early correspondence, [1812]-1823, consists of\n         letters of \n          David Henkel to his brother, \n          Solomon Henkel (1777-1847), or other\n         family members, and generally concern the publication plans\n         for religious books, pamphlets, and hymnals, his travels as a\n         Lutheran preacher, Biblical exegesis, book sales, Lutheran\n         synodical affairs, Lutheran doctrine, and revisions of Henkel\n         publications. All of \n          David Henkel's letters are in German\n         script unless otherwise noted.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe following list of letters from \n          David Henkel to his brother Solomon\n         usually include brief content notes: fragment ( [1812] );\n         hymnal publication (Oct. 12, 1812); travel and news of \n          South Carolina (Nov. 10, 1812); Biblical\n         passages (Apr. 29, 1813); book orders (Jun. 17, 1813); content\n         unknown (Jun. 19 and Oct. 21, 1813); in English, a long\n         discourse on religious ideas, especially concerning the errors\n         of the Calvinists and other sects (Jan. 15, 1814); in English,\n         the need for many English Christian catechisms in the South\n         (Jun. 28, 1815); book orders (Jul. 24, 1816 and Apr. 30,\n         1817); content unknown (Mar. 10 and May 22, 1817 ); in\n         English, David advises Solomon not to print any more German\n         hymnals and that the Synod has appointed him as a missionary\n         to the West \n          Tennessee area (Oct. 29 , 1817 );\n         publishing and theological writing (Jan. 23, 1818); travel\n         plans and book orders from \n          Europe (Jun. 17, 1818); book sales and\n         travel plans to \n          Louisiana (Aug. 21, 1818); David's aborted\n         trip to \n          Louisiana and his travels as a guest\n         preacher in the Carolinas (Dec. 4, 1818); potential lawsuits\n         over printing delays ard synodical matters (flay 31, 1819);\n         synodical controversy (Aug. 9, 1819); printing (Jan. 27,\n         1820); proposed constitution for a German Society and\n         publishing projects (Apr. 7, 1820); sales of ABC books (Jul.\n         7, 1820); proposal to puplish a book of Lutheran doctrine and\n         belief (Aug. 9, 1820); outline of points to be included in a\n         projected book (Oct. 3, 1820); committee report and findings\n         regarding \n          David Henkel and synodical affairs (Oct.\n         28, 1820); in English, news that the \n          North Carolina synod is in great confusion\n         and the necessity of a visit to all the churches (Oct. 29,\n         1820); hymnal orders and synodical matters, especially in \n          Tennessee (Dec. 18, 1820 and Feb. 10,\n         1821); revisions and printing orders (Feb. 23 and Mar. 1,\n         1821); content unknown (Apr. 12, 1821); synod business,\n         especially in \n          Tennessee (Apr. 17, Jun. 9 and 23, 1821);\n         cook orders (Jul. 9, 1821); hymnal orders, writing projects\n         and synodical matters (Aug. 2, 1821); content unknown (Oct. 5,\n         1821); travels and book distribution (Nov. 29, 1821); fiscal\n         affairs of the synod (Dec. 17, 1821); selections from the\n         Catechism in both German and English and other religious\n         writings (Jan. 31, 1822); the book business and church matters\n         (Mar. 1, 1822); content unknown (Mar. 19, 1822); distribution\n         of ABC books (Apr. 13, 1822); proposal to publish hymnal (May\n         30, 1822); business transactions (Jun. 25, 1822);\n         consideration of whether to move to \n          New Market (Aug. 9, 1822); tithing (Nov.\n         18, 1822); synodical matters (Nov. 24, 1822); book business\n         and travel west to \n          Kentucky and \n          Tennessee (May 5, 1823); content unknown\n         (May 11, [n. y.]); publishing proposal, including a tract on\n         baptism (Dec. 25, [n. y.]); and Lutheran doctrine.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\n          David Henkel's letters to others include\n         the following subjects: travel to \n          South Carolina (Apr. 22, 1813); various\n         writings in progress (Dec. 1, 1815) and with content unknown\n         (Feb. 22, 1815; Apr. 23, 1816; and Oct. 30, 1820).\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe other major group of letters consists of the\n         correspondence of the \n          Henkel family . Most of this correspondence\n         is concerned with the translation and revision of the Book of\n         Concord, or Symbolical Books of the \n          Evangelical Lutheran Church , which was\n         undertaken by the \n          Henkel family as a labor of love for the\n         benerit of the Lutheran Church in the United States. In\n         addition to members of the \n          Henkel family , \n          H. Wetzel and \n          J. R. Moser were employed as translators\n         for the Book of Concord by \n          Solomon D. Henkel and Company . Both men\n         corresponded with members of the \n          Henkel family . Letters written on the\n         following dates discuss their translations: Mar. 20, Apr. 30,\n         and Aug. 18, 1846; Aug. 3 and Dec. 8, 1847; Feb. 4, Mar. 25,\n         and Aug. 25, 1848.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe revision of the \u003ctitle type=\"simple\" render=\"italic\" href=\"\"\u003eBook of Concord,\u003c/title\u003e begun in 1851,\n         attracted the services of several well-known Lutheran\n         scholars. Copies of the letters of \n          Samuel G. Henkel and \n          Solomon D. Henkel to these men asking for\n         their help in revising the various sections of the Book of\n         Concord and responding to the corrections and the replies from\n         these scholars compose the majority of the correspondence from\n         1851-1854. Those scholars who contributed to the second\n         edition include \n          Charles Philip Rrauth of Gettysburg,\n         Pennsylvania, \n          W. F. Lehman of Columbus, Ohio, \n          John G. Morris of Baltimore and \n          Charles F. Schaeffer of Easton,\n         Pennsylvania. Letters concerning the work on the second\n         edition of the Book of Concord include: Dec. 22, 24, 28, 30,\n         and 31, 1851; Jan. 6, 12, 13, 15, 16, 21, and 25; Feb. 5 and\n         13; Mar. 2, 4, 6, and 27; Apr. 12, 20, and 26; May 18; Jun. 21\n         and 30; Jul. 23; Aug. 5; Sep. 3, 8, 20, and 22; Nov. 22; and\n         Dec. 15, 1852; Feb. 19; Jun. 20; Jul. 16; and Nov. 1 and 2,\n         1853, Feb. 8; Mar. 2, 22, and 28; Apr. 3, 7, 14, 18, 21, 24,\n         and 26; May 4, 5, 3, 9, 15, 22, and 30; Jul. 27; Sep. 9, 1854;\n         and Sep. 17, n. y.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eOther subjects include: the death of \n          Solomon D. Henkel (Nov. 23, 1847); the\n         Lutheran ministry (Feb. 23, 1848, and Aug. 1849); the\n         translation of the Book of Concord (Aug. 11, 1848; Jan. 20,\n         1849; Feb. 13, 1849; Nov. 12, 1851; Mar. 22 and 29, 1853);\n         various synodical affairs (Jun. 24, 1848; Dec. 5, 1851; Jan.\n         30, 1852; Apr. 28, May 2, and Aug. 31, 1853; and Sep. 21,\n         1857); deeds of the old Benner land in \n          Albemarle County, Virginia (Dec. 21,\n         1849); publication of a translation of Luther's Church Postil,\n         a series of sermons on the epistles of the Church Year (Oct.\n         29 and Llov. 4, 1356; and Apr. 29, 1857) and medical cases\n         (Aug. 6, 1866; Dec. 13, 1880; and Apr. 9, 1885).\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eOther materials in this collection include notebooks kept\n         by \n          Samuel G. Henkel during the time he\n         studied to be a physician, especially on nosology, osteology\n         and myology. There are also German and English manuscripts\n         concerning Lutheran doctrine, Biblical exegesis, commentaries,\n         a catechistic tract, religious adages, religious treatises,\n         synodical affairs, sermons, a translation of the \u003ctitle type=\"simple\" render=\"doublequote\" href=\"\"\u003eApologia of\n         the Confession\u003c/title\u003e and \u003ctitle type=\"simple\" render=\"doublequote\" href=\"\"\u003eThe Lesser Catechism of the Eminent\n         Martin Luther\u003c/title\u003e. There are also papers concerning the General\n         and \n          Tennessee Synod of the Lutheran Church and\n         the translation of the revision of the Book of Concord.\u003c/p\u003e"],"scopecontent_heading_ssm":["Scope and Content"],"scopecontent_tesim":["This addition to the \n          Henkel family papers contains 225 items (3\n         Hollinger boxes; 1 linear shelf foot), 1791-1885, chiefly the\n         correspondence of \n          David Henkel (1795-1831) and other members\n         of the family, manuscripts concerning religion and printing,\n         notebooks relating to medical or scholastic subjects, and\n         miscellaneous family papers. The \n          Henkel family of \n          New Market, Virginia, operated the \n          Henkel printing press which became the\n         most important bilingual printing establishment for German\n         Lutherans in the states of \n          Virginia, \n          Tennessee, and \n          North Carolina during the nineteenth\n         century. For more information concerning the contributions of\n         the \n          Henkel family to the printing of religious\n         works and preaching in the Lutheran Church, consult Klaus\n         Wust's  Guide to the Henkel Family Papers  and Christopher L.\n         Dolinetsch's book,  The German Press of the Shenandoah Valley.","Most of the early correspondence, [1812]-1823, consists of\n         letters of \n          David Henkel to his brother, \n          Solomon Henkel (1777-1847), or other\n         family members, and generally concern the publication plans\n         for religious books, pamphlets, and hymnals, his travels as a\n         Lutheran preacher, Biblical exegesis, book sales, Lutheran\n         synodical affairs, Lutheran doctrine, and revisions of Henkel\n         publications. All of \n          David Henkel's letters are in German\n         script unless otherwise noted.","The following list of letters from \n          David Henkel to his brother Solomon\n         usually include brief content notes: fragment ( [1812] );\n         hymnal publication (Oct. 12, 1812); travel and news of \n          South Carolina (Nov. 10, 1812); Biblical\n         passages (Apr. 29, 1813); book orders (Jun. 17, 1813); content\n         unknown (Jun. 19 and Oct. 21, 1813); in English, a long\n         discourse on religious ideas, especially concerning the errors\n         of the Calvinists and other sects (Jan. 15, 1814); in English,\n         the need for many English Christian catechisms in the South\n         (Jun. 28, 1815); book orders (Jul. 24, 1816 and Apr. 30,\n         1817); content unknown (Mar. 10 and May 22, 1817 ); in\n         English, David advises Solomon not to print any more German\n         hymnals and that the Synod has appointed him as a missionary\n         to the West \n          Tennessee area (Oct. 29 , 1817 );\n         publishing and theological writing (Jan. 23, 1818); travel\n         plans and book orders from \n          Europe (Jun. 17, 1818); book sales and\n         travel plans to \n          Louisiana (Aug. 21, 1818); David's aborted\n         trip to \n          Louisiana and his travels as a guest\n         preacher in the Carolinas (Dec. 4, 1818); potential lawsuits\n         over printing delays ard synodical matters (flay 31, 1819);\n         synodical controversy (Aug. 9, 1819); printing (Jan. 27,\n         1820); proposed constitution for a German Society and\n         publishing projects (Apr. 7, 1820); sales of ABC books (Jul.\n         7, 1820); proposal to puplish a book of Lutheran doctrine and\n         belief (Aug. 9, 1820); outline of points to be included in a\n         projected book (Oct. 3, 1820); committee report and findings\n         regarding \n          David Henkel and synodical affairs (Oct.\n         28, 1820); in English, news that the \n          North Carolina synod is in great confusion\n         and the necessity of a visit to all the churches (Oct. 29,\n         1820); hymnal orders and synodical matters, especially in \n          Tennessee (Dec. 18, 1820 and Feb. 10,\n         1821); revisions and printing orders (Feb. 23 and Mar. 1,\n         1821); content unknown (Apr. 12, 1821); synod business,\n         especially in \n          Tennessee (Apr. 17, Jun. 9 and 23, 1821);\n         cook orders (Jul. 9, 1821); hymnal orders, writing projects\n         and synodical matters (Aug. 2, 1821); content unknown (Oct. 5,\n         1821); travels and book distribution (Nov. 29, 1821); fiscal\n         affairs of the synod (Dec. 17, 1821); selections from the\n         Catechism in both German and English and other religious\n         writings (Jan. 31, 1822); the book business and church matters\n         (Mar. 1, 1822); content unknown (Mar. 19, 1822); distribution\n         of ABC books (Apr. 13, 1822); proposal to publish hymnal (May\n         30, 1822); business transactions (Jun. 25, 1822);\n         consideration of whether to move to \n          New Market (Aug. 9, 1822); tithing (Nov.\n         18, 1822); synodical matters (Nov. 24, 1822); book business\n         and travel west to \n          Kentucky and \n          Tennessee (May 5, 1823); content unknown\n         (May 11, [n. y.]); publishing proposal, including a tract on\n         baptism (Dec. 25, [n. y.]); and Lutheran doctrine.","\n          David Henkel's letters to others include\n         the following subjects: travel to \n          South Carolina (Apr. 22, 1813); various\n         writings in progress (Dec. 1, 1815) and with content unknown\n         (Feb. 22, 1815; Apr. 23, 1816; and Oct. 30, 1820).","The other major group of letters consists of the\n         correspondence of the \n          Henkel family . Most of this correspondence\n         is concerned with the translation and revision of the Book of\n         Concord, or Symbolical Books of the \n          Evangelical Lutheran Church , which was\n         undertaken by the \n          Henkel family as a labor of love for the\n         benerit of the Lutheran Church in the United States. In\n         addition to members of the \n          Henkel family , \n          H. Wetzel and \n          J. R. Moser were employed as translators\n         for the Book of Concord by \n          Solomon D. Henkel and Company . Both men\n         corresponded with members of the \n          Henkel family . Letters written on the\n         following dates discuss their translations: Mar. 20, Apr. 30,\n         and Aug. 18, 1846; Aug. 3 and Dec. 8, 1847; Feb. 4, Mar. 25,\n         and Aug. 25, 1848.","The revision of the  Book of Concord,  begun in 1851,\n         attracted the services of several well-known Lutheran\n         scholars. Copies of the letters of \n          Samuel G. Henkel and \n          Solomon D. Henkel to these men asking for\n         their help in revising the various sections of the Book of\n         Concord and responding to the corrections and the replies from\n         these scholars compose the majority of the correspondence from\n         1851-1854. Those scholars who contributed to the second\n         edition include \n          Charles Philip Rrauth of Gettysburg,\n         Pennsylvania, \n          W. F. Lehman of Columbus, Ohio, \n          John G. Morris of Baltimore and \n          Charles F. Schaeffer of Easton,\n         Pennsylvania. Letters concerning the work on the second\n         edition of the Book of Concord include: Dec. 22, 24, 28, 30,\n         and 31, 1851; Jan. 6, 12, 13, 15, 16, 21, and 25; Feb. 5 and\n         13; Mar. 2, 4, 6, and 27; Apr. 12, 20, and 26; May 18; Jun. 21\n         and 30; Jul. 23; Aug. 5; Sep. 3, 8, 20, and 22; Nov. 22; and\n         Dec. 15, 1852; Feb. 19; Jun. 20; Jul. 16; and Nov. 1 and 2,\n         1853, Feb. 8; Mar. 2, 22, and 28; Apr. 3, 7, 14, 18, 21, 24,\n         and 26; May 4, 5, 3, 9, 15, 22, and 30; Jul. 27; Sep. 9, 1854;\n         and Sep. 17, n. y.","Other subjects include: the death of \n          Solomon D. Henkel (Nov. 23, 1847); the\n         Lutheran ministry (Feb. 23, 1848, and Aug. 1849); the\n         translation of the Book of Concord (Aug. 11, 1848; Jan. 20,\n         1849; Feb. 13, 1849; Nov. 12, 1851; Mar. 22 and 29, 1853);\n         various synodical affairs (Jun. 24, 1848; Dec. 5, 1851; Jan.\n         30, 1852; Apr. 28, May 2, and Aug. 31, 1853; and Sep. 21,\n         1857); deeds of the old Benner land in \n          Albemarle County, Virginia (Dec. 21,\n         1849); publication of a translation of Luther's Church Postil,\n         a series of sermons on the epistles of the Church Year (Oct.\n         29 and Llov. 4, 1356; and Apr. 29, 1857) and medical cases\n         (Aug. 6, 1866; Dec. 13, 1880; and Apr. 9, 1885).","Other materials in this collection include notebooks kept\n         by \n          Samuel G. Henkel during the time he\n         studied to be a physician, especially on nosology, osteology\n         and myology. There are also German and English manuscripts\n         concerning Lutheran doctrine, Biblical exegesis, commentaries,\n         a catechistic tract, religious adages, religious treatises,\n         synodical affairs, sermons, a translation of the  Apologia of\n         the Confession  and  The Lesser Catechism of the Eminent\n         Martin Luther . There are also papers concerning the General\n         and \n          Tennessee Synod of the Lutheran Church and\n         the translation of the revision of the Book of Concord."],"userestrict_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eSee the \n            \u003cextref type=\"simple\" href=\"https://www.library.virginia.edu/policies/use-of-materials\"\u003e\n            University of Virginia Library’s use policy.\u003c/extref\u003e\u003c/p\u003e"],"userestrict_heading_ssm":["Use Restrictions"],"userestrict_tesim":["See the \n             \n            University of Virginia Library’s use policy."],"physloc_html_tesm":["\u003cphysloc/\u003e"],"physloc_tesim":[""],"language_ssim":["English"],"total_component_count_is":43,"online_item_count_is":0,"component_level_isim":[0],"sort_isi":0,"timestamp":"2026-05-21T12:56:34.816Z"}]}},"label":"Breadcrumbs"}}},"links":{"self":"https://arvasarchive.org/catalog/viu_viu01021_c02_c05"}},{"id":"viu_viu01021_c03_c02_c04","type":"Item","attributes":{"title":"A translation of the \"Apologia of the\n                     Confession\" and a Sermon entitled \"An impartial\n                     investigation of the different Doctrines preached\n                     and held forth in the world at this time, \" both\n                     by Philip Henkel","breadcrumbs":{"id":"https://arvasarchive.org/catalog/viu_viu01021_c03_c02_c04#breadcrumbs","type":"document_value","attributes":{"value":{"ref_ssi":"viu_viu01021_c03_c02_c04","ref_ssm":["viu_viu01021_c03_c02_c04"],"id":"viu_viu01021_c03_c02_c04","ead_ssi":"viu_viu01021","_root_":"viu_viu01021","_nest_parent_":"viu_viu01021_c03_c02","parent_ssi":"viu_viu01021_c03_c02","parent_ssim":["viu_viu01021","viu_viu01021_c03","viu_viu01021_c03_c02"],"parent_ids_ssim":["viu_viu01021","viu_viu01021_c03","viu_viu01021_c03_c02"],"parent_unittitles_ssm":["Henkel Family Papers \n         1791-1885","Series III: Manuscripts","B. 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Notebooks; III. manuscripts. The third series\n         is further subdivided into German and English manuscripts.\n","This addition to the \n          Henkel family papers contains 225 items (3\n         Hollinger boxes; 1 linear shelf foot), 1791-1885, chiefly the\n         correspondence of \n          David Henkel (1795-1831) and other members\n         of the family, manuscripts concerning religion and printing,\n         notebooks relating to medical or scholastic subjects, and\n         miscellaneous family papers. The \n          Henkel family of \n          New Market, Virginia, operated the \n          Henkel printing press which became the\n         most important bilingual printing establishment for German\n         Lutherans in the states of \n          Virginia, \n          Tennessee, and \n          North Carolina during the nineteenth\n         century. For more information concerning the contributions of\n         the \n          Henkel family to the printing of religious\n         works and preaching in the Lutheran Church, consult Klaus\n         Wust's  Guide to the Henkel Family Papers  and Christopher L.\n         Dolinetsch's book,  The German Press of the Shenandoah Valley.","Most of the early correspondence, [1812]-1823, consists of\n         letters of \n          David Henkel to his brother, \n          Solomon Henkel (1777-1847), or other\n         family members, and generally concern the publication plans\n         for religious books, pamphlets, and hymnals, his travels as a\n         Lutheran preacher, Biblical exegesis, book sales, Lutheran\n         synodical affairs, Lutheran doctrine, and revisions of Henkel\n         publications. All of \n          David Henkel's letters are in German\n         script unless otherwise noted.","The following list of letters from \n          David Henkel to his brother Solomon\n         usually include brief content notes: fragment ( [1812] );\n         hymnal publication (Oct. 12, 1812); travel and news of \n          South Carolina (Nov. 10, 1812); Biblical\n         passages (Apr. 29, 1813); book orders (Jun. 17, 1813); content\n         unknown (Jun. 19 and Oct. 21, 1813); in English, a long\n         discourse on religious ideas, especially concerning the errors\n         of the Calvinists and other sects (Jan. 15, 1814); in English,\n         the need for many English Christian catechisms in the South\n         (Jun. 28, 1815); book orders (Jul. 24, 1816 and Apr. 30,\n         1817); content unknown (Mar. 10 and May 22, 1817 ); in\n         English, David advises Solomon not to print any more German\n         hymnals and that the Synod has appointed him as a missionary\n         to the West \n          Tennessee area (Oct. 29 , 1817 );\n         publishing and theological writing (Jan. 23, 1818); travel\n         plans and book orders from \n          Europe (Jun. 17, 1818); book sales and\n         travel plans to \n          Louisiana (Aug. 21, 1818); David's aborted\n         trip to \n          Louisiana and his travels as a guest\n         preacher in the Carolinas (Dec. 4, 1818); potential lawsuits\n         over printing delays ard synodical matters (flay 31, 1819);\n         synodical controversy (Aug. 9, 1819); printing (Jan. 27,\n         1820); proposed constitution for a German Society and\n         publishing projects (Apr. 7, 1820); sales of ABC books (Jul.\n         7, 1820); proposal to puplish a book of Lutheran doctrine and\n         belief (Aug. 9, 1820); outline of points to be included in a\n         projected book (Oct. 3, 1820); committee report and findings\n         regarding \n          David Henkel and synodical affairs (Oct.\n         28, 1820); in English, news that the \n          North Carolina synod is in great confusion\n         and the necessity of a visit to all the churches (Oct. 29,\n         1820); hymnal orders and synodical matters, especially in \n          Tennessee (Dec. 18, 1820 and Feb. 10,\n         1821); revisions and printing orders (Feb. 23 and Mar. 1,\n         1821); content unknown (Apr. 12, 1821); synod business,\n         especially in \n          Tennessee (Apr. 17, Jun. 9 and 23, 1821);\n         cook orders (Jul. 9, 1821); hymnal orders, writing projects\n         and synodical matters (Aug. 2, 1821); content unknown (Oct. 5,\n         1821); travels and book distribution (Nov. 29, 1821); fiscal\n         affairs of the synod (Dec. 17, 1821); selections from the\n         Catechism in both German and English and other religious\n         writings (Jan. 31, 1822); the book business and church matters\n         (Mar. 1, 1822); content unknown (Mar. 19, 1822); distribution\n         of ABC books (Apr. 13, 1822); proposal to publish hymnal (May\n         30, 1822); business transactions (Jun. 25, 1822);\n         consideration of whether to move to \n          New Market (Aug. 9, 1822); tithing (Nov.\n         18, 1822); synodical matters (Nov. 24, 1822); book business\n         and travel west to \n          Kentucky and \n          Tennessee (May 5, 1823); content unknown\n         (May 11, [n. y.]); publishing proposal, including a tract on\n         baptism (Dec. 25, [n. y.]); and Lutheran doctrine.","\n          David Henkel's letters to others include\n         the following subjects: travel to \n          South Carolina (Apr. 22, 1813); various\n         writings in progress (Dec. 1, 1815) and with content unknown\n         (Feb. 22, 1815; Apr. 23, 1816; and Oct. 30, 1820).","The other major group of letters consists of the\n         correspondence of the \n          Henkel family . Most of this correspondence\n         is concerned with the translation and revision of the Book of\n         Concord, or Symbolical Books of the \n          Evangelical Lutheran Church , which was\n         undertaken by the \n          Henkel family as a labor of love for the\n         benerit of the Lutheran Church in the United States. In\n         addition to members of the \n          Henkel family , \n          H. Wetzel and \n          J. R. Moser were employed as translators\n         for the Book of Concord by \n          Solomon D. Henkel and Company . Both men\n         corresponded with members of the \n          Henkel family . Letters written on the\n         following dates discuss their translations: Mar. 20, Apr. 30,\n         and Aug. 18, 1846; Aug. 3 and Dec. 8, 1847; Feb. 4, Mar. 25,\n         and Aug. 25, 1848.","The revision of the  Book of Concord,  begun in 1851,\n         attracted the services of several well-known Lutheran\n         scholars. Copies of the letters of \n          Samuel G. Henkel and \n          Solomon D. Henkel to these men asking for\n         their help in revising the various sections of the Book of\n         Concord and responding to the corrections and the replies from\n         these scholars compose the majority of the correspondence from\n         1851-1854. Those scholars who contributed to the second\n         edition include \n          Charles Philip Rrauth of Gettysburg,\n         Pennsylvania, \n          W. F. Lehman of Columbus, Ohio, \n          John G. Morris of Baltimore and \n          Charles F. Schaeffer of Easton,\n         Pennsylvania. Letters concerning the work on the second\n         edition of the Book of Concord include: Dec. 22, 24, 28, 30,\n         and 31, 1851; Jan. 6, 12, 13, 15, 16, 21, and 25; Feb. 5 and\n         13; Mar. 2, 4, 6, and 27; Apr. 12, 20, and 26; May 18; Jun. 21\n         and 30; Jul. 23; Aug. 5; Sep. 3, 8, 20, and 22; Nov. 22; and\n         Dec. 15, 1852; Feb. 19; Jun. 20; Jul. 16; and Nov. 1 and 2,\n         1853, Feb. 8; Mar. 2, 22, and 28; Apr. 3, 7, 14, 18, 21, 24,\n         and 26; May 4, 5, 3, 9, 15, 22, and 30; Jul. 27; Sep. 9, 1854;\n         and Sep. 17, n. y.","Other subjects include: the death of \n          Solomon D. Henkel (Nov. 23, 1847); the\n         Lutheran ministry (Feb. 23, 1848, and Aug. 1849); the\n         translation of the Book of Concord (Aug. 11, 1848; Jan. 20,\n         1849; Feb. 13, 1849; Nov. 12, 1851; Mar. 22 and 29, 1853);\n         various synodical affairs (Jun. 24, 1848; Dec. 5, 1851; Jan.\n         30, 1852; Apr. 28, May 2, and Aug. 31, 1853; and Sep. 21,\n         1857); deeds of the old Benner land in \n          Albemarle County, Virginia (Dec. 21,\n         1849); publication of a translation of Luther's Church Postil,\n         a series of sermons on the epistles of the Church Year (Oct.\n         29 and Llov. 4, 1356; and Apr. 29, 1857) and medical cases\n         (Aug. 6, 1866; Dec. 13, 1880; and Apr. 9, 1885).","Other materials in this collection include notebooks kept\n         by \n          Samuel G. Henkel during the time he\n         studied to be a physician, especially on nosology, osteology\n         and myology. There are also German and English manuscripts\n         concerning Lutheran doctrine, Biblical exegesis, commentaries,\n         a catechistic tract, religious adages, religious treatises,\n         synodical affairs, sermons, a translation of the  Apologia of\n         the Confession  and  The Lesser Catechism of the Eminent\n         Martin Luther . There are also papers concerning the General\n         and \n          Tennessee Synod of the Lutheran Church and\n         the translation of the revision of the Book of Concord.","See the \n             \n            University of Virginia Library’s use policy.","","English"],"unitid_tesim":["8653-c"],"normalized_title_ssm":["Henkel Family Papers \n         1791-1885"],"collection_title_tesim":["Henkel Family Papers \n         1791-1885"],"collection_ssim":["Henkel Family Papers \n         1791-1885"],"repository_ssm":["University of Virginia, Special Collections Dept."],"repository_ssim":["University of Virginia, Special Collections Dept."],"acqinfo_ssim":["This collection was given to the Library on November 6,\n            1935 by Mrs. John Godfrey Miller of New Market, Virginia,\n            in memory of Mr. John Godfrey Miller, through D. H. 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The third series\n         is further subdivided into German and English manuscripts.\n"],"prefercite_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eHenkel Family Papers, Accession #8653-c, Special Collections, University of Virginia Library, Charlottesville, Va.\n\u003c/p\u003e"],"prefercite_tesim":["Henkel Family Papers, Accession #8653-c, Special Collections, University of Virginia Library, Charlottesville, Va.\n"],"scopecontent_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThis addition to the \n          Henkel family papers contains 225 items (3\n         Hollinger boxes; 1 linear shelf foot), 1791-1885, chiefly the\n         correspondence of \n          David Henkel (1795-1831) and other members\n         of the family, manuscripts concerning religion and printing,\n         notebooks relating to medical or scholastic subjects, and\n         miscellaneous family papers. The \n          Henkel family of \n          New Market, Virginia, operated the \n          Henkel printing press which became the\n         most important bilingual printing establishment for German\n         Lutherans in the states of \n          Virginia, \n          Tennessee, and \n          North Carolina during the nineteenth\n         century. For more information concerning the contributions of\n         the \n          Henkel family to the printing of religious\n         works and preaching in the Lutheran Church, consult Klaus\n         Wust's \u003ctitle type=\"simple\" render=\"doublequote\" href=\"\"\u003eGuide to the Henkel Family Papers\u003c/title\u003e and Christopher L.\n         Dolinetsch's book, \u003ctitle type=\"simple\" render=\"italic\" href=\"\"\u003eThe German Press of the Shenandoah Valley.\u003c/title\u003e\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMost of the early correspondence, [1812]-1823, consists of\n         letters of \n          David Henkel to his brother, \n          Solomon Henkel (1777-1847), or other\n         family members, and generally concern the publication plans\n         for religious books, pamphlets, and hymnals, his travels as a\n         Lutheran preacher, Biblical exegesis, book sales, Lutheran\n         synodical affairs, Lutheran doctrine, and revisions of Henkel\n         publications. All of \n          David Henkel's letters are in German\n         script unless otherwise noted.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe following list of letters from \n          David Henkel to his brother Solomon\n         usually include brief content notes: fragment ( [1812] );\n         hymnal publication (Oct. 12, 1812); travel and news of \n          South Carolina (Nov. 10, 1812); Biblical\n         passages (Apr. 29, 1813); book orders (Jun. 17, 1813); content\n         unknown (Jun. 19 and Oct. 21, 1813); in English, a long\n         discourse on religious ideas, especially concerning the errors\n         of the Calvinists and other sects (Jan. 15, 1814); in English,\n         the need for many English Christian catechisms in the South\n         (Jun. 28, 1815); book orders (Jul. 24, 1816 and Apr. 30,\n         1817); content unknown (Mar. 10 and May 22, 1817 ); in\n         English, David advises Solomon not to print any more German\n         hymnals and that the Synod has appointed him as a missionary\n         to the West \n          Tennessee area (Oct. 29 , 1817 );\n         publishing and theological writing (Jan. 23, 1818); travel\n         plans and book orders from \n          Europe (Jun. 17, 1818); book sales and\n         travel plans to \n          Louisiana (Aug. 21, 1818); David's aborted\n         trip to \n          Louisiana and his travels as a guest\n         preacher in the Carolinas (Dec. 4, 1818); potential lawsuits\n         over printing delays ard synodical matters (flay 31, 1819);\n         synodical controversy (Aug. 9, 1819); printing (Jan. 27,\n         1820); proposed constitution for a German Society and\n         publishing projects (Apr. 7, 1820); sales of ABC books (Jul.\n         7, 1820); proposal to puplish a book of Lutheran doctrine and\n         belief (Aug. 9, 1820); outline of points to be included in a\n         projected book (Oct. 3, 1820); committee report and findings\n         regarding \n          David Henkel and synodical affairs (Oct.\n         28, 1820); in English, news that the \n          North Carolina synod is in great confusion\n         and the necessity of a visit to all the churches (Oct. 29,\n         1820); hymnal orders and synodical matters, especially in \n          Tennessee (Dec. 18, 1820 and Feb. 10,\n         1821); revisions and printing orders (Feb. 23 and Mar. 1,\n         1821); content unknown (Apr. 12, 1821); synod business,\n         especially in \n          Tennessee (Apr. 17, Jun. 9 and 23, 1821);\n         cook orders (Jul. 9, 1821); hymnal orders, writing projects\n         and synodical matters (Aug. 2, 1821); content unknown (Oct. 5,\n         1821); travels and book distribution (Nov. 29, 1821); fiscal\n         affairs of the synod (Dec. 17, 1821); selections from the\n         Catechism in both German and English and other religious\n         writings (Jan. 31, 1822); the book business and church matters\n         (Mar. 1, 1822); content unknown (Mar. 19, 1822); distribution\n         of ABC books (Apr. 13, 1822); proposal to publish hymnal (May\n         30, 1822); business transactions (Jun. 25, 1822);\n         consideration of whether to move to \n          New Market (Aug. 9, 1822); tithing (Nov.\n         18, 1822); synodical matters (Nov. 24, 1822); book business\n         and travel west to \n          Kentucky and \n          Tennessee (May 5, 1823); content unknown\n         (May 11, [n. y.]); publishing proposal, including a tract on\n         baptism (Dec. 25, [n. y.]); and Lutheran doctrine.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\n          David Henkel's letters to others include\n         the following subjects: travel to \n          South Carolina (Apr. 22, 1813); various\n         writings in progress (Dec. 1, 1815) and with content unknown\n         (Feb. 22, 1815; Apr. 23, 1816; and Oct. 30, 1820).\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe other major group of letters consists of the\n         correspondence of the \n          Henkel family . Most of this correspondence\n         is concerned with the translation and revision of the Book of\n         Concord, or Symbolical Books of the \n          Evangelical Lutheran Church , which was\n         undertaken by the \n          Henkel family as a labor of love for the\n         benerit of the Lutheran Church in the United States. In\n         addition to members of the \n          Henkel family , \n          H. Wetzel and \n          J. R. Moser were employed as translators\n         for the Book of Concord by \n          Solomon D. Henkel and Company . Both men\n         corresponded with members of the \n          Henkel family . Letters written on the\n         following dates discuss their translations: Mar. 20, Apr. 30,\n         and Aug. 18, 1846; Aug. 3 and Dec. 8, 1847; Feb. 4, Mar. 25,\n         and Aug. 25, 1848.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe revision of the \u003ctitle type=\"simple\" render=\"italic\" href=\"\"\u003eBook of Concord,\u003c/title\u003e begun in 1851,\n         attracted the services of several well-known Lutheran\n         scholars. Copies of the letters of \n          Samuel G. Henkel and \n          Solomon D. Henkel to these men asking for\n         their help in revising the various sections of the Book of\n         Concord and responding to the corrections and the replies from\n         these scholars compose the majority of the correspondence from\n         1851-1854. Those scholars who contributed to the second\n         edition include \n          Charles Philip Rrauth of Gettysburg,\n         Pennsylvania, \n          W. F. Lehman of Columbus, Ohio, \n          John G. Morris of Baltimore and \n          Charles F. Schaeffer of Easton,\n         Pennsylvania. Letters concerning the work on the second\n         edition of the Book of Concord include: Dec. 22, 24, 28, 30,\n         and 31, 1851; Jan. 6, 12, 13, 15, 16, 21, and 25; Feb. 5 and\n         13; Mar. 2, 4, 6, and 27; Apr. 12, 20, and 26; May 18; Jun. 21\n         and 30; Jul. 23; Aug. 5; Sep. 3, 8, 20, and 22; Nov. 22; and\n         Dec. 15, 1852; Feb. 19; Jun. 20; Jul. 16; and Nov. 1 and 2,\n         1853, Feb. 8; Mar. 2, 22, and 28; Apr. 3, 7, 14, 18, 21, 24,\n         and 26; May 4, 5, 3, 9, 15, 22, and 30; Jul. 27; Sep. 9, 1854;\n         and Sep. 17, n. y.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eOther subjects include: the death of \n          Solomon D. Henkel (Nov. 23, 1847); the\n         Lutheran ministry (Feb. 23, 1848, and Aug. 1849); the\n         translation of the Book of Concord (Aug. 11, 1848; Jan. 20,\n         1849; Feb. 13, 1849; Nov. 12, 1851; Mar. 22 and 29, 1853);\n         various synodical affairs (Jun. 24, 1848; Dec. 5, 1851; Jan.\n         30, 1852; Apr. 28, May 2, and Aug. 31, 1853; and Sep. 21,\n         1857); deeds of the old Benner land in \n          Albemarle County, Virginia (Dec. 21,\n         1849); publication of a translation of Luther's Church Postil,\n         a series of sermons on the epistles of the Church Year (Oct.\n         29 and Llov. 4, 1356; and Apr. 29, 1857) and medical cases\n         (Aug. 6, 1866; Dec. 13, 1880; and Apr. 9, 1885).\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eOther materials in this collection include notebooks kept\n         by \n          Samuel G. Henkel during the time he\n         studied to be a physician, especially on nosology, osteology\n         and myology. There are also German and English manuscripts\n         concerning Lutheran doctrine, Biblical exegesis, commentaries,\n         a catechistic tract, religious adages, religious treatises,\n         synodical affairs, sermons, a translation of the \u003ctitle type=\"simple\" render=\"doublequote\" href=\"\"\u003eApologia of\n         the Confession\u003c/title\u003e and \u003ctitle type=\"simple\" render=\"doublequote\" href=\"\"\u003eThe Lesser Catechism of the Eminent\n         Martin Luther\u003c/title\u003e. There are also papers concerning the General\n         and \n          Tennessee Synod of the Lutheran Church and\n         the translation of the revision of the Book of Concord.\u003c/p\u003e"],"scopecontent_heading_ssm":["Scope and Content"],"scopecontent_tesim":["This addition to the \n          Henkel family papers contains 225 items (3\n         Hollinger boxes; 1 linear shelf foot), 1791-1885, chiefly the\n         correspondence of \n          David Henkel (1795-1831) and other members\n         of the family, manuscripts concerning religion and printing,\n         notebooks relating to medical or scholastic subjects, and\n         miscellaneous family papers. The \n          Henkel family of \n          New Market, Virginia, operated the \n          Henkel printing press which became the\n         most important bilingual printing establishment for German\n         Lutherans in the states of \n          Virginia, \n          Tennessee, and \n          North Carolina during the nineteenth\n         century. For more information concerning the contributions of\n         the \n          Henkel family to the printing of religious\n         works and preaching in the Lutheran Church, consult Klaus\n         Wust's  Guide to the Henkel Family Papers  and Christopher L.\n         Dolinetsch's book,  The German Press of the Shenandoah Valley.","Most of the early correspondence, [1812]-1823, consists of\n         letters of \n          David Henkel to his brother, \n          Solomon Henkel (1777-1847), or other\n         family members, and generally concern the publication plans\n         for religious books, pamphlets, and hymnals, his travels as a\n         Lutheran preacher, Biblical exegesis, book sales, Lutheran\n         synodical affairs, Lutheran doctrine, and revisions of Henkel\n         publications. All of \n          David Henkel's letters are in German\n         script unless otherwise noted.","The following list of letters from \n          David Henkel to his brother Solomon\n         usually include brief content notes: fragment ( [1812] );\n         hymnal publication (Oct. 12, 1812); travel and news of \n          South Carolina (Nov. 10, 1812); Biblical\n         passages (Apr. 29, 1813); book orders (Jun. 17, 1813); content\n         unknown (Jun. 19 and Oct. 21, 1813); in English, a long\n         discourse on religious ideas, especially concerning the errors\n         of the Calvinists and other sects (Jan. 15, 1814); in English,\n         the need for many English Christian catechisms in the South\n         (Jun. 28, 1815); book orders (Jul. 24, 1816 and Apr. 30,\n         1817); content unknown (Mar. 10 and May 22, 1817 ); in\n         English, David advises Solomon not to print any more German\n         hymnals and that the Synod has appointed him as a missionary\n         to the West \n          Tennessee area (Oct. 29 , 1817 );\n         publishing and theological writing (Jan. 23, 1818); travel\n         plans and book orders from \n          Europe (Jun. 17, 1818); book sales and\n         travel plans to \n          Louisiana (Aug. 21, 1818); David's aborted\n         trip to \n          Louisiana and his travels as a guest\n         preacher in the Carolinas (Dec. 4, 1818); potential lawsuits\n         over printing delays ard synodical matters (flay 31, 1819);\n         synodical controversy (Aug. 9, 1819); printing (Jan. 27,\n         1820); proposed constitution for a German Society and\n         publishing projects (Apr. 7, 1820); sales of ABC books (Jul.\n         7, 1820); proposal to puplish a book of Lutheran doctrine and\n         belief (Aug. 9, 1820); outline of points to be included in a\n         projected book (Oct. 3, 1820); committee report and findings\n         regarding \n          David Henkel and synodical affairs (Oct.\n         28, 1820); in English, news that the \n          North Carolina synod is in great confusion\n         and the necessity of a visit to all the churches (Oct. 29,\n         1820); hymnal orders and synodical matters, especially in \n          Tennessee (Dec. 18, 1820 and Feb. 10,\n         1821); revisions and printing orders (Feb. 23 and Mar. 1,\n         1821); content unknown (Apr. 12, 1821); synod business,\n         especially in \n          Tennessee (Apr. 17, Jun. 9 and 23, 1821);\n         cook orders (Jul. 9, 1821); hymnal orders, writing projects\n         and synodical matters (Aug. 2, 1821); content unknown (Oct. 5,\n         1821); travels and book distribution (Nov. 29, 1821); fiscal\n         affairs of the synod (Dec. 17, 1821); selections from the\n         Catechism in both German and English and other religious\n         writings (Jan. 31, 1822); the book business and church matters\n         (Mar. 1, 1822); content unknown (Mar. 19, 1822); distribution\n         of ABC books (Apr. 13, 1822); proposal to publish hymnal (May\n         30, 1822); business transactions (Jun. 25, 1822);\n         consideration of whether to move to \n          New Market (Aug. 9, 1822); tithing (Nov.\n         18, 1822); synodical matters (Nov. 24, 1822); book business\n         and travel west to \n          Kentucky and \n          Tennessee (May 5, 1823); content unknown\n         (May 11, [n. y.]); publishing proposal, including a tract on\n         baptism (Dec. 25, [n. y.]); and Lutheran doctrine.","\n          David Henkel's letters to others include\n         the following subjects: travel to \n          South Carolina (Apr. 22, 1813); various\n         writings in progress (Dec. 1, 1815) and with content unknown\n         (Feb. 22, 1815; Apr. 23, 1816; and Oct. 30, 1820).","The other major group of letters consists of the\n         correspondence of the \n          Henkel family . Most of this correspondence\n         is concerned with the translation and revision of the Book of\n         Concord, or Symbolical Books of the \n          Evangelical Lutheran Church , which was\n         undertaken by the \n          Henkel family as a labor of love for the\n         benerit of the Lutheran Church in the United States. In\n         addition to members of the \n          Henkel family , \n          H. Wetzel and \n          J. R. Moser were employed as translators\n         for the Book of Concord by \n          Solomon D. Henkel and Company . Both men\n         corresponded with members of the \n          Henkel family . Letters written on the\n         following dates discuss their translations: Mar. 20, Apr. 30,\n         and Aug. 18, 1846; Aug. 3 and Dec. 8, 1847; Feb. 4, Mar. 25,\n         and Aug. 25, 1848.","The revision of the  Book of Concord,  begun in 1851,\n         attracted the services of several well-known Lutheran\n         scholars. Copies of the letters of \n          Samuel G. Henkel and \n          Solomon D. Henkel to these men asking for\n         their help in revising the various sections of the Book of\n         Concord and responding to the corrections and the replies from\n         these scholars compose the majority of the correspondence from\n         1851-1854. Those scholars who contributed to the second\n         edition include \n          Charles Philip Rrauth of Gettysburg,\n         Pennsylvania, \n          W. F. Lehman of Columbus, Ohio, \n          John G. Morris of Baltimore and \n          Charles F. Schaeffer of Easton,\n         Pennsylvania. Letters concerning the work on the second\n         edition of the Book of Concord include: Dec. 22, 24, 28, 30,\n         and 31, 1851; Jan. 6, 12, 13, 15, 16, 21, and 25; Feb. 5 and\n         13; Mar. 2, 4, 6, and 27; Apr. 12, 20, and 26; May 18; Jun. 21\n         and 30; Jul. 23; Aug. 5; Sep. 3, 8, 20, and 22; Nov. 22; and\n         Dec. 15, 1852; Feb. 19; Jun. 20; Jul. 16; and Nov. 1 and 2,\n         1853, Feb. 8; Mar. 2, 22, and 28; Apr. 3, 7, 14, 18, 21, 24,\n         and 26; May 4, 5, 3, 9, 15, 22, and 30; Jul. 27; Sep. 9, 1854;\n         and Sep. 17, n. y.","Other subjects include: the death of \n          Solomon D. Henkel (Nov. 23, 1847); the\n         Lutheran ministry (Feb. 23, 1848, and Aug. 1849); the\n         translation of the Book of Concord (Aug. 11, 1848; Jan. 20,\n         1849; Feb. 13, 1849; Nov. 12, 1851; Mar. 22 and 29, 1853);\n         various synodical affairs (Jun. 24, 1848; Dec. 5, 1851; Jan.\n         30, 1852; Apr. 28, May 2, and Aug. 31, 1853; and Sep. 21,\n         1857); deeds of the old Benner land in \n          Albemarle County, Virginia (Dec. 21,\n         1849); publication of a translation of Luther's Church Postil,\n         a series of sermons on the epistles of the Church Year (Oct.\n         29 and Llov. 4, 1356; and Apr. 29, 1857) and medical cases\n         (Aug. 6, 1866; Dec. 13, 1880; and Apr. 9, 1885).","Other materials in this collection include notebooks kept\n         by \n          Samuel G. Henkel during the time he\n         studied to be a physician, especially on nosology, osteology\n         and myology. There are also German and English manuscripts\n         concerning Lutheran doctrine, Biblical exegesis, commentaries,\n         a catechistic tract, religious adages, religious treatises,\n         synodical affairs, sermons, a translation of the  Apologia of\n         the Confession  and  The Lesser Catechism of the Eminent\n         Martin Luther . There are also papers concerning the General\n         and \n          Tennessee Synod of the Lutheran Church and\n         the translation of the revision of the Book of Concord."],"userestrict_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eSee the \n            \u003cextref type=\"simple\" href=\"https://www.library.virginia.edu/policies/use-of-materials\"\u003e\n            University of Virginia Library’s use policy.\u003c/extref\u003e\u003c/p\u003e"],"userestrict_heading_ssm":["Use Restrictions"],"userestrict_tesim":["See the \n             \n            University of Virginia Library’s use policy."],"physloc_html_tesm":["\u003cphysloc/\u003e"],"physloc_tesim":[""],"language_ssim":["English"],"total_component_count_is":43,"online_item_count_is":0,"component_level_isim":[0],"sort_isi":0,"timestamp":"2026-05-21T12:56:34.816Z"}]}},"label":"Breadcrumbs"}}},"links":{"self":"https://arvasarchive.org/catalog/viu_viu01021_c03_c02_c04"}},{"id":"viu_viu01021_c03_c01_c01","type":"Item","attributes":{"title":"Biblical Excursus by Henrietta Henkel,\n                     3 p.","breadcrumbs":{"id":"https://arvasarchive.org/catalog/viu_viu01021_c03_c01_c01#breadcrumbs","type":"document_value","attributes":{"value":{"ref_ssi":"viu_viu01021_c03_c01_c01","ref_ssm":["viu_viu01021_c03_c01_c01"],"id":"viu_viu01021_c03_c01_c01","ead_ssi":"viu_viu01021","_root_":"viu_viu01021","_nest_parent_":"viu_viu01021_c03_c01","parent_ssi":"viu_viu01021_c03_c01","parent_ssim":["viu_viu01021","viu_viu01021_c03","viu_viu01021_c03_c01"],"parent_ids_ssim":["viu_viu01021","viu_viu01021_c03","viu_viu01021_c03_c01"],"parent_unittitles_ssm":["Henkel Family Papers \n         1791-1885","Series III: Manuscripts","A. 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For more information concerning the contributions of\n         the \n          Henkel family to the printing of religious\n         works and preaching in the Lutheran Church, consult Klaus\n         Wust's  Guide to the Henkel Family Papers  and Christopher L.\n         Dolinetsch's book,  The German Press of the Shenandoah Valley.","Most of the early correspondence, [1812]-1823, consists of\n         letters of \n          David Henkel to his brother, \n          Solomon Henkel (1777-1847), or other\n         family members, and generally concern the publication plans\n         for religious books, pamphlets, and hymnals, his travels as a\n         Lutheran preacher, Biblical exegesis, book sales, Lutheran\n         synodical affairs, Lutheran doctrine, and revisions of Henkel\n         publications. All of \n          David Henkel's letters are in German\n         script unless otherwise noted.","The following list of letters from \n          David Henkel to his brother Solomon\n         usually include brief content notes: fragment ( [1812] );\n         hymnal publication (Oct. 12, 1812); travel and news of \n          South Carolina (Nov. 10, 1812); Biblical\n         passages (Apr. 29, 1813); book orders (Jun. 17, 1813); content\n         unknown (Jun. 19 and Oct. 21, 1813); in English, a long\n         discourse on religious ideas, especially concerning the errors\n         of the Calvinists and other sects (Jan. 15, 1814); in English,\n         the need for many English Christian catechisms in the South\n         (Jun. 28, 1815); book orders (Jul. 24, 1816 and Apr. 30,\n         1817); content unknown (Mar. 10 and May 22, 1817 ); in\n         English, David advises Solomon not to print any more German\n         hymnals and that the Synod has appointed him as a missionary\n         to the West \n          Tennessee area (Oct. 29 , 1817 );\n         publishing and theological writing (Jan. 23, 1818); travel\n         plans and book orders from \n          Europe (Jun. 17, 1818); book sales and\n         travel plans to \n          Louisiana (Aug. 21, 1818); David's aborted\n         trip to \n          Louisiana and his travels as a guest\n         preacher in the Carolinas (Dec. 4, 1818); potential lawsuits\n         over printing delays ard synodical matters (flay 31, 1819);\n         synodical controversy (Aug. 9, 1819); printing (Jan. 27,\n         1820); proposed constitution for a German Society and\n         publishing projects (Apr. 7, 1820); sales of ABC books (Jul.\n         7, 1820); proposal to puplish a book of Lutheran doctrine and\n         belief (Aug. 9, 1820); outline of points to be included in a\n         projected book (Oct. 3, 1820); committee report and findings\n         regarding \n          David Henkel and synodical affairs (Oct.\n         28, 1820); in English, news that the \n          North Carolina synod is in great confusion\n         and the necessity of a visit to all the churches (Oct. 29,\n         1820); hymnal orders and synodical matters, especially in \n          Tennessee (Dec. 18, 1820 and Feb. 10,\n         1821); revisions and printing orders (Feb. 23 and Mar. 1,\n         1821); content unknown (Apr. 12, 1821); synod business,\n         especially in \n          Tennessee (Apr. 17, Jun. 9 and 23, 1821);\n         cook orders (Jul. 9, 1821); hymnal orders, writing projects\n         and synodical matters (Aug. 2, 1821); content unknown (Oct. 5,\n         1821); travels and book distribution (Nov. 29, 1821); fiscal\n         affairs of the synod (Dec. 17, 1821); selections from the\n         Catechism in both German and English and other religious\n         writings (Jan. 31, 1822); the book business and church matters\n         (Mar. 1, 1822); content unknown (Mar. 19, 1822); distribution\n         of ABC books (Apr. 13, 1822); proposal to publish hymnal (May\n         30, 1822); business transactions (Jun. 25, 1822);\n         consideration of whether to move to \n          New Market (Aug. 9, 1822); tithing (Nov.\n         18, 1822); synodical matters (Nov. 24, 1822); book business\n         and travel west to \n          Kentucky and \n          Tennessee (May 5, 1823); content unknown\n         (May 11, [n. y.]); publishing proposal, including a tract on\n         baptism (Dec. 25, [n. y.]); and Lutheran doctrine.","\n          David Henkel's letters to others include\n         the following subjects: travel to \n          South Carolina (Apr. 22, 1813); various\n         writings in progress (Dec. 1, 1815) and with content unknown\n         (Feb. 22, 1815; Apr. 23, 1816; and Oct. 30, 1820).","The other major group of letters consists of the\n         correspondence of the \n          Henkel family . Most of this correspondence\n         is concerned with the translation and revision of the Book of\n         Concord, or Symbolical Books of the \n          Evangelical Lutheran Church , which was\n         undertaken by the \n          Henkel family as a labor of love for the\n         benerit of the Lutheran Church in the United States. In\n         addition to members of the \n          Henkel family , \n          H. Wetzel and \n          J. R. Moser were employed as translators\n         for the Book of Concord by \n          Solomon D. Henkel and Company . Both men\n         corresponded with members of the \n          Henkel family . Letters written on the\n         following dates discuss their translations: Mar. 20, Apr. 30,\n         and Aug. 18, 1846; Aug. 3 and Dec. 8, 1847; Feb. 4, Mar. 25,\n         and Aug. 25, 1848.","The revision of the  Book of Concord,  begun in 1851,\n         attracted the services of several well-known Lutheran\n         scholars. Copies of the letters of \n          Samuel G. Henkel and \n          Solomon D. Henkel to these men asking for\n         their help in revising the various sections of the Book of\n         Concord and responding to the corrections and the replies from\n         these scholars compose the majority of the correspondence from\n         1851-1854. Those scholars who contributed to the second\n         edition include \n          Charles Philip Rrauth of Gettysburg,\n         Pennsylvania, \n          W. F. Lehman of Columbus, Ohio, \n          John G. Morris of Baltimore and \n          Charles F. Schaeffer of Easton,\n         Pennsylvania. Letters concerning the work on the second\n         edition of the Book of Concord include: Dec. 22, 24, 28, 30,\n         and 31, 1851; Jan. 6, 12, 13, 15, 16, 21, and 25; Feb. 5 and\n         13; Mar. 2, 4, 6, and 27; Apr. 12, 20, and 26; May 18; Jun. 21\n         and 30; Jul. 23; Aug. 5; Sep. 3, 8, 20, and 22; Nov. 22; and\n         Dec. 15, 1852; Feb. 19; Jun. 20; Jul. 16; and Nov. 1 and 2,\n         1853, Feb. 8; Mar. 2, 22, and 28; Apr. 3, 7, 14, 18, 21, 24,\n         and 26; May 4, 5, 3, 9, 15, 22, and 30; Jul. 27; Sep. 9, 1854;\n         and Sep. 17, n. y.","Other subjects include: the death of \n          Solomon D. Henkel (Nov. 23, 1847); the\n         Lutheran ministry (Feb. 23, 1848, and Aug. 1849); the\n         translation of the Book of Concord (Aug. 11, 1848; Jan. 20,\n         1849; Feb. 13, 1849; Nov. 12, 1851; Mar. 22 and 29, 1853);\n         various synodical affairs (Jun. 24, 1848; Dec. 5, 1851; Jan.\n         30, 1852; Apr. 28, May 2, and Aug. 31, 1853; and Sep. 21,\n         1857); deeds of the old Benner land in \n          Albemarle County, Virginia (Dec. 21,\n         1849); publication of a translation of Luther's Church Postil,\n         a series of sermons on the epistles of the Church Year (Oct.\n         29 and Llov. 4, 1356; and Apr. 29, 1857) and medical cases\n         (Aug. 6, 1866; Dec. 13, 1880; and Apr. 9, 1885).","Other materials in this collection include notebooks kept\n         by \n          Samuel G. Henkel during the time he\n         studied to be a physician, especially on nosology, osteology\n         and myology. 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The \n          Henkel family of \n          New Market, Virginia, operated the \n          Henkel printing press which became the\n         most important bilingual printing establishment for German\n         Lutherans in the states of \n          Virginia, \n          Tennessee, and \n          North Carolina during the nineteenth\n         century. For more information concerning the contributions of\n         the \n          Henkel family to the printing of religious\n         works and preaching in the Lutheran Church, consult Klaus\n         Wust's \u003ctitle type=\"simple\" render=\"doublequote\" href=\"\"\u003eGuide to the Henkel Family Papers\u003c/title\u003e and Christopher L.\n         Dolinetsch's book, \u003ctitle type=\"simple\" render=\"italic\" href=\"\"\u003eThe German Press of the Shenandoah Valley.\u003c/title\u003e\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMost of the early correspondence, [1812]-1823, consists of\n         letters of \n          David Henkel to his brother, \n          Solomon Henkel (1777-1847), or other\n         family members, and generally concern the publication plans\n         for religious books, pamphlets, and hymnals, his travels as a\n         Lutheran preacher, Biblical exegesis, book sales, Lutheran\n         synodical affairs, Lutheran doctrine, and revisions of Henkel\n         publications. All of \n          David Henkel's letters are in German\n         script unless otherwise noted.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe following list of letters from \n          David Henkel to his brother Solomon\n         usually include brief content notes: fragment ( [1812] );\n         hymnal publication (Oct. 12, 1812); travel and news of \n          South Carolina (Nov. 10, 1812); Biblical\n         passages (Apr. 29, 1813); book orders (Jun. 17, 1813); content\n         unknown (Jun. 19 and Oct. 21, 1813); in English, a long\n         discourse on religious ideas, especially concerning the errors\n         of the Calvinists and other sects (Jan. 15, 1814); in English,\n         the need for many English Christian catechisms in the South\n         (Jun. 28, 1815); book orders (Jul. 24, 1816 and Apr. 30,\n         1817); content unknown (Mar. 10 and May 22, 1817 ); in\n         English, David advises Solomon not to print any more German\n         hymnals and that the Synod has appointed him as a missionary\n         to the West \n          Tennessee area (Oct. 29 , 1817 );\n         publishing and theological writing (Jan. 23, 1818); travel\n         plans and book orders from \n          Europe (Jun. 17, 1818); book sales and\n         travel plans to \n          Louisiana (Aug. 21, 1818); David's aborted\n         trip to \n          Louisiana and his travels as a guest\n         preacher in the Carolinas (Dec. 4, 1818); potential lawsuits\n         over printing delays ard synodical matters (flay 31, 1819);\n         synodical controversy (Aug. 9, 1819); printing (Jan. 27,\n         1820); proposed constitution for a German Society and\n         publishing projects (Apr. 7, 1820); sales of ABC books (Jul.\n         7, 1820); proposal to puplish a book of Lutheran doctrine and\n         belief (Aug. 9, 1820); outline of points to be included in a\n         projected book (Oct. 3, 1820); committee report and findings\n         regarding \n          David Henkel and synodical affairs (Oct.\n         28, 1820); in English, news that the \n          North Carolina synod is in great confusion\n         and the necessity of a visit to all the churches (Oct. 29,\n         1820); hymnal orders and synodical matters, especially in \n          Tennessee (Dec. 18, 1820 and Feb. 10,\n         1821); revisions and printing orders (Feb. 23 and Mar. 1,\n         1821); content unknown (Apr. 12, 1821); synod business,\n         especially in \n          Tennessee (Apr. 17, Jun. 9 and 23, 1821);\n         cook orders (Jul. 9, 1821); hymnal orders, writing projects\n         and synodical matters (Aug. 2, 1821); content unknown (Oct. 5,\n         1821); travels and book distribution (Nov. 29, 1821); fiscal\n         affairs of the synod (Dec. 17, 1821); selections from the\n         Catechism in both German and English and other religious\n         writings (Jan. 31, 1822); the book business and church matters\n         (Mar. 1, 1822); content unknown (Mar. 19, 1822); distribution\n         of ABC books (Apr. 13, 1822); proposal to publish hymnal (May\n         30, 1822); business transactions (Jun. 25, 1822);\n         consideration of whether to move to \n          New Market (Aug. 9, 1822); tithing (Nov.\n         18, 1822); synodical matters (Nov. 24, 1822); book business\n         and travel west to \n          Kentucky and \n          Tennessee (May 5, 1823); content unknown\n         (May 11, [n. y.]); publishing proposal, including a tract on\n         baptism (Dec. 25, [n. y.]); and Lutheran doctrine.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\n          David Henkel's letters to others include\n         the following subjects: travel to \n          South Carolina (Apr. 22, 1813); various\n         writings in progress (Dec. 1, 1815) and with content unknown\n         (Feb. 22, 1815; Apr. 23, 1816; and Oct. 30, 1820).\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe other major group of letters consists of the\n         correspondence of the \n          Henkel family . Most of this correspondence\n         is concerned with the translation and revision of the Book of\n         Concord, or Symbolical Books of the \n          Evangelical Lutheran Church , which was\n         undertaken by the \n          Henkel family as a labor of love for the\n         benerit of the Lutheran Church in the United States. In\n         addition to members of the \n          Henkel family , \n          H. Wetzel and \n          J. R. Moser were employed as translators\n         for the Book of Concord by \n          Solomon D. Henkel and Company . Both men\n         corresponded with members of the \n          Henkel family . Letters written on the\n         following dates discuss their translations: Mar. 20, Apr. 30,\n         and Aug. 18, 1846; Aug. 3 and Dec. 8, 1847; Feb. 4, Mar. 25,\n         and Aug. 25, 1848.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe revision of the \u003ctitle type=\"simple\" render=\"italic\" href=\"\"\u003eBook of Concord,\u003c/title\u003e begun in 1851,\n         attracted the services of several well-known Lutheran\n         scholars. Copies of the letters of \n          Samuel G. Henkel and \n          Solomon D. Henkel to these men asking for\n         their help in revising the various sections of the Book of\n         Concord and responding to the corrections and the replies from\n         these scholars compose the majority of the correspondence from\n         1851-1854. Those scholars who contributed to the second\n         edition include \n          Charles Philip Rrauth of Gettysburg,\n         Pennsylvania, \n          W. F. Lehman of Columbus, Ohio, \n          John G. 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There are also German and English manuscripts\n         concerning Lutheran doctrine, Biblical exegesis, commentaries,\n         a catechistic tract, religious adages, religious treatises,\n         synodical affairs, sermons, a translation of the \u003ctitle type=\"simple\" render=\"doublequote\" href=\"\"\u003eApologia of\n         the Confession\u003c/title\u003e and \u003ctitle type=\"simple\" render=\"doublequote\" href=\"\"\u003eThe Lesser Catechism of the Eminent\n         Martin Luther\u003c/title\u003e. 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The \n          Henkel family of \n          New Market, Virginia, operated the \n          Henkel printing press which became the\n         most important bilingual printing establishment for German\n         Lutherans in the states of \n          Virginia, \n          Tennessee, and \n          North Carolina during the nineteenth\n         century. For more information concerning the contributions of\n         the \n          Henkel family to the printing of religious\n         works and preaching in the Lutheran Church, consult Klaus\n         Wust's  Guide to the Henkel Family Papers  and Christopher L.\n         Dolinetsch's book,  The German Press of the Shenandoah Valley.","Most of the early correspondence, [1812]-1823, consists of\n         letters of \n          David Henkel to his brother, \n          Solomon Henkel (1777-1847), or other\n         family members, and generally concern the publication plans\n         for religious books, pamphlets, and hymnals, his travels as a\n         Lutheran preacher, Biblical exegesis, book sales, Lutheran\n         synodical affairs, Lutheran doctrine, and revisions of Henkel\n         publications. All of \n          David Henkel's letters are in German\n         script unless otherwise noted.","The following list of letters from \n          David Henkel to his brother Solomon\n         usually include brief content notes: fragment ( [1812] );\n         hymnal publication (Oct. 12, 1812); travel and news of \n          South Carolina (Nov. 10, 1812); Biblical\n         passages (Apr. 29, 1813); book orders (Jun. 17, 1813); content\n         unknown (Jun. 19 and Oct. 21, 1813); in English, a long\n         discourse on religious ideas, especially concerning the errors\n         of the Calvinists and other sects (Jan. 15, 1814); in English,\n         the need for many English Christian catechisms in the South\n         (Jun. 28, 1815); book orders (Jul. 24, 1816 and Apr. 30,\n         1817); content unknown (Mar. 10 and May 22, 1817 ); in\n         English, David advises Solomon not to print any more German\n         hymnals and that the Synod has appointed him as a missionary\n         to the West \n          Tennessee area (Oct. 29 , 1817 );\n         publishing and theological writing (Jan. 23, 1818); travel\n         plans and book orders from \n          Europe (Jun. 17, 1818); book sales and\n         travel plans to \n          Louisiana (Aug. 21, 1818); David's aborted\n         trip to \n          Louisiana and his travels as a guest\n         preacher in the Carolinas (Dec. 4, 1818); potential lawsuits\n         over printing delays ard synodical matters (flay 31, 1819);\n         synodical controversy (Aug. 9, 1819); printing (Jan. 27,\n         1820); proposed constitution for a German Society and\n         publishing projects (Apr. 7, 1820); sales of ABC books (Jul.\n         7, 1820); proposal to puplish a book of Lutheran doctrine and\n         belief (Aug. 9, 1820); outline of points to be included in a\n         projected book (Oct. 3, 1820); committee report and findings\n         regarding \n          David Henkel and synodical affairs (Oct.\n         28, 1820); in English, news that the \n          North Carolina synod is in great confusion\n         and the necessity of a visit to all the churches (Oct. 29,\n         1820); hymnal orders and synodical matters, especially in \n          Tennessee (Dec. 18, 1820 and Feb. 10,\n         1821); revisions and printing orders (Feb. 23 and Mar. 1,\n         1821); content unknown (Apr. 12, 1821); synod business,\n         especially in \n          Tennessee (Apr. 17, Jun. 9 and 23, 1821);\n         cook orders (Jul. 9, 1821); hymnal orders, writing projects\n         and synodical matters (Aug. 2, 1821); content unknown (Oct. 5,\n         1821); travels and book distribution (Nov. 29, 1821); fiscal\n         affairs of the synod (Dec. 17, 1821); selections from the\n         Catechism in both German and English and other religious\n         writings (Jan. 31, 1822); the book business and church matters\n         (Mar. 1, 1822); content unknown (Mar. 19, 1822); distribution\n         of ABC books (Apr. 13, 1822); proposal to publish hymnal (May\n         30, 1822); business transactions (Jun. 25, 1822);\n         consideration of whether to move to \n          New Market (Aug. 9, 1822); tithing (Nov.\n         18, 1822); synodical matters (Nov. 24, 1822); book business\n         and travel west to \n          Kentucky and \n          Tennessee (May 5, 1823); content unknown\n         (May 11, [n. y.]); publishing proposal, including a tract on\n         baptism (Dec. 25, [n. y.]); and Lutheran doctrine.","\n          David Henkel's letters to others include\n         the following subjects: travel to \n          South Carolina (Apr. 22, 1813); various\n         writings in progress (Dec. 1, 1815) and with content unknown\n         (Feb. 22, 1815; Apr. 23, 1816; and Oct. 30, 1820).","The other major group of letters consists of the\n         correspondence of the \n          Henkel family . Most of this correspondence\n         is concerned with the translation and revision of the Book of\n         Concord, or Symbolical Books of the \n          Evangelical Lutheran Church , which was\n         undertaken by the \n          Henkel family as a labor of love for the\n         benerit of the Lutheran Church in the United States. In\n         addition to members of the \n          Henkel family , \n          H. Wetzel and \n          J. R. Moser were employed as translators\n         for the Book of Concord by \n          Solomon D. Henkel and Company . Both men\n         corresponded with members of the \n          Henkel family . Letters written on the\n         following dates discuss their translations: Mar. 20, Apr. 30,\n         and Aug. 18, 1846; Aug. 3 and Dec. 8, 1847; Feb. 4, Mar. 25,\n         and Aug. 25, 1848.","The revision of the  Book of Concord,  begun in 1851,\n         attracted the services of several well-known Lutheran\n         scholars. Copies of the letters of \n          Samuel G. Henkel and \n          Solomon D. Henkel to these men asking for\n         their help in revising the various sections of the Book of\n         Concord and responding to the corrections and the replies from\n         these scholars compose the majority of the correspondence from\n         1851-1854. Those scholars who contributed to the second\n         edition include \n          Charles Philip Rrauth of Gettysburg,\n         Pennsylvania, \n          W. F. Lehman of Columbus, Ohio, \n          John G. Morris of Baltimore and \n          Charles F. Schaeffer of Easton,\n         Pennsylvania. Letters concerning the work on the second\n         edition of the Book of Concord include: Dec. 22, 24, 28, 30,\n         and 31, 1851; Jan. 6, 12, 13, 15, 16, 21, and 25; Feb. 5 and\n         13; Mar. 2, 4, 6, and 27; Apr. 12, 20, and 26; May 18; Jun. 21\n         and 30; Jul. 23; Aug. 5; Sep. 3, 8, 20, and 22; Nov. 22; and\n         Dec. 15, 1852; Feb. 19; Jun. 20; Jul. 16; and Nov. 1 and 2,\n         1853, Feb. 8; Mar. 2, 22, and 28; Apr. 3, 7, 14, 18, 21, 24,\n         and 26; May 4, 5, 3, 9, 15, 22, and 30; Jul. 27; Sep. 9, 1854;\n         and Sep. 17, n. y.","Other subjects include: the death of \n          Solomon D. Henkel (Nov. 23, 1847); the\n         Lutheran ministry (Feb. 23, 1848, and Aug. 1849); the\n         translation of the Book of Concord (Aug. 11, 1848; Jan. 20,\n         1849; Feb. 13, 1849; Nov. 12, 1851; Mar. 22 and 29, 1853);\n         various synodical affairs (Jun. 24, 1848; Dec. 5, 1851; Jan.\n         30, 1852; Apr. 28, May 2, and Aug. 31, 1853; and Sep. 21,\n         1857); deeds of the old Benner land in \n          Albemarle County, Virginia (Dec. 21,\n         1849); publication of a translation of Luther's Church Postil,\n         a series of sermons on the epistles of the Church Year (Oct.\n         29 and Llov. 4, 1356; and Apr. 29, 1857) and medical cases\n         (Aug. 6, 1866; Dec. 13, 1880; and Apr. 9, 1885).","Other materials in this collection include notebooks kept\n         by \n          Samuel G. Henkel during the time he\n         studied to be a physician, especially on nosology, osteology\n         and myology. There are also German and English manuscripts\n         concerning Lutheran doctrine, Biblical exegesis, commentaries,\n         a catechistic tract, religious adages, religious treatises,\n         synodical affairs, sermons, a translation of the  Apologia of\n         the Confession  and  The Lesser Catechism of the Eminent\n         Martin Luther . There are also papers concerning the General\n         and \n          Tennessee Synod of the Lutheran Church and\n         the translation of the revision of the Book of Concord."],"userestrict_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eSee the \n            \u003cextref type=\"simple\" href=\"https://www.library.virginia.edu/policies/use-of-materials\"\u003e\n            University of Virginia Library’s use policy.\u003c/extref\u003e\u003c/p\u003e"],"userestrict_heading_ssm":["Use Restrictions"],"userestrict_tesim":["See the \n             \n            University of Virginia Library’s use policy."],"physloc_html_tesm":["\u003cphysloc/\u003e"],"physloc_tesim":[""],"language_ssim":["English"],"total_component_count_is":43,"online_item_count_is":0,"component_level_isim":[0],"sort_isi":0,"timestamp":"2026-05-21T12:56:34.816Z"}]}},"label":"Breadcrumbs"}}},"links":{"self":"https://arvasarchive.org/catalog/viu_viu01021_c03_c01_c01"}},{"id":"viu_viu01021_c03_c01_c08","type":"Item","attributes":{"title":"Catechistic Tract, 94 p.","breadcrumbs":{"id":"https://arvasarchive.org/catalog/viu_viu01021_c03_c01_c08#breadcrumbs","type":"document_value","attributes":{"value":{"ref_ssi":"viu_viu01021_c03_c01_c08","ref_ssm":["viu_viu01021_c03_c01_c08"],"id":"viu_viu01021_c03_c01_c08","ead_ssi":"viu_viu01021","_root_":"viu_viu01021","_nest_parent_":"viu_viu01021_c03_c01","parent_ssi":"viu_viu01021_c03_c01","parent_ssim":["viu_viu01021","viu_viu01021_c03","viu_viu01021_c03_c01"],"parent_ids_ssim":["viu_viu01021","viu_viu01021_c03","viu_viu01021_c03_c01"],"parent_unittitles_ssm":["Henkel Family Papers \n         1791-1885","Series III: Manuscripts","A. 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For more information concerning the contributions of\n         the \n          Henkel family to the printing of religious\n         works and preaching in the Lutheran Church, consult Klaus\n         Wust's  Guide to the Henkel Family Papers  and Christopher L.\n         Dolinetsch's book,  The German Press of the Shenandoah Valley.","Most of the early correspondence, [1812]-1823, consists of\n         letters of \n          David Henkel to his brother, \n          Solomon Henkel (1777-1847), or other\n         family members, and generally concern the publication plans\n         for religious books, pamphlets, and hymnals, his travels as a\n         Lutheran preacher, Biblical exegesis, book sales, Lutheran\n         synodical affairs, Lutheran doctrine, and revisions of Henkel\n         publications. 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Most of this correspondence\n         is concerned with the translation and revision of the Book of\n         Concord, or Symbolical Books of the \n          Evangelical Lutheran Church , which was\n         undertaken by the \n          Henkel family as a labor of love for the\n         benerit of the Lutheran Church in the United States. In\n         addition to members of the \n          Henkel family , \n          H. Wetzel and \n          J. R. Moser were employed as translators\n         for the Book of Concord by \n          Solomon D. Henkel and Company . Both men\n         corresponded with members of the \n          Henkel family . Letters written on the\n         following dates discuss their translations: Mar. 20, Apr. 30,\n         and Aug. 18, 1846; Aug. 3 and Dec. 8, 1847; Feb. 4, Mar. 25,\n         and Aug. 25, 1848.","The revision of the  Book of Concord,  begun in 1851,\n         attracted the services of several well-known Lutheran\n         scholars. Copies of the letters of \n          Samuel G. Henkel and \n          Solomon D. Henkel to these men asking for\n         their help in revising the various sections of the Book of\n         Concord and responding to the corrections and the replies from\n         these scholars compose the majority of the correspondence from\n         1851-1854. Those scholars who contributed to the second\n         edition include \n          Charles Philip Rrauth of Gettysburg,\n         Pennsylvania, \n          W. F. Lehman of Columbus, Ohio, \n          John G. Morris of Baltimore and \n          Charles F. Schaeffer of Easton,\n         Pennsylvania. Letters concerning the work on the second\n         edition of the Book of Concord include: Dec. 22, 24, 28, 30,\n         and 31, 1851; Jan. 6, 12, 13, 15, 16, 21, and 25; Feb. 5 and\n         13; Mar. 2, 4, 6, and 27; Apr. 12, 20, and 26; May 18; Jun. 21\n         and 30; Jul. 23; Aug. 5; Sep. 3, 8, 20, and 22; Nov. 22; and\n         Dec. 15, 1852; Feb. 19; Jun. 20; Jul. 16; and Nov. 1 and 2,\n         1853, Feb. 8; Mar. 2, 22, and 28; Apr. 3, 7, 14, 18, 21, 24,\n         and 26; May 4, 5, 3, 9, 15, 22, and 30; Jul. 27; Sep. 9, 1854;\n         and Sep. 17, n. y.","Other subjects include: the death of \n          Solomon D. Henkel (Nov. 23, 1847); the\n         Lutheran ministry (Feb. 23, 1848, and Aug. 1849); the\n         translation of the Book of Concord (Aug. 11, 1848; Jan. 20,\n         1849; Feb. 13, 1849; Nov. 12, 1851; Mar. 22 and 29, 1853);\n         various synodical affairs (Jun. 24, 1848; Dec. 5, 1851; Jan.\n         30, 1852; Apr. 28, May 2, and Aug. 31, 1853; and Sep. 21,\n         1857); deeds of the old Benner land in \n          Albemarle County, Virginia (Dec. 21,\n         1849); publication of a translation of Luther's Church Postil,\n         a series of sermons on the epistles of the Church Year (Oct.\n         29 and Llov. 4, 1356; and Apr. 29, 1857) and medical cases\n         (Aug. 6, 1866; Dec. 13, 1880; and Apr. 9, 1885).","Other materials in this collection include notebooks kept\n         by \n          Samuel G. Henkel during the time he\n         studied to be a physician, especially on nosology, osteology\n         and myology. 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The \n          Henkel family of \n          New Market, Virginia, operated the \n          Henkel printing press which became the\n         most important bilingual printing establishment for German\n         Lutherans in the states of \n          Virginia, \n          Tennessee, and \n          North Carolina during the nineteenth\n         century. For more information concerning the contributions of\n         the \n          Henkel family to the printing of religious\n         works and preaching in the Lutheran Church, consult Klaus\n         Wust's \u003ctitle type=\"simple\" render=\"doublequote\" href=\"\"\u003eGuide to the Henkel Family Papers\u003c/title\u003e and Christopher L.\n         Dolinetsch's book, \u003ctitle type=\"simple\" render=\"italic\" href=\"\"\u003eThe German Press of the Shenandoah Valley.\u003c/title\u003e\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMost of the early correspondence, [1812]-1823, consists of\n         letters of \n          David Henkel to his brother, \n          Solomon Henkel (1777-1847), or other\n         family members, and generally concern the publication plans\n         for religious books, pamphlets, and hymnals, his travels as a\n         Lutheran preacher, Biblical exegesis, book sales, Lutheran\n         synodical affairs, Lutheran doctrine, and revisions of Henkel\n         publications. All of \n          David Henkel's letters are in German\n         script unless otherwise noted.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe following list of letters from \n          David Henkel to his brother Solomon\n         usually include brief content notes: fragment ( [1812] );\n         hymnal publication (Oct. 12, 1812); travel and news of \n          South Carolina (Nov. 10, 1812); Biblical\n         passages (Apr. 29, 1813); book orders (Jun. 17, 1813); content\n         unknown (Jun. 19 and Oct. 21, 1813); in English, a long\n         discourse on religious ideas, especially concerning the errors\n         of the Calvinists and other sects (Jan. 15, 1814); in English,\n         the need for many English Christian catechisms in the South\n         (Jun. 28, 1815); book orders (Jul. 24, 1816 and Apr. 30,\n         1817); content unknown (Mar. 10 and May 22, 1817 ); in\n         English, David advises Solomon not to print any more German\n         hymnals and that the Synod has appointed him as a missionary\n         to the West \n          Tennessee area (Oct. 29 , 1817 );\n         publishing and theological writing (Jan. 23, 1818); travel\n         plans and book orders from \n          Europe (Jun. 17, 1818); book sales and\n         travel plans to \n          Louisiana (Aug. 21, 1818); David's aborted\n         trip to \n          Louisiana and his travels as a guest\n         preacher in the Carolinas (Dec. 4, 1818); potential lawsuits\n         over printing delays ard synodical matters (flay 31, 1819);\n         synodical controversy (Aug. 9, 1819); printing (Jan. 27,\n         1820); proposed constitution for a German Society and\n         publishing projects (Apr. 7, 1820); sales of ABC books (Jul.\n         7, 1820); proposal to puplish a book of Lutheran doctrine and\n         belief (Aug. 9, 1820); outline of points to be included in a\n         projected book (Oct. 3, 1820); committee report and findings\n         regarding \n          David Henkel and synodical affairs (Oct.\n         28, 1820); in English, news that the \n          North Carolina synod is in great confusion\n         and the necessity of a visit to all the churches (Oct. 29,\n         1820); hymnal orders and synodical matters, especially in \n          Tennessee (Dec. 18, 1820 and Feb. 10,\n         1821); revisions and printing orders (Feb. 23 and Mar. 1,\n         1821); content unknown (Apr. 12, 1821); synod business,\n         especially in \n          Tennessee (Apr. 17, Jun. 9 and 23, 1821);\n         cook orders (Jul. 9, 1821); hymnal orders, writing projects\n         and synodical matters (Aug. 2, 1821); content unknown (Oct. 5,\n         1821); travels and book distribution (Nov. 29, 1821); fiscal\n         affairs of the synod (Dec. 17, 1821); selections from the\n         Catechism in both German and English and other religious\n         writings (Jan. 31, 1822); the book business and church matters\n         (Mar. 1, 1822); content unknown (Mar. 19, 1822); distribution\n         of ABC books (Apr. 13, 1822); proposal to publish hymnal (May\n         30, 1822); business transactions (Jun. 25, 1822);\n         consideration of whether to move to \n          New Market (Aug. 9, 1822); tithing (Nov.\n         18, 1822); synodical matters (Nov. 24, 1822); book business\n         and travel west to \n          Kentucky and \n          Tennessee (May 5, 1823); content unknown\n         (May 11, [n. y.]); publishing proposal, including a tract on\n         baptism (Dec. 25, [n. y.]); and Lutheran doctrine.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\n          David Henkel's letters to others include\n         the following subjects: travel to \n          South Carolina (Apr. 22, 1813); various\n         writings in progress (Dec. 1, 1815) and with content unknown\n         (Feb. 22, 1815; Apr. 23, 1816; and Oct. 30, 1820).\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe other major group of letters consists of the\n         correspondence of the \n          Henkel family . Most of this correspondence\n         is concerned with the translation and revision of the Book of\n         Concord, or Symbolical Books of the \n          Evangelical Lutheran Church , which was\n         undertaken by the \n          Henkel family as a labor of love for the\n         benerit of the Lutheran Church in the United States. In\n         addition to members of the \n          Henkel family , \n          H. Wetzel and \n          J. R. Moser were employed as translators\n         for the Book of Concord by \n          Solomon D. Henkel and Company . Both men\n         corresponded with members of the \n          Henkel family . Letters written on the\n         following dates discuss their translations: Mar. 20, Apr. 30,\n         and Aug. 18, 1846; Aug. 3 and Dec. 8, 1847; Feb. 4, Mar. 25,\n         and Aug. 25, 1848.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe revision of the \u003ctitle type=\"simple\" render=\"italic\" href=\"\"\u003eBook of Concord,\u003c/title\u003e begun in 1851,\n         attracted the services of several well-known Lutheran\n         scholars. Copies of the letters of \n          Samuel G. Henkel and \n          Solomon D. Henkel to these men asking for\n         their help in revising the various sections of the Book of\n         Concord and responding to the corrections and the replies from\n         these scholars compose the majority of the correspondence from\n         1851-1854. Those scholars who contributed to the second\n         edition include \n          Charles Philip Rrauth of Gettysburg,\n         Pennsylvania, \n          W. F. Lehman of Columbus, Ohio, \n          John G. Morris of Baltimore and \n          Charles F. Schaeffer of Easton,\n         Pennsylvania. Letters concerning the work on the second\n         edition of the Book of Concord include: Dec. 22, 24, 28, 30,\n         and 31, 1851; Jan. 6, 12, 13, 15, 16, 21, and 25; Feb. 5 and\n         13; Mar. 2, 4, 6, and 27; Apr. 12, 20, and 26; May 18; Jun. 21\n         and 30; Jul. 23; Aug. 5; Sep. 3, 8, 20, and 22; Nov. 22; and\n         Dec. 15, 1852; Feb. 19; Jun. 20; Jul. 16; and Nov. 1 and 2,\n         1853, Feb. 8; Mar. 2, 22, and 28; Apr. 3, 7, 14, 18, 21, 24,\n         and 26; May 4, 5, 3, 9, 15, 22, and 30; Jul. 27; Sep. 9, 1854;\n         and Sep. 17, n. y.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eOther subjects include: the death of \n          Solomon D. Henkel (Nov. 23, 1847); the\n         Lutheran ministry (Feb. 23, 1848, and Aug. 1849); the\n         translation of the Book of Concord (Aug. 11, 1848; Jan. 20,\n         1849; Feb. 13, 1849; Nov. 12, 1851; Mar. 22 and 29, 1853);\n         various synodical affairs (Jun. 24, 1848; Dec. 5, 1851; Jan.\n         30, 1852; Apr. 28, May 2, and Aug. 31, 1853; and Sep. 21,\n         1857); deeds of the old Benner land in \n          Albemarle County, Virginia (Dec. 21,\n         1849); publication of a translation of Luther's Church Postil,\n         a series of sermons on the epistles of the Church Year (Oct.\n         29 and Llov. 4, 1356; and Apr. 29, 1857) and medical cases\n         (Aug. 6, 1866; Dec. 13, 1880; and Apr. 9, 1885).\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eOther materials in this collection include notebooks kept\n         by \n          Samuel G. Henkel during the time he\n         studied to be a physician, especially on nosology, osteology\n         and myology. There are also German and English manuscripts\n         concerning Lutheran doctrine, Biblical exegesis, commentaries,\n         a catechistic tract, religious adages, religious treatises,\n         synodical affairs, sermons, a translation of the \u003ctitle type=\"simple\" render=\"doublequote\" href=\"\"\u003eApologia of\n         the Confession\u003c/title\u003e and \u003ctitle type=\"simple\" render=\"doublequote\" href=\"\"\u003eThe Lesser Catechism of the Eminent\n         Martin Luther\u003c/title\u003e. There are also papers concerning the General\n         and \n          Tennessee Synod of the Lutheran Church and\n         the translation of the revision of the Book of Concord.\u003c/p\u003e"],"scopecontent_heading_ssm":["Scope and Content"],"scopecontent_tesim":["This addition to the \n          Henkel family papers contains 225 items (3\n         Hollinger boxes; 1 linear shelf foot), 1791-1885, chiefly the\n         correspondence of \n          David Henkel (1795-1831) and other members\n         of the family, manuscripts concerning religion and printing,\n         notebooks relating to medical or scholastic subjects, and\n         miscellaneous family papers. The \n          Henkel family of \n          New Market, Virginia, operated the \n          Henkel printing press which became the\n         most important bilingual printing establishment for German\n         Lutherans in the states of \n          Virginia, \n          Tennessee, and \n          North Carolina during the nineteenth\n         century. For more information concerning the contributions of\n         the \n          Henkel family to the printing of religious\n         works and preaching in the Lutheran Church, consult Klaus\n         Wust's  Guide to the Henkel Family Papers  and Christopher L.\n         Dolinetsch's book,  The German Press of the Shenandoah Valley.","Most of the early correspondence, [1812]-1823, consists of\n         letters of \n          David Henkel to his brother, \n          Solomon Henkel (1777-1847), or other\n         family members, and generally concern the publication plans\n         for religious books, pamphlets, and hymnals, his travels as a\n         Lutheran preacher, Biblical exegesis, book sales, Lutheran\n         synodical affairs, Lutheran doctrine, and revisions of Henkel\n         publications. All of \n          David Henkel's letters are in German\n         script unless otherwise noted.","The following list of letters from \n          David Henkel to his brother Solomon\n         usually include brief content notes: fragment ( [1812] );\n         hymnal publication (Oct. 12, 1812); travel and news of \n          South Carolina (Nov. 10, 1812); Biblical\n         passages (Apr. 29, 1813); book orders (Jun. 17, 1813); content\n         unknown (Jun. 19 and Oct. 21, 1813); in English, a long\n         discourse on religious ideas, especially concerning the errors\n         of the Calvinists and other sects (Jan. 15, 1814); in English,\n         the need for many English Christian catechisms in the South\n         (Jun. 28, 1815); book orders (Jul. 24, 1816 and Apr. 30,\n         1817); content unknown (Mar. 10 and May 22, 1817 ); in\n         English, David advises Solomon not to print any more German\n         hymnals and that the Synod has appointed him as a missionary\n         to the West \n          Tennessee area (Oct. 29 , 1817 );\n         publishing and theological writing (Jan. 23, 1818); travel\n         plans and book orders from \n          Europe (Jun. 17, 1818); book sales and\n         travel plans to \n          Louisiana (Aug. 21, 1818); David's aborted\n         trip to \n          Louisiana and his travels as a guest\n         preacher in the Carolinas (Dec. 4, 1818); potential lawsuits\n         over printing delays ard synodical matters (flay 31, 1819);\n         synodical controversy (Aug. 9, 1819); printing (Jan. 27,\n         1820); proposed constitution for a German Society and\n         publishing projects (Apr. 7, 1820); sales of ABC books (Jul.\n         7, 1820); proposal to puplish a book of Lutheran doctrine and\n         belief (Aug. 9, 1820); outline of points to be included in a\n         projected book (Oct. 3, 1820); committee report and findings\n         regarding \n          David Henkel and synodical affairs (Oct.\n         28, 1820); in English, news that the \n          North Carolina synod is in great confusion\n         and the necessity of a visit to all the churches (Oct. 29,\n         1820); hymnal orders and synodical matters, especially in \n          Tennessee (Dec. 18, 1820 and Feb. 10,\n         1821); revisions and printing orders (Feb. 23 and Mar. 1,\n         1821); content unknown (Apr. 12, 1821); synod business,\n         especially in \n          Tennessee (Apr. 17, Jun. 9 and 23, 1821);\n         cook orders (Jul. 9, 1821); hymnal orders, writing projects\n         and synodical matters (Aug. 2, 1821); content unknown (Oct. 5,\n         1821); travels and book distribution (Nov. 29, 1821); fiscal\n         affairs of the synod (Dec. 17, 1821); selections from the\n         Catechism in both German and English and other religious\n         writings (Jan. 31, 1822); the book business and church matters\n         (Mar. 1, 1822); content unknown (Mar. 19, 1822); distribution\n         of ABC books (Apr. 13, 1822); proposal to publish hymnal (May\n         30, 1822); business transactions (Jun. 25, 1822);\n         consideration of whether to move to \n          New Market (Aug. 9, 1822); tithing (Nov.\n         18, 1822); synodical matters (Nov. 24, 1822); book business\n         and travel west to \n          Kentucky and \n          Tennessee (May 5, 1823); content unknown\n         (May 11, [n. y.]); publishing proposal, including a tract on\n         baptism (Dec. 25, [n. y.]); and Lutheran doctrine.","\n          David Henkel's letters to others include\n         the following subjects: travel to \n          South Carolina (Apr. 22, 1813); various\n         writings in progress (Dec. 1, 1815) and with content unknown\n         (Feb. 22, 1815; Apr. 23, 1816; and Oct. 30, 1820).","The other major group of letters consists of the\n         correspondence of the \n          Henkel family . Most of this correspondence\n         is concerned with the translation and revision of the Book of\n         Concord, or Symbolical Books of the \n          Evangelical Lutheran Church , which was\n         undertaken by the \n          Henkel family as a labor of love for the\n         benerit of the Lutheran Church in the United States. In\n         addition to members of the \n          Henkel family , \n          H. Wetzel and \n          J. R. Moser were employed as translators\n         for the Book of Concord by \n          Solomon D. Henkel and Company . Both men\n         corresponded with members of the \n          Henkel family . Letters written on the\n         following dates discuss their translations: Mar. 20, Apr. 30,\n         and Aug. 18, 1846; Aug. 3 and Dec. 8, 1847; Feb. 4, Mar. 25,\n         and Aug. 25, 1848.","The revision of the  Book of Concord,  begun in 1851,\n         attracted the services of several well-known Lutheran\n         scholars. Copies of the letters of \n          Samuel G. Henkel and \n          Solomon D. Henkel to these men asking for\n         their help in revising the various sections of the Book of\n         Concord and responding to the corrections and the replies from\n         these scholars compose the majority of the correspondence from\n         1851-1854. Those scholars who contributed to the second\n         edition include \n          Charles Philip Rrauth of Gettysburg,\n         Pennsylvania, \n          W. F. Lehman of Columbus, Ohio, \n          John G. Morris of Baltimore and \n          Charles F. Schaeffer of Easton,\n         Pennsylvania. Letters concerning the work on the second\n         edition of the Book of Concord include: Dec. 22, 24, 28, 30,\n         and 31, 1851; Jan. 6, 12, 13, 15, 16, 21, and 25; Feb. 5 and\n         13; Mar. 2, 4, 6, and 27; Apr. 12, 20, and 26; May 18; Jun. 21\n         and 30; Jul. 23; Aug. 5; Sep. 3, 8, 20, and 22; Nov. 22; and\n         Dec. 15, 1852; Feb. 19; Jun. 20; Jul. 16; and Nov. 1 and 2,\n         1853, Feb. 8; Mar. 2, 22, and 28; Apr. 3, 7, 14, 18, 21, 24,\n         and 26; May 4, 5, 3, 9, 15, 22, and 30; Jul. 27; Sep. 9, 1854;\n         and Sep. 17, n. y.","Other subjects include: the death of \n          Solomon D. Henkel (Nov. 23, 1847); the\n         Lutheran ministry (Feb. 23, 1848, and Aug. 1849); the\n         translation of the Book of Concord (Aug. 11, 1848; Jan. 20,\n         1849; Feb. 13, 1849; Nov. 12, 1851; Mar. 22 and 29, 1853);\n         various synodical affairs (Jun. 24, 1848; Dec. 5, 1851; Jan.\n         30, 1852; Apr. 28, May 2, and Aug. 31, 1853; and Sep. 21,\n         1857); deeds of the old Benner land in \n          Albemarle County, Virginia (Dec. 21,\n         1849); publication of a translation of Luther's Church Postil,\n         a series of sermons on the epistles of the Church Year (Oct.\n         29 and Llov. 4, 1356; and Apr. 29, 1857) and medical cases\n         (Aug. 6, 1866; Dec. 13, 1880; and Apr. 9, 1885).","Other materials in this collection include notebooks kept\n         by \n          Samuel G. Henkel during the time he\n         studied to be a physician, especially on nosology, osteology\n         and myology. There are also German and English manuscripts\n         concerning Lutheran doctrine, Biblical exegesis, commentaries,\n         a catechistic tract, religious adages, religious treatises,\n         synodical affairs, sermons, a translation of the  Apologia of\n         the Confession  and  The Lesser Catechism of the Eminent\n         Martin Luther . There are also papers concerning the General\n         and \n          Tennessee Synod of the Lutheran Church and\n         the translation of the revision of the Book of Concord."],"userestrict_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eSee the \n            \u003cextref type=\"simple\" href=\"https://www.library.virginia.edu/policies/use-of-materials\"\u003e\n            University of Virginia Library’s use policy.\u003c/extref\u003e\u003c/p\u003e"],"userestrict_heading_ssm":["Use Restrictions"],"userestrict_tesim":["See the \n             \n            University of Virginia Library’s use policy."],"physloc_html_tesm":["\u003cphysloc/\u003e"],"physloc_tesim":[""],"language_ssim":["English"],"total_component_count_is":43,"online_item_count_is":0,"component_level_isim":[0],"sort_isi":0,"timestamp":"2026-05-21T12:56:34.816Z"}]}},"label":"Breadcrumbs"}}},"links":{"self":"https://arvasarchive.org/catalog/viu_viu01021_c03_c01_c08"}},{"id":"viu_viu01021_c02_c02","type":"Item","attributes":{"title":"Class Notebook belonging to Samuel G.\n                  Henkel concerning Animal History or\n                  Classification","breadcrumbs":{"id":"https://arvasarchive.org/catalog/viu_viu01021_c02_c02#breadcrumbs","type":"document_value","attributes":{"value":{"ref_ssi":"viu_viu01021_c02_c02","ref_ssm":["viu_viu01021_c02_c02"],"id":"viu_viu01021_c02_c02","ead_ssi":"viu_viu01021","_root_":"viu_viu01021","_nest_parent_":"viu_viu01021_c02","parent_ssi":"viu_viu01021_c02","parent_ssim":["viu_viu01021","viu_viu01021_c02"],"parent_ids_ssim":["viu_viu01021","viu_viu01021_c02"],"parent_unittitles_ssm":["Henkel Family Papers \n         1791-1885","Series II: Notebooks"],"parent_unittitles_tesim":["Henkel Family Papers \n         1791-1885","Series II: Notebooks"],"text":["Henkel Family Papers \n         1791-1885","Series II: Notebooks","Class Notebook belonging to Samuel G.\n                  Henkel concerning Animal History or\n                  Classification","box Box 2"],"title_filing_ssi":"Class Notebook belonging to Samuel G.\n                  Henkel concerning Animal History or\n                  Classification","title_ssm":["Class Notebook belonging to Samuel G.\n                  Henkel concerning Animal History or\n                  Classification"],"title_tesim":["Class Notebook belonging to Samuel G.\n                  Henkel concerning Animal History or\n                  Classification"],"unitdate_other_ssim":["[1823 ?]"],"normalized_date_ssm":["1823"],"normalized_title_ssm":["Class Notebook belonging to Samuel G.\n                  Henkel concerning Animal History or\n                  Classification"],"component_level_isim":[2],"repository_ssim":["University of Virginia, Special Collections Dept."],"collection_ssim":["Henkel Family Papers \n         1791-1885"],"has_online_content_ssim":["false"],"child_component_count_isi":0,"level_ssm":["Item"],"level_ssim":["Item"],"sort_isi":14,"date_range_isim":[1823],"containers_ssim":["box Box 2"],"_nest_path_":"/components#1/components#1","timestamp":"2026-05-21T12:56:34.816Z","collection":{"numFound":1,"start":0,"numFoundExact":true,"docs":[{"id":"viu_viu01021","ead_ssi":"viu_viu01021","_root_":"viu_viu01021","_nest_parent_":"viu_viu01021","ead_source_url_ssi":"data/uva-sc/viu01021.xml","title_ssm":["Henkel Family Papers \n         1791-1885"],"title_tesim":["Henkel Family Papers \n         1791-1885"],"level_ssm":["collection"],"level_ssim":["Collection"],"unitid_ssm":["8653-c"],"text":["8653-c","Henkel Family Papers \n         1791-1885","225 items","There are no restrictions.","The Henkel Family papers are organized in three series: I.\n         Correspondence (which is arranged chronologically); II. Notebooks; III. manuscripts. The third series\n         is further subdivided into German and English manuscripts.\n","This addition to the \n          Henkel family papers contains 225 items (3\n         Hollinger boxes; 1 linear shelf foot), 1791-1885, chiefly the\n         correspondence of \n          David Henkel (1795-1831) and other members\n         of the family, manuscripts concerning religion and printing,\n         notebooks relating to medical or scholastic subjects, and\n         miscellaneous family papers. The \n          Henkel family of \n          New Market, Virginia, operated the \n          Henkel printing press which became the\n         most important bilingual printing establishment for German\n         Lutherans in the states of \n          Virginia, \n          Tennessee, and \n          North Carolina during the nineteenth\n         century. For more information concerning the contributions of\n         the \n          Henkel family to the printing of religious\n         works and preaching in the Lutheran Church, consult Klaus\n         Wust's  Guide to the Henkel Family Papers  and Christopher L.\n         Dolinetsch's book,  The German Press of the Shenandoah Valley.","Most of the early correspondence, [1812]-1823, consists of\n         letters of \n          David Henkel to his brother, \n          Solomon Henkel (1777-1847), or other\n         family members, and generally concern the publication plans\n         for religious books, pamphlets, and hymnals, his travels as a\n         Lutheran preacher, Biblical exegesis, book sales, Lutheran\n         synodical affairs, Lutheran doctrine, and revisions of Henkel\n         publications. All of \n          David Henkel's letters are in German\n         script unless otherwise noted.","The following list of letters from \n          David Henkel to his brother Solomon\n         usually include brief content notes: fragment ( [1812] );\n         hymnal publication (Oct. 12, 1812); travel and news of \n          South Carolina (Nov. 10, 1812); Biblical\n         passages (Apr. 29, 1813); book orders (Jun. 17, 1813); content\n         unknown (Jun. 19 and Oct. 21, 1813); in English, a long\n         discourse on religious ideas, especially concerning the errors\n         of the Calvinists and other sects (Jan. 15, 1814); in English,\n         the need for many English Christian catechisms in the South\n         (Jun. 28, 1815); book orders (Jul. 24, 1816 and Apr. 30,\n         1817); content unknown (Mar. 10 and May 22, 1817 ); in\n         English, David advises Solomon not to print any more German\n         hymnals and that the Synod has appointed him as a missionary\n         to the West \n          Tennessee area (Oct. 29 , 1817 );\n         publishing and theological writing (Jan. 23, 1818); travel\n         plans and book orders from \n          Europe (Jun. 17, 1818); book sales and\n         travel plans to \n          Louisiana (Aug. 21, 1818); David's aborted\n         trip to \n          Louisiana and his travels as a guest\n         preacher in the Carolinas (Dec. 4, 1818); potential lawsuits\n         over printing delays ard synodical matters (flay 31, 1819);\n         synodical controversy (Aug. 9, 1819); printing (Jan. 27,\n         1820); proposed constitution for a German Society and\n         publishing projects (Apr. 7, 1820); sales of ABC books (Jul.\n         7, 1820); proposal to puplish a book of Lutheran doctrine and\n         belief (Aug. 9, 1820); outline of points to be included in a\n         projected book (Oct. 3, 1820); committee report and findings\n         regarding \n          David Henkel and synodical affairs (Oct.\n         28, 1820); in English, news that the \n          North Carolina synod is in great confusion\n         and the necessity of a visit to all the churches (Oct. 29,\n         1820); hymnal orders and synodical matters, especially in \n          Tennessee (Dec. 18, 1820 and Feb. 10,\n         1821); revisions and printing orders (Feb. 23 and Mar. 1,\n         1821); content unknown (Apr. 12, 1821); synod business,\n         especially in \n          Tennessee (Apr. 17, Jun. 9 and 23, 1821);\n         cook orders (Jul. 9, 1821); hymnal orders, writing projects\n         and synodical matters (Aug. 2, 1821); content unknown (Oct. 5,\n         1821); travels and book distribution (Nov. 29, 1821); fiscal\n         affairs of the synod (Dec. 17, 1821); selections from the\n         Catechism in both German and English and other religious\n         writings (Jan. 31, 1822); the book business and church matters\n         (Mar. 1, 1822); content unknown (Mar. 19, 1822); distribution\n         of ABC books (Apr. 13, 1822); proposal to publish hymnal (May\n         30, 1822); business transactions (Jun. 25, 1822);\n         consideration of whether to move to \n          New Market (Aug. 9, 1822); tithing (Nov.\n         18, 1822); synodical matters (Nov. 24, 1822); book business\n         and travel west to \n          Kentucky and \n          Tennessee (May 5, 1823); content unknown\n         (May 11, [n. y.]); publishing proposal, including a tract on\n         baptism (Dec. 25, [n. y.]); and Lutheran doctrine.","\n          David Henkel's letters to others include\n         the following subjects: travel to \n          South Carolina (Apr. 22, 1813); various\n         writings in progress (Dec. 1, 1815) and with content unknown\n         (Feb. 22, 1815; Apr. 23, 1816; and Oct. 30, 1820).","The other major group of letters consists of the\n         correspondence of the \n          Henkel family . Most of this correspondence\n         is concerned with the translation and revision of the Book of\n         Concord, or Symbolical Books of the \n          Evangelical Lutheran Church , which was\n         undertaken by the \n          Henkel family as a labor of love for the\n         benerit of the Lutheran Church in the United States. In\n         addition to members of the \n          Henkel family , \n          H. Wetzel and \n          J. R. Moser were employed as translators\n         for the Book of Concord by \n          Solomon D. Henkel and Company . Both men\n         corresponded with members of the \n          Henkel family . Letters written on the\n         following dates discuss their translations: Mar. 20, Apr. 30,\n         and Aug. 18, 1846; Aug. 3 and Dec. 8, 1847; Feb. 4, Mar. 25,\n         and Aug. 25, 1848.","The revision of the  Book of Concord,  begun in 1851,\n         attracted the services of several well-known Lutheran\n         scholars. Copies of the letters of \n          Samuel G. Henkel and \n          Solomon D. Henkel to these men asking for\n         their help in revising the various sections of the Book of\n         Concord and responding to the corrections and the replies from\n         these scholars compose the majority of the correspondence from\n         1851-1854. Those scholars who contributed to the second\n         edition include \n          Charles Philip Rrauth of Gettysburg,\n         Pennsylvania, \n          W. F. Lehman of Columbus, Ohio, \n          John G. Morris of Baltimore and \n          Charles F. Schaeffer of Easton,\n         Pennsylvania. Letters concerning the work on the second\n         edition of the Book of Concord include: Dec. 22, 24, 28, 30,\n         and 31, 1851; Jan. 6, 12, 13, 15, 16, 21, and 25; Feb. 5 and\n         13; Mar. 2, 4, 6, and 27; Apr. 12, 20, and 26; May 18; Jun. 21\n         and 30; Jul. 23; Aug. 5; Sep. 3, 8, 20, and 22; Nov. 22; and\n         Dec. 15, 1852; Feb. 19; Jun. 20; Jul. 16; and Nov. 1 and 2,\n         1853, Feb. 8; Mar. 2, 22, and 28; Apr. 3, 7, 14, 18, 21, 24,\n         and 26; May 4, 5, 3, 9, 15, 22, and 30; Jul. 27; Sep. 9, 1854;\n         and Sep. 17, n. y.","Other subjects include: the death of \n          Solomon D. Henkel (Nov. 23, 1847); the\n         Lutheran ministry (Feb. 23, 1848, and Aug. 1849); the\n         translation of the Book of Concord (Aug. 11, 1848; Jan. 20,\n         1849; Feb. 13, 1849; Nov. 12, 1851; Mar. 22 and 29, 1853);\n         various synodical affairs (Jun. 24, 1848; Dec. 5, 1851; Jan.\n         30, 1852; Apr. 28, May 2, and Aug. 31, 1853; and Sep. 21,\n         1857); deeds of the old Benner land in \n          Albemarle County, Virginia (Dec. 21,\n         1849); publication of a translation of Luther's Church Postil,\n         a series of sermons on the epistles of the Church Year (Oct.\n         29 and Llov. 4, 1356; and Apr. 29, 1857) and medical cases\n         (Aug. 6, 1866; Dec. 13, 1880; and Apr. 9, 1885).","Other materials in this collection include notebooks kept\n         by \n          Samuel G. Henkel during the time he\n         studied to be a physician, especially on nosology, osteology\n         and myology. There are also German and English manuscripts\n         concerning Lutheran doctrine, Biblical exegesis, commentaries,\n         a catechistic tract, religious adages, religious treatises,\n         synodical affairs, sermons, a translation of the  Apologia of\n         the Confession  and  The Lesser Catechism of the Eminent\n         Martin Luther . There are also papers concerning the General\n         and \n          Tennessee Synod of the Lutheran Church and\n         the translation of the revision of the Book of Concord.","See the \n             \n            University of Virginia Library’s use policy.","","English"],"unitid_tesim":["8653-c"],"normalized_title_ssm":["Henkel Family Papers \n         1791-1885"],"collection_title_tesim":["Henkel Family Papers \n         1791-1885"],"collection_ssim":["Henkel Family Papers \n         1791-1885"],"repository_ssm":["University of Virginia, Special Collections Dept."],"repository_ssim":["University of Virginia, Special Collections Dept."],"acqinfo_ssim":["This collection was given to the Library on November 6,\n            1935 by Mrs. John Godfrey Miller of New Market, Virginia,\n            in memory of Mr. John Godfrey Miller, through D. H. 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The third series\n         is further subdivided into German and English manuscripts.\n"],"prefercite_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eHenkel Family Papers, Accession #8653-c, Special Collections, University of Virginia Library, Charlottesville, Va.\n\u003c/p\u003e"],"prefercite_tesim":["Henkel Family Papers, Accession #8653-c, Special Collections, University of Virginia Library, Charlottesville, Va.\n"],"scopecontent_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThis addition to the \n          Henkel family papers contains 225 items (3\n         Hollinger boxes; 1 linear shelf foot), 1791-1885, chiefly the\n         correspondence of \n          David Henkel (1795-1831) and other members\n         of the family, manuscripts concerning religion and printing,\n         notebooks relating to medical or scholastic subjects, and\n         miscellaneous family papers. The \n          Henkel family of \n          New Market, Virginia, operated the \n          Henkel printing press which became the\n         most important bilingual printing establishment for German\n         Lutherans in the states of \n          Virginia, \n          Tennessee, and \n          North Carolina during the nineteenth\n         century. For more information concerning the contributions of\n         the \n          Henkel family to the printing of religious\n         works and preaching in the Lutheran Church, consult Klaus\n         Wust's \u003ctitle type=\"simple\" render=\"doublequote\" href=\"\"\u003eGuide to the Henkel Family Papers\u003c/title\u003e and Christopher L.\n         Dolinetsch's book, \u003ctitle type=\"simple\" render=\"italic\" href=\"\"\u003eThe German Press of the Shenandoah Valley.\u003c/title\u003e\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMost of the early correspondence, [1812]-1823, consists of\n         letters of \n          David Henkel to his brother, \n          Solomon Henkel (1777-1847), or other\n         family members, and generally concern the publication plans\n         for religious books, pamphlets, and hymnals, his travels as a\n         Lutheran preacher, Biblical exegesis, book sales, Lutheran\n         synodical affairs, Lutheran doctrine, and revisions of Henkel\n         publications. All of \n          David Henkel's letters are in German\n         script unless otherwise noted.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe following list of letters from \n          David Henkel to his brother Solomon\n         usually include brief content notes: fragment ( [1812] );\n         hymnal publication (Oct. 12, 1812); travel and news of \n          South Carolina (Nov. 10, 1812); Biblical\n         passages (Apr. 29, 1813); book orders (Jun. 17, 1813); content\n         unknown (Jun. 19 and Oct. 21, 1813); in English, a long\n         discourse on religious ideas, especially concerning the errors\n         of the Calvinists and other sects (Jan. 15, 1814); in English,\n         the need for many English Christian catechisms in the South\n         (Jun. 28, 1815); book orders (Jul. 24, 1816 and Apr. 30,\n         1817); content unknown (Mar. 10 and May 22, 1817 ); in\n         English, David advises Solomon not to print any more German\n         hymnals and that the Synod has appointed him as a missionary\n         to the West \n          Tennessee area (Oct. 29 , 1817 );\n         publishing and theological writing (Jan. 23, 1818); travel\n         plans and book orders from \n          Europe (Jun. 17, 1818); book sales and\n         travel plans to \n          Louisiana (Aug. 21, 1818); David's aborted\n         trip to \n          Louisiana and his travels as a guest\n         preacher in the Carolinas (Dec. 4, 1818); potential lawsuits\n         over printing delays ard synodical matters (flay 31, 1819);\n         synodical controversy (Aug. 9, 1819); printing (Jan. 27,\n         1820); proposed constitution for a German Society and\n         publishing projects (Apr. 7, 1820); sales of ABC books (Jul.\n         7, 1820); proposal to puplish a book of Lutheran doctrine and\n         belief (Aug. 9, 1820); outline of points to be included in a\n         projected book (Oct. 3, 1820); committee report and findings\n         regarding \n          David Henkel and synodical affairs (Oct.\n         28, 1820); in English, news that the \n          North Carolina synod is in great confusion\n         and the necessity of a visit to all the churches (Oct. 29,\n         1820); hymnal orders and synodical matters, especially in \n          Tennessee (Dec. 18, 1820 and Feb. 10,\n         1821); revisions and printing orders (Feb. 23 and Mar. 1,\n         1821); content unknown (Apr. 12, 1821); synod business,\n         especially in \n          Tennessee (Apr. 17, Jun. 9 and 23, 1821);\n         cook orders (Jul. 9, 1821); hymnal orders, writing projects\n         and synodical matters (Aug. 2, 1821); content unknown (Oct. 5,\n         1821); travels and book distribution (Nov. 29, 1821); fiscal\n         affairs of the synod (Dec. 17, 1821); selections from the\n         Catechism in both German and English and other religious\n         writings (Jan. 31, 1822); the book business and church matters\n         (Mar. 1, 1822); content unknown (Mar. 19, 1822); distribution\n         of ABC books (Apr. 13, 1822); proposal to publish hymnal (May\n         30, 1822); business transactions (Jun. 25, 1822);\n         consideration of whether to move to \n          New Market (Aug. 9, 1822); tithing (Nov.\n         18, 1822); synodical matters (Nov. 24, 1822); book business\n         and travel west to \n          Kentucky and \n          Tennessee (May 5, 1823); content unknown\n         (May 11, [n. y.]); publishing proposal, including a tract on\n         baptism (Dec. 25, [n. y.]); and Lutheran doctrine.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\n          David Henkel's letters to others include\n         the following subjects: travel to \n          South Carolina (Apr. 22, 1813); various\n         writings in progress (Dec. 1, 1815) and with content unknown\n         (Feb. 22, 1815; Apr. 23, 1816; and Oct. 30, 1820).\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe other major group of letters consists of the\n         correspondence of the \n          Henkel family . Most of this correspondence\n         is concerned with the translation and revision of the Book of\n         Concord, or Symbolical Books of the \n          Evangelical Lutheran Church , which was\n         undertaken by the \n          Henkel family as a labor of love for the\n         benerit of the Lutheran Church in the United States. In\n         addition to members of the \n          Henkel family , \n          H. Wetzel and \n          J. R. Moser were employed as translators\n         for the Book of Concord by \n          Solomon D. Henkel and Company . Both men\n         corresponded with members of the \n          Henkel family . Letters written on the\n         following dates discuss their translations: Mar. 20, Apr. 30,\n         and Aug. 18, 1846; Aug. 3 and Dec. 8, 1847; Feb. 4, Mar. 25,\n         and Aug. 25, 1848.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe revision of the \u003ctitle type=\"simple\" render=\"italic\" href=\"\"\u003eBook of Concord,\u003c/title\u003e begun in 1851,\n         attracted the services of several well-known Lutheran\n         scholars. Copies of the letters of \n          Samuel G. Henkel and \n          Solomon D. Henkel to these men asking for\n         their help in revising the various sections of the Book of\n         Concord and responding to the corrections and the replies from\n         these scholars compose the majority of the correspondence from\n         1851-1854. Those scholars who contributed to the second\n         edition include \n          Charles Philip Rrauth of Gettysburg,\n         Pennsylvania, \n          W. F. Lehman of Columbus, Ohio, \n          John G. Morris of Baltimore and \n          Charles F. Schaeffer of Easton,\n         Pennsylvania. Letters concerning the work on the second\n         edition of the Book of Concord include: Dec. 22, 24, 28, 30,\n         and 31, 1851; Jan. 6, 12, 13, 15, 16, 21, and 25; Feb. 5 and\n         13; Mar. 2, 4, 6, and 27; Apr. 12, 20, and 26; May 18; Jun. 21\n         and 30; Jul. 23; Aug. 5; Sep. 3, 8, 20, and 22; Nov. 22; and\n         Dec. 15, 1852; Feb. 19; Jun. 20; Jul. 16; and Nov. 1 and 2,\n         1853, Feb. 8; Mar. 2, 22, and 28; Apr. 3, 7, 14, 18, 21, 24,\n         and 26; May 4, 5, 3, 9, 15, 22, and 30; Jul. 27; Sep. 9, 1854;\n         and Sep. 17, n. y.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eOther subjects include: the death of \n          Solomon D. Henkel (Nov. 23, 1847); the\n         Lutheran ministry (Feb. 23, 1848, and Aug. 1849); the\n         translation of the Book of Concord (Aug. 11, 1848; Jan. 20,\n         1849; Feb. 13, 1849; Nov. 12, 1851; Mar. 22 and 29, 1853);\n         various synodical affairs (Jun. 24, 1848; Dec. 5, 1851; Jan.\n         30, 1852; Apr. 28, May 2, and Aug. 31, 1853; and Sep. 21,\n         1857); deeds of the old Benner land in \n          Albemarle County, Virginia (Dec. 21,\n         1849); publication of a translation of Luther's Church Postil,\n         a series of sermons on the epistles of the Church Year (Oct.\n         29 and Llov. 4, 1356; and Apr. 29, 1857) and medical cases\n         (Aug. 6, 1866; Dec. 13, 1880; and Apr. 9, 1885).\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eOther materials in this collection include notebooks kept\n         by \n          Samuel G. Henkel during the time he\n         studied to be a physician, especially on nosology, osteology\n         and myology. There are also German and English manuscripts\n         concerning Lutheran doctrine, Biblical exegesis, commentaries,\n         a catechistic tract, religious adages, religious treatises,\n         synodical affairs, sermons, a translation of the \u003ctitle type=\"simple\" render=\"doublequote\" href=\"\"\u003eApologia of\n         the Confession\u003c/title\u003e and \u003ctitle type=\"simple\" render=\"doublequote\" href=\"\"\u003eThe Lesser Catechism of the Eminent\n         Martin Luther\u003c/title\u003e. There are also papers concerning the General\n         and \n          Tennessee Synod of the Lutheran Church and\n         the translation of the revision of the Book of Concord.\u003c/p\u003e"],"scopecontent_heading_ssm":["Scope and Content"],"scopecontent_tesim":["This addition to the \n          Henkel family papers contains 225 items (3\n         Hollinger boxes; 1 linear shelf foot), 1791-1885, chiefly the\n         correspondence of \n          David Henkel (1795-1831) and other members\n         of the family, manuscripts concerning religion and printing,\n         notebooks relating to medical or scholastic subjects, and\n         miscellaneous family papers. The \n          Henkel family of \n          New Market, Virginia, operated the \n          Henkel printing press which became the\n         most important bilingual printing establishment for German\n         Lutherans in the states of \n          Virginia, \n          Tennessee, and \n          North Carolina during the nineteenth\n         century. For more information concerning the contributions of\n         the \n          Henkel family to the printing of religious\n         works and preaching in the Lutheran Church, consult Klaus\n         Wust's  Guide to the Henkel Family Papers  and Christopher L.\n         Dolinetsch's book,  The German Press of the Shenandoah Valley.","Most of the early correspondence, [1812]-1823, consists of\n         letters of \n          David Henkel to his brother, \n          Solomon Henkel (1777-1847), or other\n         family members, and generally concern the publication plans\n         for religious books, pamphlets, and hymnals, his travels as a\n         Lutheran preacher, Biblical exegesis, book sales, Lutheran\n         synodical affairs, Lutheran doctrine, and revisions of Henkel\n         publications. All of \n          David Henkel's letters are in German\n         script unless otherwise noted.","The following list of letters from \n          David Henkel to his brother Solomon\n         usually include brief content notes: fragment ( [1812] );\n         hymnal publication (Oct. 12, 1812); travel and news of \n          South Carolina (Nov. 10, 1812); Biblical\n         passages (Apr. 29, 1813); book orders (Jun. 17, 1813); content\n         unknown (Jun. 19 and Oct. 21, 1813); in English, a long\n         discourse on religious ideas, especially concerning the errors\n         of the Calvinists and other sects (Jan. 15, 1814); in English,\n         the need for many English Christian catechisms in the South\n         (Jun. 28, 1815); book orders (Jul. 24, 1816 and Apr. 30,\n         1817); content unknown (Mar. 10 and May 22, 1817 ); in\n         English, David advises Solomon not to print any more German\n         hymnals and that the Synod has appointed him as a missionary\n         to the West \n          Tennessee area (Oct. 29 , 1817 );\n         publishing and theological writing (Jan. 23, 1818); travel\n         plans and book orders from \n          Europe (Jun. 17, 1818); book sales and\n         travel plans to \n          Louisiana (Aug. 21, 1818); David's aborted\n         trip to \n          Louisiana and his travels as a guest\n         preacher in the Carolinas (Dec. 4, 1818); potential lawsuits\n         over printing delays ard synodical matters (flay 31, 1819);\n         synodical controversy (Aug. 9, 1819); printing (Jan. 27,\n         1820); proposed constitution for a German Society and\n         publishing projects (Apr. 7, 1820); sales of ABC books (Jul.\n         7, 1820); proposal to puplish a book of Lutheran doctrine and\n         belief (Aug. 9, 1820); outline of points to be included in a\n         projected book (Oct. 3, 1820); committee report and findings\n         regarding \n          David Henkel and synodical affairs (Oct.\n         28, 1820); in English, news that the \n          North Carolina synod is in great confusion\n         and the necessity of a visit to all the churches (Oct. 29,\n         1820); hymnal orders and synodical matters, especially in \n          Tennessee (Dec. 18, 1820 and Feb. 10,\n         1821); revisions and printing orders (Feb. 23 and Mar. 1,\n         1821); content unknown (Apr. 12, 1821); synod business,\n         especially in \n          Tennessee (Apr. 17, Jun. 9 and 23, 1821);\n         cook orders (Jul. 9, 1821); hymnal orders, writing projects\n         and synodical matters (Aug. 2, 1821); content unknown (Oct. 5,\n         1821); travels and book distribution (Nov. 29, 1821); fiscal\n         affairs of the synod (Dec. 17, 1821); selections from the\n         Catechism in both German and English and other religious\n         writings (Jan. 31, 1822); the book business and church matters\n         (Mar. 1, 1822); content unknown (Mar. 19, 1822); distribution\n         of ABC books (Apr. 13, 1822); proposal to publish hymnal (May\n         30, 1822); business transactions (Jun. 25, 1822);\n         consideration of whether to move to \n          New Market (Aug. 9, 1822); tithing (Nov.\n         18, 1822); synodical matters (Nov. 24, 1822); book business\n         and travel west to \n          Kentucky and \n          Tennessee (May 5, 1823); content unknown\n         (May 11, [n. y.]); publishing proposal, including a tract on\n         baptism (Dec. 25, [n. y.]); and Lutheran doctrine.","\n          David Henkel's letters to others include\n         the following subjects: travel to \n          South Carolina (Apr. 22, 1813); various\n         writings in progress (Dec. 1, 1815) and with content unknown\n         (Feb. 22, 1815; Apr. 23, 1816; and Oct. 30, 1820).","The other major group of letters consists of the\n         correspondence of the \n          Henkel family . Most of this correspondence\n         is concerned with the translation and revision of the Book of\n         Concord, or Symbolical Books of the \n          Evangelical Lutheran Church , which was\n         undertaken by the \n          Henkel family as a labor of love for the\n         benerit of the Lutheran Church in the United States. In\n         addition to members of the \n          Henkel family , \n          H. Wetzel and \n          J. R. Moser were employed as translators\n         for the Book of Concord by \n          Solomon D. Henkel and Company . Both men\n         corresponded with members of the \n          Henkel family . Letters written on the\n         following dates discuss their translations: Mar. 20, Apr. 30,\n         and Aug. 18, 1846; Aug. 3 and Dec. 8, 1847; Feb. 4, Mar. 25,\n         and Aug. 25, 1848.","The revision of the  Book of Concord,  begun in 1851,\n         attracted the services of several well-known Lutheran\n         scholars. Copies of the letters of \n          Samuel G. Henkel and \n          Solomon D. Henkel to these men asking for\n         their help in revising the various sections of the Book of\n         Concord and responding to the corrections and the replies from\n         these scholars compose the majority of the correspondence from\n         1851-1854. Those scholars who contributed to the second\n         edition include \n          Charles Philip Rrauth of Gettysburg,\n         Pennsylvania, \n          W. F. Lehman of Columbus, Ohio, \n          John G. Morris of Baltimore and \n          Charles F. Schaeffer of Easton,\n         Pennsylvania. Letters concerning the work on the second\n         edition of the Book of Concord include: Dec. 22, 24, 28, 30,\n         and 31, 1851; Jan. 6, 12, 13, 15, 16, 21, and 25; Feb. 5 and\n         13; Mar. 2, 4, 6, and 27; Apr. 12, 20, and 26; May 18; Jun. 21\n         and 30; Jul. 23; Aug. 5; Sep. 3, 8, 20, and 22; Nov. 22; and\n         Dec. 15, 1852; Feb. 19; Jun. 20; Jul. 16; and Nov. 1 and 2,\n         1853, Feb. 8; Mar. 2, 22, and 28; Apr. 3, 7, 14, 18, 21, 24,\n         and 26; May 4, 5, 3, 9, 15, 22, and 30; Jul. 27; Sep. 9, 1854;\n         and Sep. 17, n. y.","Other subjects include: the death of \n          Solomon D. Henkel (Nov. 23, 1847); the\n         Lutheran ministry (Feb. 23, 1848, and Aug. 1849); the\n         translation of the Book of Concord (Aug. 11, 1848; Jan. 20,\n         1849; Feb. 13, 1849; Nov. 12, 1851; Mar. 22 and 29, 1853);\n         various synodical affairs (Jun. 24, 1848; Dec. 5, 1851; Jan.\n         30, 1852; Apr. 28, May 2, and Aug. 31, 1853; and Sep. 21,\n         1857); deeds of the old Benner land in \n          Albemarle County, Virginia (Dec. 21,\n         1849); publication of a translation of Luther's Church Postil,\n         a series of sermons on the epistles of the Church Year (Oct.\n         29 and Llov. 4, 1356; and Apr. 29, 1857) and medical cases\n         (Aug. 6, 1866; Dec. 13, 1880; and Apr. 9, 1885).","Other materials in this collection include notebooks kept\n         by \n          Samuel G. Henkel during the time he\n         studied to be a physician, especially on nosology, osteology\n         and myology. There are also German and English manuscripts\n         concerning Lutheran doctrine, Biblical exegesis, commentaries,\n         a catechistic tract, religious adages, religious treatises,\n         synodical affairs, sermons, a translation of the  Apologia of\n         the Confession  and  The Lesser Catechism of the Eminent\n         Martin Luther . There are also papers concerning the General\n         and \n          Tennessee Synod of the Lutheran Church and\n         the translation of the revision of the Book of Concord."],"userestrict_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eSee the \n            \u003cextref type=\"simple\" href=\"https://www.library.virginia.edu/policies/use-of-materials\"\u003e\n            University of Virginia Library’s use policy.\u003c/extref\u003e\u003c/p\u003e"],"userestrict_heading_ssm":["Use Restrictions"],"userestrict_tesim":["See the \n             \n            University of Virginia Library’s use policy."],"physloc_html_tesm":["\u003cphysloc/\u003e"],"physloc_tesim":[""],"language_ssim":["English"],"total_component_count_is":43,"online_item_count_is":0,"component_level_isim":[0],"sort_isi":0,"timestamp":"2026-05-21T12:56:34.816Z"}]}},"label":"Breadcrumbs"}}},"links":{"self":"https://arvasarchive.org/catalog/viu_viu01021_c02_c02"}},{"id":"viu_viu01021_c02_c03","type":"Item","attributes":{"title":"Class Notebook belonging to Samuel G.\n                  Henkel concerning Botany, in German","breadcrumbs":{"id":"https://arvasarchive.org/catalog/viu_viu01021_c02_c03#breadcrumbs","type":"document_value","attributes":{"value":{"ref_ssi":"viu_viu01021_c02_c03","ref_ssm":["viu_viu01021_c02_c03"],"id":"viu_viu01021_c02_c03","ead_ssi":"viu_viu01021","_root_":"viu_viu01021","_nest_parent_":"viu_viu01021_c02","parent_ssi":"viu_viu01021_c02","parent_ssim":["viu_viu01021","viu_viu01021_c02"],"parent_ids_ssim":["viu_viu01021","viu_viu01021_c02"],"parent_unittitles_ssm":["Henkel Family Papers \n         1791-1885","Series II: Notebooks"],"parent_unittitles_tesim":["Henkel Family Papers \n         1791-1885","Series II: Notebooks"],"text":["Henkel Family Papers \n         1791-1885","Series II: Notebooks","Class Notebook belonging to Samuel G.\n                  Henkel concerning Botany, in German","box Box 2"],"title_filing_ssi":"Class Notebook belonging to Samuel G.\n                  Henkel concerning Botany, in German","title_ssm":["Class Notebook belonging to Samuel G.\n                  Henkel concerning Botany, in German"],"title_tesim":["Class Notebook belonging to Samuel G.\n                  Henkel concerning Botany, in German"],"unitdate_other_ssim":["1821"],"normalized_date_ssm":["1821"],"normalized_title_ssm":["Class Notebook belonging to Samuel G.\n                  Henkel concerning Botany, in German"],"component_level_isim":[2],"repository_ssim":["University of Virginia, Special Collections Dept."],"collection_ssim":["Henkel Family Papers \n         1791-1885"],"has_online_content_ssim":["false"],"child_component_count_isi":0,"level_ssm":["Item"],"level_ssim":["Item"],"sort_isi":15,"date_range_isim":[1821],"containers_ssim":["box Box 2"],"_nest_path_":"/components#1/components#2","timestamp":"2026-05-21T12:56:34.816Z","collection":{"numFound":1,"start":0,"numFoundExact":true,"docs":[{"id":"viu_viu01021","ead_ssi":"viu_viu01021","_root_":"viu_viu01021","_nest_parent_":"viu_viu01021","ead_source_url_ssi":"data/uva-sc/viu01021.xml","title_ssm":["Henkel Family Papers \n         1791-1885"],"title_tesim":["Henkel Family Papers \n         1791-1885"],"level_ssm":["collection"],"level_ssim":["Collection"],"unitid_ssm":["8653-c"],"text":["8653-c","Henkel Family Papers \n         1791-1885","225 items","There are no restrictions.","The Henkel Family papers are organized in three series: I.\n         Correspondence (which is arranged chronologically); II. 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For more information concerning the contributions of\n         the \n          Henkel family to the printing of religious\n         works and preaching in the Lutheran Church, consult Klaus\n         Wust's  Guide to the Henkel Family Papers  and Christopher L.\n         Dolinetsch's book,  The German Press of the Shenandoah Valley.","Most of the early correspondence, [1812]-1823, consists of\n         letters of \n          David Henkel to his brother, \n          Solomon Henkel (1777-1847), or other\n         family members, and generally concern the publication plans\n         for religious books, pamphlets, and hymnals, his travels as a\n         Lutheran preacher, Biblical exegesis, book sales, Lutheran\n         synodical affairs, Lutheran doctrine, and revisions of Henkel\n         publications. All of \n          David Henkel's letters are in German\n         script unless otherwise noted.","The following list of letters from \n          David Henkel to his brother Solomon\n         usually include brief content notes: fragment ( [1812] );\n         hymnal publication (Oct. 12, 1812); travel and news of \n          South Carolina (Nov. 10, 1812); Biblical\n         passages (Apr. 29, 1813); book orders (Jun. 17, 1813); content\n         unknown (Jun. 19 and Oct. 21, 1813); in English, a long\n         discourse on religious ideas, especially concerning the errors\n         of the Calvinists and other sects (Jan. 15, 1814); in English,\n         the need for many English Christian catechisms in the South\n         (Jun. 28, 1815); book orders (Jul. 24, 1816 and Apr. 30,\n         1817); content unknown (Mar. 10 and May 22, 1817 ); in\n         English, David advises Solomon not to print any more German\n         hymnals and that the Synod has appointed him as a missionary\n         to the West \n          Tennessee area (Oct. 29 , 1817 );\n         publishing and theological writing (Jan. 23, 1818); travel\n         plans and book orders from \n          Europe (Jun. 17, 1818); book sales and\n         travel plans to \n          Louisiana (Aug. 21, 1818); David's aborted\n         trip to \n          Louisiana and his travels as a guest\n         preacher in the Carolinas (Dec. 4, 1818); potential lawsuits\n         over printing delays ard synodical matters (flay 31, 1819);\n         synodical controversy (Aug. 9, 1819); printing (Jan. 27,\n         1820); proposed constitution for a German Society and\n         publishing projects (Apr. 7, 1820); sales of ABC books (Jul.\n         7, 1820); proposal to puplish a book of Lutheran doctrine and\n         belief (Aug. 9, 1820); outline of points to be included in a\n         projected book (Oct. 3, 1820); committee report and findings\n         regarding \n          David Henkel and synodical affairs (Oct.\n         28, 1820); in English, news that the \n          North Carolina synod is in great confusion\n         and the necessity of a visit to all the churches (Oct. 29,\n         1820); hymnal orders and synodical matters, especially in \n          Tennessee (Dec. 18, 1820 and Feb. 10,\n         1821); revisions and printing orders (Feb. 23 and Mar. 1,\n         1821); content unknown (Apr. 12, 1821); synod business,\n         especially in \n          Tennessee (Apr. 17, Jun. 9 and 23, 1821);\n         cook orders (Jul. 9, 1821); hymnal orders, writing projects\n         and synodical matters (Aug. 2, 1821); content unknown (Oct. 5,\n         1821); travels and book distribution (Nov. 29, 1821); fiscal\n         affairs of the synod (Dec. 17, 1821); selections from the\n         Catechism in both German and English and other religious\n         writings (Jan. 31, 1822); the book business and church matters\n         (Mar. 1, 1822); content unknown (Mar. 19, 1822); distribution\n         of ABC books (Apr. 13, 1822); proposal to publish hymnal (May\n         30, 1822); business transactions (Jun. 25, 1822);\n         consideration of whether to move to \n          New Market (Aug. 9, 1822); tithing (Nov.\n         18, 1822); synodical matters (Nov. 24, 1822); book business\n         and travel west to \n          Kentucky and \n          Tennessee (May 5, 1823); content unknown\n         (May 11, [n. y.]); publishing proposal, including a tract on\n         baptism (Dec. 25, [n. y.]); and Lutheran doctrine.","\n          David Henkel's letters to others include\n         the following subjects: travel to \n          South Carolina (Apr. 22, 1813); various\n         writings in progress (Dec. 1, 1815) and with content unknown\n         (Feb. 22, 1815; Apr. 23, 1816; and Oct. 30, 1820).","The other major group of letters consists of the\n         correspondence of the \n          Henkel family . Most of this correspondence\n         is concerned with the translation and revision of the Book of\n         Concord, or Symbolical Books of the \n          Evangelical Lutheran Church , which was\n         undertaken by the \n          Henkel family as a labor of love for the\n         benerit of the Lutheran Church in the United States. In\n         addition to members of the \n          Henkel family , \n          H. Wetzel and \n          J. R. Moser were employed as translators\n         for the Book of Concord by \n          Solomon D. Henkel and Company . Both men\n         corresponded with members of the \n          Henkel family . Letters written on the\n         following dates discuss their translations: Mar. 20, Apr. 30,\n         and Aug. 18, 1846; Aug. 3 and Dec. 8, 1847; Feb. 4, Mar. 25,\n         and Aug. 25, 1848.","The revision of the  Book of Concord,  begun in 1851,\n         attracted the services of several well-known Lutheran\n         scholars. Copies of the letters of \n          Samuel G. Henkel and \n          Solomon D. Henkel to these men asking for\n         their help in revising the various sections of the Book of\n         Concord and responding to the corrections and the replies from\n         these scholars compose the majority of the correspondence from\n         1851-1854. Those scholars who contributed to the second\n         edition include \n          Charles Philip Rrauth of Gettysburg,\n         Pennsylvania, \n          W. F. Lehman of Columbus, Ohio, \n          John G. Morris of Baltimore and \n          Charles F. Schaeffer of Easton,\n         Pennsylvania. Letters concerning the work on the second\n         edition of the Book of Concord include: Dec. 22, 24, 28, 30,\n         and 31, 1851; Jan. 6, 12, 13, 15, 16, 21, and 25; Feb. 5 and\n         13; Mar. 2, 4, 6, and 27; Apr. 12, 20, and 26; May 18; Jun. 21\n         and 30; Jul. 23; Aug. 5; Sep. 3, 8, 20, and 22; Nov. 22; and\n         Dec. 15, 1852; Feb. 19; Jun. 20; Jul. 16; and Nov. 1 and 2,\n         1853, Feb. 8; Mar. 2, 22, and 28; Apr. 3, 7, 14, 18, 21, 24,\n         and 26; May 4, 5, 3, 9, 15, 22, and 30; Jul. 27; Sep. 9, 1854;\n         and Sep. 17, n. y.","Other subjects include: the death of \n          Solomon D. Henkel (Nov. 23, 1847); the\n         Lutheran ministry (Feb. 23, 1848, and Aug. 1849); the\n         translation of the Book of Concord (Aug. 11, 1848; Jan. 20,\n         1849; Feb. 13, 1849; Nov. 12, 1851; Mar. 22 and 29, 1853);\n         various synodical affairs (Jun. 24, 1848; Dec. 5, 1851; Jan.\n         30, 1852; Apr. 28, May 2, and Aug. 31, 1853; and Sep. 21,\n         1857); deeds of the old Benner land in \n          Albemarle County, Virginia (Dec. 21,\n         1849); publication of a translation of Luther's Church Postil,\n         a series of sermons on the epistles of the Church Year (Oct.\n         29 and Llov. 4, 1356; and Apr. 29, 1857) and medical cases\n         (Aug. 6, 1866; Dec. 13, 1880; and Apr. 9, 1885).","Other materials in this collection include notebooks kept\n         by \n          Samuel G. Henkel during the time he\n         studied to be a physician, especially on nosology, osteology\n         and myology. There are also German and English manuscripts\n         concerning Lutheran doctrine, Biblical exegesis, commentaries,\n         a catechistic tract, religious adages, religious treatises,\n         synodical affairs, sermons, a translation of the  Apologia of\n         the Confession  and  The Lesser Catechism of the Eminent\n         Martin Luther . 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The \n          Henkel family of \n          New Market, Virginia, operated the \n          Henkel printing press which became the\n         most important bilingual printing establishment for German\n         Lutherans in the states of \n          Virginia, \n          Tennessee, and \n          North Carolina during the nineteenth\n         century. For more information concerning the contributions of\n         the \n          Henkel family to the printing of religious\n         works and preaching in the Lutheran Church, consult Klaus\n         Wust's \u003ctitle type=\"simple\" render=\"doublequote\" href=\"\"\u003eGuide to the Henkel Family Papers\u003c/title\u003e and Christopher L.\n         Dolinetsch's book, \u003ctitle type=\"simple\" render=\"italic\" href=\"\"\u003eThe German Press of the Shenandoah Valley.\u003c/title\u003e\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMost of the early correspondence, [1812]-1823, consists of\n         letters of \n          David Henkel to his brother, \n          Solomon Henkel (1777-1847), or other\n         family members, and generally concern the publication plans\n         for religious books, pamphlets, and hymnals, his travels as a\n         Lutheran preacher, Biblical exegesis, book sales, Lutheran\n         synodical affairs, Lutheran doctrine, and revisions of Henkel\n         publications. All of \n          David Henkel's letters are in German\n         script unless otherwise noted.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe following list of letters from \n          David Henkel to his brother Solomon\n         usually include brief content notes: fragment ( [1812] );\n         hymnal publication (Oct. 12, 1812); travel and news of \n          South Carolina (Nov. 10, 1812); Biblical\n         passages (Apr. 29, 1813); book orders (Jun. 17, 1813); content\n         unknown (Jun. 19 and Oct. 21, 1813); in English, a long\n         discourse on religious ideas, especially concerning the errors\n         of the Calvinists and other sects (Jan. 15, 1814); in English,\n         the need for many English Christian catechisms in the South\n         (Jun. 28, 1815); book orders (Jul. 24, 1816 and Apr. 30,\n         1817); content unknown (Mar. 10 and May 22, 1817 ); in\n         English, David advises Solomon not to print any more German\n         hymnals and that the Synod has appointed him as a missionary\n         to the West \n          Tennessee area (Oct. 29 , 1817 );\n         publishing and theological writing (Jan. 23, 1818); travel\n         plans and book orders from \n          Europe (Jun. 17, 1818); book sales and\n         travel plans to \n          Louisiana (Aug. 21, 1818); David's aborted\n         trip to \n          Louisiana and his travels as a guest\n         preacher in the Carolinas (Dec. 4, 1818); potential lawsuits\n         over printing delays ard synodical matters (flay 31, 1819);\n         synodical controversy (Aug. 9, 1819); printing (Jan. 27,\n         1820); proposed constitution for a German Society and\n         publishing projects (Apr. 7, 1820); sales of ABC books (Jul.\n         7, 1820); proposal to puplish a book of Lutheran doctrine and\n         belief (Aug. 9, 1820); outline of points to be included in a\n         projected book (Oct. 3, 1820); committee report and findings\n         regarding \n          David Henkel and synodical affairs (Oct.\n         28, 1820); in English, news that the \n          North Carolina synod is in great confusion\n         and the necessity of a visit to all the churches (Oct. 29,\n         1820); hymnal orders and synodical matters, especially in \n          Tennessee (Dec. 18, 1820 and Feb. 10,\n         1821); revisions and printing orders (Feb. 23 and Mar. 1,\n         1821); content unknown (Apr. 12, 1821); synod business,\n         especially in \n          Tennessee (Apr. 17, Jun. 9 and 23, 1821);\n         cook orders (Jul. 9, 1821); hymnal orders, writing projects\n         and synodical matters (Aug. 2, 1821); content unknown (Oct. 5,\n         1821); travels and book distribution (Nov. 29, 1821); fiscal\n         affairs of the synod (Dec. 17, 1821); selections from the\n         Catechism in both German and English and other religious\n         writings (Jan. 31, 1822); the book business and church matters\n         (Mar. 1, 1822); content unknown (Mar. 19, 1822); distribution\n         of ABC books (Apr. 13, 1822); proposal to publish hymnal (May\n         30, 1822); business transactions (Jun. 25, 1822);\n         consideration of whether to move to \n          New Market (Aug. 9, 1822); tithing (Nov.\n         18, 1822); synodical matters (Nov. 24, 1822); book business\n         and travel west to \n          Kentucky and \n          Tennessee (May 5, 1823); content unknown\n         (May 11, [n. y.]); publishing proposal, including a tract on\n         baptism (Dec. 25, [n. y.]); and Lutheran doctrine.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\n          David Henkel's letters to others include\n         the following subjects: travel to \n          South Carolina (Apr. 22, 1813); various\n         writings in progress (Dec. 1, 1815) and with content unknown\n         (Feb. 22, 1815; Apr. 23, 1816; and Oct. 30, 1820).\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe other major group of letters consists of the\n         correspondence of the \n          Henkel family . Most of this correspondence\n         is concerned with the translation and revision of the Book of\n         Concord, or Symbolical Books of the \n          Evangelical Lutheran Church , which was\n         undertaken by the \n          Henkel family as a labor of love for the\n         benerit of the Lutheran Church in the United States. In\n         addition to members of the \n          Henkel family , \n          H. Wetzel and \n          J. R. Moser were employed as translators\n         for the Book of Concord by \n          Solomon D. Henkel and Company . Both men\n         corresponded with members of the \n          Henkel family . Letters written on the\n         following dates discuss their translations: Mar. 20, Apr. 30,\n         and Aug. 18, 1846; Aug. 3 and Dec. 8, 1847; Feb. 4, Mar. 25,\n         and Aug. 25, 1848.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe revision of the \u003ctitle type=\"simple\" render=\"italic\" href=\"\"\u003eBook of Concord,\u003c/title\u003e begun in 1851,\n         attracted the services of several well-known Lutheran\n         scholars. Copies of the letters of \n          Samuel G. Henkel and \n          Solomon D. Henkel to these men asking for\n         their help in revising the various sections of the Book of\n         Concord and responding to the corrections and the replies from\n         these scholars compose the majority of the correspondence from\n         1851-1854. Those scholars who contributed to the second\n         edition include \n          Charles Philip Rrauth of Gettysburg,\n         Pennsylvania, \n          W. F. Lehman of Columbus, Ohio, \n          John G. 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There are also German and English manuscripts\n         concerning Lutheran doctrine, Biblical exegesis, commentaries,\n         a catechistic tract, religious adages, religious treatises,\n         synodical affairs, sermons, a translation of the \u003ctitle type=\"simple\" render=\"doublequote\" href=\"\"\u003eApologia of\n         the Confession\u003c/title\u003e and \u003ctitle type=\"simple\" render=\"doublequote\" href=\"\"\u003eThe Lesser Catechism of the Eminent\n         Martin Luther\u003c/title\u003e. 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The \n          Henkel family of \n          New Market, Virginia, operated the \n          Henkel printing press which became the\n         most important bilingual printing establishment for German\n         Lutherans in the states of \n          Virginia, \n          Tennessee, and \n          North Carolina during the nineteenth\n         century. For more information concerning the contributions of\n         the \n          Henkel family to the printing of religious\n         works and preaching in the Lutheran Church, consult Klaus\n         Wust's  Guide to the Henkel Family Papers  and Christopher L.\n         Dolinetsch's book,  The German Press of the Shenandoah Valley.","Most of the early correspondence, [1812]-1823, consists of\n         letters of \n          David Henkel to his brother, \n          Solomon Henkel (1777-1847), or other\n         family members, and generally concern the publication plans\n         for religious books, pamphlets, and hymnals, his travels as a\n         Lutheran preacher, Biblical exegesis, book sales, Lutheran\n         synodical affairs, Lutheran doctrine, and revisions of Henkel\n         publications. All of \n          David Henkel's letters are in German\n         script unless otherwise noted.","The following list of letters from \n          David Henkel to his brother Solomon\n         usually include brief content notes: fragment ( [1812] );\n         hymnal publication (Oct. 12, 1812); travel and news of \n          South Carolina (Nov. 10, 1812); Biblical\n         passages (Apr. 29, 1813); book orders (Jun. 17, 1813); content\n         unknown (Jun. 19 and Oct. 21, 1813); in English, a long\n         discourse on religious ideas, especially concerning the errors\n         of the Calvinists and other sects (Jan. 15, 1814); in English,\n         the need for many English Christian catechisms in the South\n         (Jun. 28, 1815); book orders (Jul. 24, 1816 and Apr. 30,\n         1817); content unknown (Mar. 10 and May 22, 1817 ); in\n         English, David advises Solomon not to print any more German\n         hymnals and that the Synod has appointed him as a missionary\n         to the West \n          Tennessee area (Oct. 29 , 1817 );\n         publishing and theological writing (Jan. 23, 1818); travel\n         plans and book orders from \n          Europe (Jun. 17, 1818); book sales and\n         travel plans to \n          Louisiana (Aug. 21, 1818); David's aborted\n         trip to \n          Louisiana and his travels as a guest\n         preacher in the Carolinas (Dec. 4, 1818); potential lawsuits\n         over printing delays ard synodical matters (flay 31, 1819);\n         synodical controversy (Aug. 9, 1819); printing (Jan. 27,\n         1820); proposed constitution for a German Society and\n         publishing projects (Apr. 7, 1820); sales of ABC books (Jul.\n         7, 1820); proposal to puplish a book of Lutheran doctrine and\n         belief (Aug. 9, 1820); outline of points to be included in a\n         projected book (Oct. 3, 1820); committee report and findings\n         regarding \n          David Henkel and synodical affairs (Oct.\n         28, 1820); in English, news that the \n          North Carolina synod is in great confusion\n         and the necessity of a visit to all the churches (Oct. 29,\n         1820); hymnal orders and synodical matters, especially in \n          Tennessee (Dec. 18, 1820 and Feb. 10,\n         1821); revisions and printing orders (Feb. 23 and Mar. 1,\n         1821); content unknown (Apr. 12, 1821); synod business,\n         especially in \n          Tennessee (Apr. 17, Jun. 9 and 23, 1821);\n         cook orders (Jul. 9, 1821); hymnal orders, writing projects\n         and synodical matters (Aug. 2, 1821); content unknown (Oct. 5,\n         1821); travels and book distribution (Nov. 29, 1821); fiscal\n         affairs of the synod (Dec. 17, 1821); selections from the\n         Catechism in both German and English and other religious\n         writings (Jan. 31, 1822); the book business and church matters\n         (Mar. 1, 1822); content unknown (Mar. 19, 1822); distribution\n         of ABC books (Apr. 13, 1822); proposal to publish hymnal (May\n         30, 1822); business transactions (Jun. 25, 1822);\n         consideration of whether to move to \n          New Market (Aug. 9, 1822); tithing (Nov.\n         18, 1822); synodical matters (Nov. 24, 1822); book business\n         and travel west to \n          Kentucky and \n          Tennessee (May 5, 1823); content unknown\n         (May 11, [n. y.]); publishing proposal, including a tract on\n         baptism (Dec. 25, [n. y.]); and Lutheran doctrine.","\n          David Henkel's letters to others include\n         the following subjects: travel to \n          South Carolina (Apr. 22, 1813); various\n         writings in progress (Dec. 1, 1815) and with content unknown\n         (Feb. 22, 1815; Apr. 23, 1816; and Oct. 30, 1820).","The other major group of letters consists of the\n         correspondence of the \n          Henkel family . Most of this correspondence\n         is concerned with the translation and revision of the Book of\n         Concord, or Symbolical Books of the \n          Evangelical Lutheran Church , which was\n         undertaken by the \n          Henkel family as a labor of love for the\n         benerit of the Lutheran Church in the United States. In\n         addition to members of the \n          Henkel family , \n          H. Wetzel and \n          J. R. Moser were employed as translators\n         for the Book of Concord by \n          Solomon D. Henkel and Company . Both men\n         corresponded with members of the \n          Henkel family . Letters written on the\n         following dates discuss their translations: Mar. 20, Apr. 30,\n         and Aug. 18, 1846; Aug. 3 and Dec. 8, 1847; Feb. 4, Mar. 25,\n         and Aug. 25, 1848.","The revision of the  Book of Concord,  begun in 1851,\n         attracted the services of several well-known Lutheran\n         scholars. Copies of the letters of \n          Samuel G. Henkel and \n          Solomon D. Henkel to these men asking for\n         their help in revising the various sections of the Book of\n         Concord and responding to the corrections and the replies from\n         these scholars compose the majority of the correspondence from\n         1851-1854. Those scholars who contributed to the second\n         edition include \n          Charles Philip Rrauth of Gettysburg,\n         Pennsylvania, \n          W. F. Lehman of Columbus, Ohio, \n          John G. Morris of Baltimore and \n          Charles F. Schaeffer of Easton,\n         Pennsylvania. Letters concerning the work on the second\n         edition of the Book of Concord include: Dec. 22, 24, 28, 30,\n         and 31, 1851; Jan. 6, 12, 13, 15, 16, 21, and 25; Feb. 5 and\n         13; Mar. 2, 4, 6, and 27; Apr. 12, 20, and 26; May 18; Jun. 21\n         and 30; Jul. 23; Aug. 5; Sep. 3, 8, 20, and 22; Nov. 22; and\n         Dec. 15, 1852; Feb. 19; Jun. 20; Jul. 16; and Nov. 1 and 2,\n         1853, Feb. 8; Mar. 2, 22, and 28; Apr. 3, 7, 14, 18, 21, 24,\n         and 26; May 4, 5, 3, 9, 15, 22, and 30; Jul. 27; Sep. 9, 1854;\n         and Sep. 17, n. y.","Other subjects include: the death of \n          Solomon D. Henkel (Nov. 23, 1847); the\n         Lutheran ministry (Feb. 23, 1848, and Aug. 1849); the\n         translation of the Book of Concord (Aug. 11, 1848; Jan. 20,\n         1849; Feb. 13, 1849; Nov. 12, 1851; Mar. 22 and 29, 1853);\n         various synodical affairs (Jun. 24, 1848; Dec. 5, 1851; Jan.\n         30, 1852; Apr. 28, May 2, and Aug. 31, 1853; and Sep. 21,\n         1857); deeds of the old Benner land in \n          Albemarle County, Virginia (Dec. 21,\n         1849); publication of a translation of Luther's Church Postil,\n         a series of sermons on the epistles of the Church Year (Oct.\n         29 and Llov. 4, 1356; and Apr. 29, 1857) and medical cases\n         (Aug. 6, 1866; Dec. 13, 1880; and Apr. 9, 1885).","Other materials in this collection include notebooks kept\n         by \n          Samuel G. Henkel during the time he\n         studied to be a physician, especially on nosology, osteology\n         and myology. There are also German and English manuscripts\n         concerning Lutheran doctrine, Biblical exegesis, commentaries,\n         a catechistic tract, religious adages, religious treatises,\n         synodical affairs, sermons, a translation of the  Apologia of\n         the Confession  and  The Lesser Catechism of the Eminent\n         Martin Luther . There are also papers concerning the General\n         and \n          Tennessee Synod of the Lutheran Church and\n         the translation of the revision of the Book of Concord."],"userestrict_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eSee the \n            \u003cextref type=\"simple\" href=\"https://www.library.virginia.edu/policies/use-of-materials\"\u003e\n            University of Virginia Library’s use policy.\u003c/extref\u003e\u003c/p\u003e"],"userestrict_heading_ssm":["Use Restrictions"],"userestrict_tesim":["See the \n             \n            University of Virginia Library’s use policy."],"physloc_html_tesm":["\u003cphysloc/\u003e"],"physloc_tesim":[""],"language_ssim":["English"],"total_component_count_is":43,"online_item_count_is":0,"component_level_isim":[0],"sort_isi":0,"timestamp":"2026-05-21T12:56:34.816Z"}]}},"label":"Breadcrumbs"}}},"links":{"self":"https://arvasarchive.org/catalog/viu_viu01021_c02_c03"}},{"id":"viu_viu01021_c02_c01","type":"Item","attributes":{"title":"Class Notebooks belonging to Samuel G.\n                  Henkel concerning exercises in\n                  Orthography","breadcrumbs":{"id":"https://arvasarchive.org/catalog/viu_viu01021_c02_c01#breadcrumbs","type":"document_value","attributes":{"value":{"ref_ssi":"viu_viu01021_c02_c01","ref_ssm":["viu_viu01021_c02_c01"],"id":"viu_viu01021_c02_c01","ead_ssi":"viu_viu01021","_root_":"viu_viu01021","_nest_parent_":"viu_viu01021_c02","parent_ssi":"viu_viu01021_c02","parent_ssim":["viu_viu01021","viu_viu01021_c02"],"parent_ids_ssim":["viu_viu01021","viu_viu01021_c02"],"parent_unittitles_ssm":["Henkel Family Papers \n         1791-1885","Series II: Notebooks"],"parent_unittitles_tesim":["Henkel Family Papers \n         1791-1885","Series II: Notebooks"],"text":["Henkel Family Papers \n         1791-1885","Series II: Notebooks","Class Notebooks belonging to Samuel G.\n                  Henkel concerning exercises in\n                  Orthography","box Box 2"],"title_filing_ssi":"Class Notebooks belonging to Samuel G.\n                  Henkel concerning exercises in\n                  Orthography","title_ssm":["Class Notebooks belonging to Samuel G.\n                  Henkel concerning exercises in\n                  Orthography"],"title_tesim":["Class Notebooks belonging to Samuel G.\n                  Henkel concerning exercises in\n                  Orthography"],"unitdate_other_ssim":["1819 and 1822 Mar"],"normalized_date_ssm":["1819/1822"],"normalized_title_ssm":["Class Notebooks belonging to Samuel G.\n                  Henkel concerning exercises in\n                  Orthography"],"component_level_isim":[2],"repository_ssim":["University of Virginia, Special Collections Dept."],"collection_ssim":["Henkel Family Papers \n         1791-1885"],"has_online_content_ssim":["false"],"child_component_count_isi":0,"level_ssm":["Item"],"level_ssim":["Item"],"sort_isi":13,"date_range_isim":[1819,1820,1821,1822],"containers_ssim":["box Box 2"],"_nest_path_":"/components#1/components#0","timestamp":"2026-05-21T12:56:34.816Z","collection":{"numFound":1,"start":0,"numFoundExact":true,"docs":[{"id":"viu_viu01021","ead_ssi":"viu_viu01021","_root_":"viu_viu01021","_nest_parent_":"viu_viu01021","ead_source_url_ssi":"data/uva-sc/viu01021.xml","title_ssm":["Henkel Family Papers \n         1791-1885"],"title_tesim":["Henkel Family Papers \n         1791-1885"],"level_ssm":["collection"],"level_ssim":["Collection"],"unitid_ssm":["8653-c"],"text":["8653-c","Henkel Family Papers \n         1791-1885","225 items","There are no restrictions.","The Henkel Family papers are organized in three series: I.\n         Correspondence (which is arranged chronologically); II. 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For more information concerning the contributions of\n         the \n          Henkel family to the printing of religious\n         works and preaching in the Lutheran Church, consult Klaus\n         Wust's  Guide to the Henkel Family Papers  and Christopher L.\n         Dolinetsch's book,  The German Press of the Shenandoah Valley.","Most of the early correspondence, [1812]-1823, consists of\n         letters of \n          David Henkel to his brother, \n          Solomon Henkel (1777-1847), or other\n         family members, and generally concern the publication plans\n         for religious books, pamphlets, and hymnals, his travels as a\n         Lutheran preacher, Biblical exegesis, book sales, Lutheran\n         synodical affairs, Lutheran doctrine, and revisions of Henkel\n         publications. All of \n          David Henkel's letters are in German\n         script unless otherwise noted.","The following list of letters from \n          David Henkel to his brother Solomon\n         usually include brief content notes: fragment ( [1812] );\n         hymnal publication (Oct. 12, 1812); travel and news of \n          South Carolina (Nov. 10, 1812); Biblical\n         passages (Apr. 29, 1813); book orders (Jun. 17, 1813); content\n         unknown (Jun. 19 and Oct. 21, 1813); in English, a long\n         discourse on religious ideas, especially concerning the errors\n         of the Calvinists and other sects (Jan. 15, 1814); in English,\n         the need for many English Christian catechisms in the South\n         (Jun. 28, 1815); book orders (Jul. 24, 1816 and Apr. 30,\n         1817); content unknown (Mar. 10 and May 22, 1817 ); in\n         English, David advises Solomon not to print any more German\n         hymnals and that the Synod has appointed him as a missionary\n         to the West \n          Tennessee area (Oct. 29 , 1817 );\n         publishing and theological writing (Jan. 23, 1818); travel\n         plans and book orders from \n          Europe (Jun. 17, 1818); book sales and\n         travel plans to \n          Louisiana (Aug. 21, 1818); David's aborted\n         trip to \n          Louisiana and his travels as a guest\n         preacher in the Carolinas (Dec. 4, 1818); potential lawsuits\n         over printing delays ard synodical matters (flay 31, 1819);\n         synodical controversy (Aug. 9, 1819); printing (Jan. 27,\n         1820); proposed constitution for a German Society and\n         publishing projects (Apr. 7, 1820); sales of ABC books (Jul.\n         7, 1820); proposal to puplish a book of Lutheran doctrine and\n         belief (Aug. 9, 1820); outline of points to be included in a\n         projected book (Oct. 3, 1820); committee report and findings\n         regarding \n          David Henkel and synodical affairs (Oct.\n         28, 1820); in English, news that the \n          North Carolina synod is in great confusion\n         and the necessity of a visit to all the churches (Oct. 29,\n         1820); hymnal orders and synodical matters, especially in \n          Tennessee (Dec. 18, 1820 and Feb. 10,\n         1821); revisions and printing orders (Feb. 23 and Mar. 1,\n         1821); content unknown (Apr. 12, 1821); synod business,\n         especially in \n          Tennessee (Apr. 17, Jun. 9 and 23, 1821);\n         cook orders (Jul. 9, 1821); hymnal orders, writing projects\n         and synodical matters (Aug. 2, 1821); content unknown (Oct. 5,\n         1821); travels and book distribution (Nov. 29, 1821); fiscal\n         affairs of the synod (Dec. 17, 1821); selections from the\n         Catechism in both German and English and other religious\n         writings (Jan. 31, 1822); the book business and church matters\n         (Mar. 1, 1822); content unknown (Mar. 19, 1822); distribution\n         of ABC books (Apr. 13, 1822); proposal to publish hymnal (May\n         30, 1822); business transactions (Jun. 25, 1822);\n         consideration of whether to move to \n          New Market (Aug. 9, 1822); tithing (Nov.\n         18, 1822); synodical matters (Nov. 24, 1822); book business\n         and travel west to \n          Kentucky and \n          Tennessee (May 5, 1823); content unknown\n         (May 11, [n. y.]); publishing proposal, including a tract on\n         baptism (Dec. 25, [n. y.]); and Lutheran doctrine.","\n          David Henkel's letters to others include\n         the following subjects: travel to \n          South Carolina (Apr. 22, 1813); various\n         writings in progress (Dec. 1, 1815) and with content unknown\n         (Feb. 22, 1815; Apr. 23, 1816; and Oct. 30, 1820).","The other major group of letters consists of the\n         correspondence of the \n          Henkel family . Most of this correspondence\n         is concerned with the translation and revision of the Book of\n         Concord, or Symbolical Books of the \n          Evangelical Lutheran Church , which was\n         undertaken by the \n          Henkel family as a labor of love for the\n         benerit of the Lutheran Church in the United States. In\n         addition to members of the \n          Henkel family , \n          H. Wetzel and \n          J. R. Moser were employed as translators\n         for the Book of Concord by \n          Solomon D. Henkel and Company . Both men\n         corresponded with members of the \n          Henkel family . Letters written on the\n         following dates discuss their translations: Mar. 20, Apr. 30,\n         and Aug. 18, 1846; Aug. 3 and Dec. 8, 1847; Feb. 4, Mar. 25,\n         and Aug. 25, 1848.","The revision of the  Book of Concord,  begun in 1851,\n         attracted the services of several well-known Lutheran\n         scholars. Copies of the letters of \n          Samuel G. Henkel and \n          Solomon D. Henkel to these men asking for\n         their help in revising the various sections of the Book of\n         Concord and responding to the corrections and the replies from\n         these scholars compose the majority of the correspondence from\n         1851-1854. Those scholars who contributed to the second\n         edition include \n          Charles Philip Rrauth of Gettysburg,\n         Pennsylvania, \n          W. F. Lehman of Columbus, Ohio, \n          John G. Morris of Baltimore and \n          Charles F. Schaeffer of Easton,\n         Pennsylvania. Letters concerning the work on the second\n         edition of the Book of Concord include: Dec. 22, 24, 28, 30,\n         and 31, 1851; Jan. 6, 12, 13, 15, 16, 21, and 25; Feb. 5 and\n         13; Mar. 2, 4, 6, and 27; Apr. 12, 20, and 26; May 18; Jun. 21\n         and 30; Jul. 23; Aug. 5; Sep. 3, 8, 20, and 22; Nov. 22; and\n         Dec. 15, 1852; Feb. 19; Jun. 20; Jul. 16; and Nov. 1 and 2,\n         1853, Feb. 8; Mar. 2, 22, and 28; Apr. 3, 7, 14, 18, 21, 24,\n         and 26; May 4, 5, 3, 9, 15, 22, and 30; Jul. 27; Sep. 9, 1854;\n         and Sep. 17, n. y.","Other subjects include: the death of \n          Solomon D. Henkel (Nov. 23, 1847); the\n         Lutheran ministry (Feb. 23, 1848, and Aug. 1849); the\n         translation of the Book of Concord (Aug. 11, 1848; Jan. 20,\n         1849; Feb. 13, 1849; Nov. 12, 1851; Mar. 22 and 29, 1853);\n         various synodical affairs (Jun. 24, 1848; Dec. 5, 1851; Jan.\n         30, 1852; Apr. 28, May 2, and Aug. 31, 1853; and Sep. 21,\n         1857); deeds of the old Benner land in \n          Albemarle County, Virginia (Dec. 21,\n         1849); publication of a translation of Luther's Church Postil,\n         a series of sermons on the epistles of the Church Year (Oct.\n         29 and Llov. 4, 1356; and Apr. 29, 1857) and medical cases\n         (Aug. 6, 1866; Dec. 13, 1880; and Apr. 9, 1885).","Other materials in this collection include notebooks kept\n         by \n          Samuel G. Henkel during the time he\n         studied to be a physician, especially on nosology, osteology\n         and myology. There are also German and English manuscripts\n         concerning Lutheran doctrine, Biblical exegesis, commentaries,\n         a catechistic tract, religious adages, religious treatises,\n         synodical affairs, sermons, a translation of the  Apologia of\n         the Confession  and  The Lesser Catechism of the Eminent\n         Martin Luther . There are also papers concerning the General\n         and \n          Tennessee Synod of the Lutheran Church and\n         the translation of the revision of the Book of Concord.","See the \n             \n            University of Virginia Library’s use policy.","","English"],"unitid_tesim":["8653-c"],"normalized_title_ssm":["Henkel Family Papers \n         1791-1885"],"collection_title_tesim":["Henkel Family Papers \n         1791-1885"],"collection_ssim":["Henkel Family Papers \n         1791-1885"],"repository_ssm":["University of Virginia, Special Collections Dept."],"repository_ssim":["University of Virginia, Special Collections Dept."],"acqinfo_ssim":["This collection was given to the Library on November 6,\n            1935 by Mrs. John Godfrey Miller of New Market, Virginia,\n            in memory of Mr. John Godfrey Miller, through D. H. 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The \n          Henkel family of \n          New Market, Virginia, operated the \n          Henkel printing press which became the\n         most important bilingual printing establishment for German\n         Lutherans in the states of \n          Virginia, \n          Tennessee, and \n          North Carolina during the nineteenth\n         century. For more information concerning the contributions of\n         the \n          Henkel family to the printing of religious\n         works and preaching in the Lutheran Church, consult Klaus\n         Wust's \u003ctitle type=\"simple\" render=\"doublequote\" href=\"\"\u003eGuide to the Henkel Family Papers\u003c/title\u003e and Christopher L.\n         Dolinetsch's book, \u003ctitle type=\"simple\" render=\"italic\" href=\"\"\u003eThe German Press of the Shenandoah Valley.\u003c/title\u003e\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMost of the early correspondence, [1812]-1823, consists of\n         letters of \n          David Henkel to his brother, \n          Solomon Henkel (1777-1847), or other\n         family members, and generally concern the publication plans\n         for religious books, pamphlets, and hymnals, his travels as a\n         Lutheran preacher, Biblical exegesis, book sales, Lutheran\n         synodical affairs, Lutheran doctrine, and revisions of Henkel\n         publications. All of \n          David Henkel's letters are in German\n         script unless otherwise noted.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe following list of letters from \n          David Henkel to his brother Solomon\n         usually include brief content notes: fragment ( [1812] );\n         hymnal publication (Oct. 12, 1812); travel and news of \n          South Carolina (Nov. 10, 1812); Biblical\n         passages (Apr. 29, 1813); book orders (Jun. 17, 1813); content\n         unknown (Jun. 19 and Oct. 21, 1813); in English, a long\n         discourse on religious ideas, especially concerning the errors\n         of the Calvinists and other sects (Jan. 15, 1814); in English,\n         the need for many English Christian catechisms in the South\n         (Jun. 28, 1815); book orders (Jul. 24, 1816 and Apr. 30,\n         1817); content unknown (Mar. 10 and May 22, 1817 ); in\n         English, David advises Solomon not to print any more German\n         hymnals and that the Synod has appointed him as a missionary\n         to the West \n          Tennessee area (Oct. 29 , 1817 );\n         publishing and theological writing (Jan. 23, 1818); travel\n         plans and book orders from \n          Europe (Jun. 17, 1818); book sales and\n         travel plans to \n          Louisiana (Aug. 21, 1818); David's aborted\n         trip to \n          Louisiana and his travels as a guest\n         preacher in the Carolinas (Dec. 4, 1818); potential lawsuits\n         over printing delays ard synodical matters (flay 31, 1819);\n         synodical controversy (Aug. 9, 1819); printing (Jan. 27,\n         1820); proposed constitution for a German Society and\n         publishing projects (Apr. 7, 1820); sales of ABC books (Jul.\n         7, 1820); proposal to puplish a book of Lutheran doctrine and\n         belief (Aug. 9, 1820); outline of points to be included in a\n         projected book (Oct. 3, 1820); committee report and findings\n         regarding \n          David Henkel and synodical affairs (Oct.\n         28, 1820); in English, news that the \n          North Carolina synod is in great confusion\n         and the necessity of a visit to all the churches (Oct. 29,\n         1820); hymnal orders and synodical matters, especially in \n          Tennessee (Dec. 18, 1820 and Feb. 10,\n         1821); revisions and printing orders (Feb. 23 and Mar. 1,\n         1821); content unknown (Apr. 12, 1821); synod business,\n         especially in \n          Tennessee (Apr. 17, Jun. 9 and 23, 1821);\n         cook orders (Jul. 9, 1821); hymnal orders, writing projects\n         and synodical matters (Aug. 2, 1821); content unknown (Oct. 5,\n         1821); travels and book distribution (Nov. 29, 1821); fiscal\n         affairs of the synod (Dec. 17, 1821); selections from the\n         Catechism in both German and English and other religious\n         writings (Jan. 31, 1822); the book business and church matters\n         (Mar. 1, 1822); content unknown (Mar. 19, 1822); distribution\n         of ABC books (Apr. 13, 1822); proposal to publish hymnal (May\n         30, 1822); business transactions (Jun. 25, 1822);\n         consideration of whether to move to \n          New Market (Aug. 9, 1822); tithing (Nov.\n         18, 1822); synodical matters (Nov. 24, 1822); book business\n         and travel west to \n          Kentucky and \n          Tennessee (May 5, 1823); content unknown\n         (May 11, [n. y.]); publishing proposal, including a tract on\n         baptism (Dec. 25, [n. y.]); and Lutheran doctrine.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\n          David Henkel's letters to others include\n         the following subjects: travel to \n          South Carolina (Apr. 22, 1813); various\n         writings in progress (Dec. 1, 1815) and with content unknown\n         (Feb. 22, 1815; Apr. 23, 1816; and Oct. 30, 1820).\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe other major group of letters consists of the\n         correspondence of the \n          Henkel family . Most of this correspondence\n         is concerned with the translation and revision of the Book of\n         Concord, or Symbolical Books of the \n          Evangelical Lutheran Church , which was\n         undertaken by the \n          Henkel family as a labor of love for the\n         benerit of the Lutheran Church in the United States. In\n         addition to members of the \n          Henkel family , \n          H. Wetzel and \n          J. R. Moser were employed as translators\n         for the Book of Concord by \n          Solomon D. Henkel and Company . Both men\n         corresponded with members of the \n          Henkel family . Letters written on the\n         following dates discuss their translations: Mar. 20, Apr. 30,\n         and Aug. 18, 1846; Aug. 3 and Dec. 8, 1847; Feb. 4, Mar. 25,\n         and Aug. 25, 1848.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe revision of the \u003ctitle type=\"simple\" render=\"italic\" href=\"\"\u003eBook of Concord,\u003c/title\u003e begun in 1851,\n         attracted the services of several well-known Lutheran\n         scholars. Copies of the letters of \n          Samuel G. Henkel and \n          Solomon D. Henkel to these men asking for\n         their help in revising the various sections of the Book of\n         Concord and responding to the corrections and the replies from\n         these scholars compose the majority of the correspondence from\n         1851-1854. Those scholars who contributed to the second\n         edition include \n          Charles Philip Rrauth of Gettysburg,\n         Pennsylvania, \n          W. F. Lehman of Columbus, Ohio, \n          John G. Morris of Baltimore and \n          Charles F. Schaeffer of Easton,\n         Pennsylvania. Letters concerning the work on the second\n         edition of the Book of Concord include: Dec. 22, 24, 28, 30,\n         and 31, 1851; Jan. 6, 12, 13, 15, 16, 21, and 25; Feb. 5 and\n         13; Mar. 2, 4, 6, and 27; Apr. 12, 20, and 26; May 18; Jun. 21\n         and 30; Jul. 23; Aug. 5; Sep. 3, 8, 20, and 22; Nov. 22; and\n         Dec. 15, 1852; Feb. 19; Jun. 20; Jul. 16; and Nov. 1 and 2,\n         1853, Feb. 8; Mar. 2, 22, and 28; Apr. 3, 7, 14, 18, 21, 24,\n         and 26; May 4, 5, 3, 9, 15, 22, and 30; Jul. 27; Sep. 9, 1854;\n         and Sep. 17, n. y.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eOther subjects include: the death of \n          Solomon D. Henkel (Nov. 23, 1847); the\n         Lutheran ministry (Feb. 23, 1848, and Aug. 1849); the\n         translation of the Book of Concord (Aug. 11, 1848; Jan. 20,\n         1849; Feb. 13, 1849; Nov. 12, 1851; Mar. 22 and 29, 1853);\n         various synodical affairs (Jun. 24, 1848; Dec. 5, 1851; Jan.\n         30, 1852; Apr. 28, May 2, and Aug. 31, 1853; and Sep. 21,\n         1857); deeds of the old Benner land in \n          Albemarle County, Virginia (Dec. 21,\n         1849); publication of a translation of Luther's Church Postil,\n         a series of sermons on the epistles of the Church Year (Oct.\n         29 and Llov. 4, 1356; and Apr. 29, 1857) and medical cases\n         (Aug. 6, 1866; Dec. 13, 1880; and Apr. 9, 1885).\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eOther materials in this collection include notebooks kept\n         by \n          Samuel G. Henkel during the time he\n         studied to be a physician, especially on nosology, osteology\n         and myology. There are also German and English manuscripts\n         concerning Lutheran doctrine, Biblical exegesis, commentaries,\n         a catechistic tract, religious adages, religious treatises,\n         synodical affairs, sermons, a translation of the \u003ctitle type=\"simple\" render=\"doublequote\" href=\"\"\u003eApologia of\n         the Confession\u003c/title\u003e and \u003ctitle type=\"simple\" render=\"doublequote\" href=\"\"\u003eThe Lesser Catechism of the Eminent\n         Martin Luther\u003c/title\u003e. There are also papers concerning the General\n         and \n          Tennessee Synod of the Lutheran Church and\n         the translation of the revision of the Book of Concord.\u003c/p\u003e"],"scopecontent_heading_ssm":["Scope and Content"],"scopecontent_tesim":["This addition to the \n          Henkel family papers contains 225 items (3\n         Hollinger boxes; 1 linear shelf foot), 1791-1885, chiefly the\n         correspondence of \n          David Henkel (1795-1831) and other members\n         of the family, manuscripts concerning religion and printing,\n         notebooks relating to medical or scholastic subjects, and\n         miscellaneous family papers. The \n          Henkel family of \n          New Market, Virginia, operated the \n          Henkel printing press which became the\n         most important bilingual printing establishment for German\n         Lutherans in the states of \n          Virginia, \n          Tennessee, and \n          North Carolina during the nineteenth\n         century. For more information concerning the contributions of\n         the \n          Henkel family to the printing of religious\n         works and preaching in the Lutheran Church, consult Klaus\n         Wust's  Guide to the Henkel Family Papers  and Christopher L.\n         Dolinetsch's book,  The German Press of the Shenandoah Valley.","Most of the early correspondence, [1812]-1823, consists of\n         letters of \n          David Henkel to his brother, \n          Solomon Henkel (1777-1847), or other\n         family members, and generally concern the publication plans\n         for religious books, pamphlets, and hymnals, his travels as a\n         Lutheran preacher, Biblical exegesis, book sales, Lutheran\n         synodical affairs, Lutheran doctrine, and revisions of Henkel\n         publications. All of \n          David Henkel's letters are in German\n         script unless otherwise noted.","The following list of letters from \n          David Henkel to his brother Solomon\n         usually include brief content notes: fragment ( [1812] );\n         hymnal publication (Oct. 12, 1812); travel and news of \n          South Carolina (Nov. 10, 1812); Biblical\n         passages (Apr. 29, 1813); book orders (Jun. 17, 1813); content\n         unknown (Jun. 19 and Oct. 21, 1813); in English, a long\n         discourse on religious ideas, especially concerning the errors\n         of the Calvinists and other sects (Jan. 15, 1814); in English,\n         the need for many English Christian catechisms in the South\n         (Jun. 28, 1815); book orders (Jul. 24, 1816 and Apr. 30,\n         1817); content unknown (Mar. 10 and May 22, 1817 ); in\n         English, David advises Solomon not to print any more German\n         hymnals and that the Synod has appointed him as a missionary\n         to the West \n          Tennessee area (Oct. 29 , 1817 );\n         publishing and theological writing (Jan. 23, 1818); travel\n         plans and book orders from \n          Europe (Jun. 17, 1818); book sales and\n         travel plans to \n          Louisiana (Aug. 21, 1818); David's aborted\n         trip to \n          Louisiana and his travels as a guest\n         preacher in the Carolinas (Dec. 4, 1818); potential lawsuits\n         over printing delays ard synodical matters (flay 31, 1819);\n         synodical controversy (Aug. 9, 1819); printing (Jan. 27,\n         1820); proposed constitution for a German Society and\n         publishing projects (Apr. 7, 1820); sales of ABC books (Jul.\n         7, 1820); proposal to puplish a book of Lutheran doctrine and\n         belief (Aug. 9, 1820); outline of points to be included in a\n         projected book (Oct. 3, 1820); committee report and findings\n         regarding \n          David Henkel and synodical affairs (Oct.\n         28, 1820); in English, news that the \n          North Carolina synod is in great confusion\n         and the necessity of a visit to all the churches (Oct. 29,\n         1820); hymnal orders and synodical matters, especially in \n          Tennessee (Dec. 18, 1820 and Feb. 10,\n         1821); revisions and printing orders (Feb. 23 and Mar. 1,\n         1821); content unknown (Apr. 12, 1821); synod business,\n         especially in \n          Tennessee (Apr. 17, Jun. 9 and 23, 1821);\n         cook orders (Jul. 9, 1821); hymnal orders, writing projects\n         and synodical matters (Aug. 2, 1821); content unknown (Oct. 5,\n         1821); travels and book distribution (Nov. 29, 1821); fiscal\n         affairs of the synod (Dec. 17, 1821); selections from the\n         Catechism in both German and English and other religious\n         writings (Jan. 31, 1822); the book business and church matters\n         (Mar. 1, 1822); content unknown (Mar. 19, 1822); distribution\n         of ABC books (Apr. 13, 1822); proposal to publish hymnal (May\n         30, 1822); business transactions (Jun. 25, 1822);\n         consideration of whether to move to \n          New Market (Aug. 9, 1822); tithing (Nov.\n         18, 1822); synodical matters (Nov. 24, 1822); book business\n         and travel west to \n          Kentucky and \n          Tennessee (May 5, 1823); content unknown\n         (May 11, [n. y.]); publishing proposal, including a tract on\n         baptism (Dec. 25, [n. y.]); and Lutheran doctrine.","\n          David Henkel's letters to others include\n         the following subjects: travel to \n          South Carolina (Apr. 22, 1813); various\n         writings in progress (Dec. 1, 1815) and with content unknown\n         (Feb. 22, 1815; Apr. 23, 1816; and Oct. 30, 1820).","The other major group of letters consists of the\n         correspondence of the \n          Henkel family . Most of this correspondence\n         is concerned with the translation and revision of the Book of\n         Concord, or Symbolical Books of the \n          Evangelical Lutheran Church , which was\n         undertaken by the \n          Henkel family as a labor of love for the\n         benerit of the Lutheran Church in the United States. In\n         addition to members of the \n          Henkel family , \n          H. Wetzel and \n          J. R. Moser were employed as translators\n         for the Book of Concord by \n          Solomon D. Henkel and Company . Both men\n         corresponded with members of the \n          Henkel family . Letters written on the\n         following dates discuss their translations: Mar. 20, Apr. 30,\n         and Aug. 18, 1846; Aug. 3 and Dec. 8, 1847; Feb. 4, Mar. 25,\n         and Aug. 25, 1848.","The revision of the  Book of Concord,  begun in 1851,\n         attracted the services of several well-known Lutheran\n         scholars. Copies of the letters of \n          Samuel G. Henkel and \n          Solomon D. Henkel to these men asking for\n         their help in revising the various sections of the Book of\n         Concord and responding to the corrections and the replies from\n         these scholars compose the majority of the correspondence from\n         1851-1854. Those scholars who contributed to the second\n         edition include \n          Charles Philip Rrauth of Gettysburg,\n         Pennsylvania, \n          W. F. Lehman of Columbus, Ohio, \n          John G. Morris of Baltimore and \n          Charles F. Schaeffer of Easton,\n         Pennsylvania. Letters concerning the work on the second\n         edition of the Book of Concord include: Dec. 22, 24, 28, 30,\n         and 31, 1851; Jan. 6, 12, 13, 15, 16, 21, and 25; Feb. 5 and\n         13; Mar. 2, 4, 6, and 27; Apr. 12, 20, and 26; May 18; Jun. 21\n         and 30; Jul. 23; Aug. 5; Sep. 3, 8, 20, and 22; Nov. 22; and\n         Dec. 15, 1852; Feb. 19; Jun. 20; Jul. 16; and Nov. 1 and 2,\n         1853, Feb. 8; Mar. 2, 22, and 28; Apr. 3, 7, 14, 18, 21, 24,\n         and 26; May 4, 5, 3, 9, 15, 22, and 30; Jul. 27; Sep. 9, 1854;\n         and Sep. 17, n. y.","Other subjects include: the death of \n          Solomon D. Henkel (Nov. 23, 1847); the\n         Lutheran ministry (Feb. 23, 1848, and Aug. 1849); the\n         translation of the Book of Concord (Aug. 11, 1848; Jan. 20,\n         1849; Feb. 13, 1849; Nov. 12, 1851; Mar. 22 and 29, 1853);\n         various synodical affairs (Jun. 24, 1848; Dec. 5, 1851; Jan.\n         30, 1852; Apr. 28, May 2, and Aug. 31, 1853; and Sep. 21,\n         1857); deeds of the old Benner land in \n          Albemarle County, Virginia (Dec. 21,\n         1849); publication of a translation of Luther's Church Postil,\n         a series of sermons on the epistles of the Church Year (Oct.\n         29 and Llov. 4, 1356; and Apr. 29, 1857) and medical cases\n         (Aug. 6, 1866; Dec. 13, 1880; and Apr. 9, 1885).","Other materials in this collection include notebooks kept\n         by \n          Samuel G. Henkel during the time he\n         studied to be a physician, especially on nosology, osteology\n         and myology. There are also German and English manuscripts\n         concerning Lutheran doctrine, Biblical exegesis, commentaries,\n         a catechistic tract, religious adages, religious treatises,\n         synodical affairs, sermons, a translation of the  Apologia of\n         the Confession  and  The Lesser Catechism of the Eminent\n         Martin Luther . There are also papers concerning the General\n         and \n          Tennessee Synod of the Lutheran Church and\n         the translation of the revision of the Book of Concord."],"userestrict_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eSee the \n            \u003cextref type=\"simple\" href=\"https://www.library.virginia.edu/policies/use-of-materials\"\u003e\n            University of Virginia Library’s use policy.\u003c/extref\u003e\u003c/p\u003e"],"userestrict_heading_ssm":["Use Restrictions"],"userestrict_tesim":["See the \n             \n            University of Virginia Library’s use policy."],"physloc_html_tesm":["\u003cphysloc/\u003e"],"physloc_tesim":[""],"language_ssim":["English"],"total_component_count_is":43,"online_item_count_is":0,"component_level_isim":[0],"sort_isi":0,"timestamp":"2026-05-21T12:56:34.816Z"}]}},"label":"Breadcrumbs"}}},"links":{"self":"https://arvasarchive.org/catalog/viu_viu01021_c02_c01"}},{"id":"viu_viu01021_c02_c04","type":"Item","attributes":{"title":"Class Notebooks belonging to Samuel G.\n                  Henkel concerning Latin, with German\n                  notes","breadcrumbs":{"id":"https://arvasarchive.org/catalog/viu_viu01021_c02_c04#breadcrumbs","type":"document_value","attributes":{"value":{"ref_ssi":"viu_viu01021_c02_c04","ref_ssm":["viu_viu01021_c02_c04"],"id":"viu_viu01021_c02_c04","ead_ssi":"viu_viu01021","_root_":"viu_viu01021","_nest_parent_":"viu_viu01021_c02","parent_ssi":"viu_viu01021_c02","parent_ssim":["viu_viu01021","viu_viu01021_c02"],"parent_ids_ssim":["viu_viu01021","viu_viu01021_c02"],"parent_unittitles_ssm":["Henkel Family Papers \n         1791-1885","Series II: Notebooks"],"parent_unittitles_tesim":["Henkel Family Papers \n         1791-1885","Series II: Notebooks"],"text":["Henkel Family Papers \n         1791-1885","Series II: Notebooks","Class Notebooks belonging to Samuel G.\n                  Henkel concerning Latin, with German\n                  notes","box Box 2"],"title_filing_ssi":"Class Notebooks belonging to Samuel G.\n                  Henkel concerning Latin, with German\n                  notes","title_ssm":["Class Notebooks belonging to Samuel G.\n                  Henkel concerning Latin, with German\n                  notes"],"title_tesim":["Class Notebooks belonging to Samuel G.\n                  Henkel concerning Latin, with German\n                  notes"],"unitdate_other_ssim":["1823 Nov 12 and 1824 Jan 22"],"normalized_date_ssm":["1823/1824"],"normalized_title_ssm":["Class Notebooks belonging to Samuel G.\n                  Henkel concerning Latin, with German\n                  notes"],"component_level_isim":[2],"repository_ssim":["University of Virginia, Special Collections Dept."],"collection_ssim":["Henkel Family Papers \n         1791-1885"],"has_online_content_ssim":["false"],"child_component_count_isi":0,"level_ssm":["Item"],"level_ssim":["Item"],"sort_isi":16,"date_range_isim":[1823,1824],"containers_ssim":["box Box 2"],"_nest_path_":"/components#1/components#3","timestamp":"2026-05-21T12:56:34.816Z","collection":{"numFound":1,"start":0,"numFoundExact":true,"docs":[{"id":"viu_viu01021","ead_ssi":"viu_viu01021","_root_":"viu_viu01021","_nest_parent_":"viu_viu01021","ead_source_url_ssi":"data/uva-sc/viu01021.xml","title_ssm":["Henkel Family Papers \n         1791-1885"],"title_tesim":["Henkel Family Papers \n         1791-1885"],"level_ssm":["collection"],"level_ssim":["Collection"],"unitid_ssm":["8653-c"],"text":["8653-c","Henkel Family Papers \n         1791-1885","225 items","There are no restrictions.","The Henkel Family papers are organized in three series: I.\n         Correspondence (which is arranged chronologically); II. Notebooks; III. manuscripts. The third series\n         is further subdivided into German and English manuscripts.\n","This addition to the \n          Henkel family papers contains 225 items (3\n         Hollinger boxes; 1 linear shelf foot), 1791-1885, chiefly the\n         correspondence of \n          David Henkel (1795-1831) and other members\n         of the family, manuscripts concerning religion and printing,\n         notebooks relating to medical or scholastic subjects, and\n         miscellaneous family papers. The \n          Henkel family of \n          New Market, Virginia, operated the \n          Henkel printing press which became the\n         most important bilingual printing establishment for German\n         Lutherans in the states of \n          Virginia, \n          Tennessee, and \n          North Carolina during the nineteenth\n         century. For more information concerning the contributions of\n         the \n          Henkel family to the printing of religious\n         works and preaching in the Lutheran Church, consult Klaus\n         Wust's  Guide to the Henkel Family Papers  and Christopher L.\n         Dolinetsch's book,  The German Press of the Shenandoah Valley.","Most of the early correspondence, [1812]-1823, consists of\n         letters of \n          David Henkel to his brother, \n          Solomon Henkel (1777-1847), or other\n         family members, and generally concern the publication plans\n         for religious books, pamphlets, and hymnals, his travels as a\n         Lutheran preacher, Biblical exegesis, book sales, Lutheran\n         synodical affairs, Lutheran doctrine, and revisions of Henkel\n         publications. All of \n          David Henkel's letters are in German\n         script unless otherwise noted.","The following list of letters from \n          David Henkel to his brother Solomon\n         usually include brief content notes: fragment ( [1812] );\n         hymnal publication (Oct. 12, 1812); travel and news of \n          South Carolina (Nov. 10, 1812); Biblical\n         passages (Apr. 29, 1813); book orders (Jun. 17, 1813); content\n         unknown (Jun. 19 and Oct. 21, 1813); in English, a long\n         discourse on religious ideas, especially concerning the errors\n         of the Calvinists and other sects (Jan. 15, 1814); in English,\n         the need for many English Christian catechisms in the South\n         (Jun. 28, 1815); book orders (Jul. 24, 1816 and Apr. 30,\n         1817); content unknown (Mar. 10 and May 22, 1817 ); in\n         English, David advises Solomon not to print any more German\n         hymnals and that the Synod has appointed him as a missionary\n         to the West \n          Tennessee area (Oct. 29 , 1817 );\n         publishing and theological writing (Jan. 23, 1818); travel\n         plans and book orders from \n          Europe (Jun. 17, 1818); book sales and\n         travel plans to \n          Louisiana (Aug. 21, 1818); David's aborted\n         trip to \n          Louisiana and his travels as a guest\n         preacher in the Carolinas (Dec. 4, 1818); potential lawsuits\n         over printing delays ard synodical matters (flay 31, 1819);\n         synodical controversy (Aug. 9, 1819); printing (Jan. 27,\n         1820); proposed constitution for a German Society and\n         publishing projects (Apr. 7, 1820); sales of ABC books (Jul.\n         7, 1820); proposal to puplish a book of Lutheran doctrine and\n         belief (Aug. 9, 1820); outline of points to be included in a\n         projected book (Oct. 3, 1820); committee report and findings\n         regarding \n          David Henkel and synodical affairs (Oct.\n         28, 1820); in English, news that the \n          North Carolina synod is in great confusion\n         and the necessity of a visit to all the churches (Oct. 29,\n         1820); hymnal orders and synodical matters, especially in \n          Tennessee (Dec. 18, 1820 and Feb. 10,\n         1821); revisions and printing orders (Feb. 23 and Mar. 1,\n         1821); content unknown (Apr. 12, 1821); synod business,\n         especially in \n          Tennessee (Apr. 17, Jun. 9 and 23, 1821);\n         cook orders (Jul. 9, 1821); hymnal orders, writing projects\n         and synodical matters (Aug. 2, 1821); content unknown (Oct. 5,\n         1821); travels and book distribution (Nov. 29, 1821); fiscal\n         affairs of the synod (Dec. 17, 1821); selections from the\n         Catechism in both German and English and other religious\n         writings (Jan. 31, 1822); the book business and church matters\n         (Mar. 1, 1822); content unknown (Mar. 19, 1822); distribution\n         of ABC books (Apr. 13, 1822); proposal to publish hymnal (May\n         30, 1822); business transactions (Jun. 25, 1822);\n         consideration of whether to move to \n          New Market (Aug. 9, 1822); tithing (Nov.\n         18, 1822); synodical matters (Nov. 24, 1822); book business\n         and travel west to \n          Kentucky and \n          Tennessee (May 5, 1823); content unknown\n         (May 11, [n. y.]); publishing proposal, including a tract on\n         baptism (Dec. 25, [n. y.]); and Lutheran doctrine.","\n          David Henkel's letters to others include\n         the following subjects: travel to \n          South Carolina (Apr. 22, 1813); various\n         writings in progress (Dec. 1, 1815) and with content unknown\n         (Feb. 22, 1815; Apr. 23, 1816; and Oct. 30, 1820).","The other major group of letters consists of the\n         correspondence of the \n          Henkel family . Most of this correspondence\n         is concerned with the translation and revision of the Book of\n         Concord, or Symbolical Books of the \n          Evangelical Lutheran Church , which was\n         undertaken by the \n          Henkel family as a labor of love for the\n         benerit of the Lutheran Church in the United States. In\n         addition to members of the \n          Henkel family , \n          H. Wetzel and \n          J. R. Moser were employed as translators\n         for the Book of Concord by \n          Solomon D. Henkel and Company . Both men\n         corresponded with members of the \n          Henkel family . Letters written on the\n         following dates discuss their translations: Mar. 20, Apr. 30,\n         and Aug. 18, 1846; Aug. 3 and Dec. 8, 1847; Feb. 4, Mar. 25,\n         and Aug. 25, 1848.","The revision of the  Book of Concord,  begun in 1851,\n         attracted the services of several well-known Lutheran\n         scholars. Copies of the letters of \n          Samuel G. Henkel and \n          Solomon D. Henkel to these men asking for\n         their help in revising the various sections of the Book of\n         Concord and responding to the corrections and the replies from\n         these scholars compose the majority of the correspondence from\n         1851-1854. Those scholars who contributed to the second\n         edition include \n          Charles Philip Rrauth of Gettysburg,\n         Pennsylvania, \n          W. F. Lehman of Columbus, Ohio, \n          John G. Morris of Baltimore and \n          Charles F. Schaeffer of Easton,\n         Pennsylvania. Letters concerning the work on the second\n         edition of the Book of Concord include: Dec. 22, 24, 28, 30,\n         and 31, 1851; Jan. 6, 12, 13, 15, 16, 21, and 25; Feb. 5 and\n         13; Mar. 2, 4, 6, and 27; Apr. 12, 20, and 26; May 18; Jun. 21\n         and 30; Jul. 23; Aug. 5; Sep. 3, 8, 20, and 22; Nov. 22; and\n         Dec. 15, 1852; Feb. 19; Jun. 20; Jul. 16; and Nov. 1 and 2,\n         1853, Feb. 8; Mar. 2, 22, and 28; Apr. 3, 7, 14, 18, 21, 24,\n         and 26; May 4, 5, 3, 9, 15, 22, and 30; Jul. 27; Sep. 9, 1854;\n         and Sep. 17, n. y.","Other subjects include: the death of \n          Solomon D. Henkel (Nov. 23, 1847); the\n         Lutheran ministry (Feb. 23, 1848, and Aug. 1849); the\n         translation of the Book of Concord (Aug. 11, 1848; Jan. 20,\n         1849; Feb. 13, 1849; Nov. 12, 1851; Mar. 22 and 29, 1853);\n         various synodical affairs (Jun. 24, 1848; Dec. 5, 1851; Jan.\n         30, 1852; Apr. 28, May 2, and Aug. 31, 1853; and Sep. 21,\n         1857); deeds of the old Benner land in \n          Albemarle County, Virginia (Dec. 21,\n         1849); publication of a translation of Luther's Church Postil,\n         a series of sermons on the epistles of the Church Year (Oct.\n         29 and Llov. 4, 1356; and Apr. 29, 1857) and medical cases\n         (Aug. 6, 1866; Dec. 13, 1880; and Apr. 9, 1885).","Other materials in this collection include notebooks kept\n         by \n          Samuel G. Henkel during the time he\n         studied to be a physician, especially on nosology, osteology\n         and myology. There are also German and English manuscripts\n         concerning Lutheran doctrine, Biblical exegesis, commentaries,\n         a catechistic tract, religious adages, religious treatises,\n         synodical affairs, sermons, a translation of the  Apologia of\n         the Confession  and  The Lesser Catechism of the Eminent\n         Martin Luther . There are also papers concerning the General\n         and \n          Tennessee Synod of the Lutheran Church and\n         the translation of the revision of the Book of Concord.","See the \n             \n            University of Virginia Library’s use policy.","","English"],"unitid_tesim":["8653-c"],"normalized_title_ssm":["Henkel Family Papers \n         1791-1885"],"collection_title_tesim":["Henkel Family Papers \n         1791-1885"],"collection_ssim":["Henkel Family Papers \n         1791-1885"],"repository_ssm":["University of Virginia, Special Collections Dept."],"repository_ssim":["University of Virginia, Special Collections Dept."],"acqinfo_ssim":["This collection was given to the Library on November 6,\n            1935 by Mrs. John Godfrey Miller of New Market, Virginia,\n            in memory of Mr. John Godfrey Miller, through D. H. 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The \n          Henkel family of \n          New Market, Virginia, operated the \n          Henkel printing press which became the\n         most important bilingual printing establishment for German\n         Lutherans in the states of \n          Virginia, \n          Tennessee, and \n          North Carolina during the nineteenth\n         century. For more information concerning the contributions of\n         the \n          Henkel family to the printing of religious\n         works and preaching in the Lutheran Church, consult Klaus\n         Wust's \u003ctitle type=\"simple\" render=\"doublequote\" href=\"\"\u003eGuide to the Henkel Family Papers\u003c/title\u003e and Christopher L.\n         Dolinetsch's book, \u003ctitle type=\"simple\" render=\"italic\" href=\"\"\u003eThe German Press of the Shenandoah Valley.\u003c/title\u003e\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMost of the early correspondence, [1812]-1823, consists of\n         letters of \n          David Henkel to his brother, \n          Solomon Henkel (1777-1847), or other\n         family members, and generally concern the publication plans\n         for religious books, pamphlets, and hymnals, his travels as a\n         Lutheran preacher, Biblical exegesis, book sales, Lutheran\n         synodical affairs, Lutheran doctrine, and revisions of Henkel\n         publications. All of \n          David Henkel's letters are in German\n         script unless otherwise noted.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe following list of letters from \n          David Henkel to his brother Solomon\n         usually include brief content notes: fragment ( [1812] );\n         hymnal publication (Oct. 12, 1812); travel and news of \n          South Carolina (Nov. 10, 1812); Biblical\n         passages (Apr. 29, 1813); book orders (Jun. 17, 1813); content\n         unknown (Jun. 19 and Oct. 21, 1813); in English, a long\n         discourse on religious ideas, especially concerning the errors\n         of the Calvinists and other sects (Jan. 15, 1814); in English,\n         the need for many English Christian catechisms in the South\n         (Jun. 28, 1815); book orders (Jul. 24, 1816 and Apr. 30,\n         1817); content unknown (Mar. 10 and May 22, 1817 ); in\n         English, David advises Solomon not to print any more German\n         hymnals and that the Synod has appointed him as a missionary\n         to the West \n          Tennessee area (Oct. 29 , 1817 );\n         publishing and theological writing (Jan. 23, 1818); travel\n         plans and book orders from \n          Europe (Jun. 17, 1818); book sales and\n         travel plans to \n          Louisiana (Aug. 21, 1818); David's aborted\n         trip to \n          Louisiana and his travels as a guest\n         preacher in the Carolinas (Dec. 4, 1818); potential lawsuits\n         over printing delays ard synodical matters (flay 31, 1819);\n         synodical controversy (Aug. 9, 1819); printing (Jan. 27,\n         1820); proposed constitution for a German Society and\n         publishing projects (Apr. 7, 1820); sales of ABC books (Jul.\n         7, 1820); proposal to puplish a book of Lutheran doctrine and\n         belief (Aug. 9, 1820); outline of points to be included in a\n         projected book (Oct. 3, 1820); committee report and findings\n         regarding \n          David Henkel and synodical affairs (Oct.\n         28, 1820); in English, news that the \n          North Carolina synod is in great confusion\n         and the necessity of a visit to all the churches (Oct. 29,\n         1820); hymnal orders and synodical matters, especially in \n          Tennessee (Dec. 18, 1820 and Feb. 10,\n         1821); revisions and printing orders (Feb. 23 and Mar. 1,\n         1821); content unknown (Apr. 12, 1821); synod business,\n         especially in \n          Tennessee (Apr. 17, Jun. 9 and 23, 1821);\n         cook orders (Jul. 9, 1821); hymnal orders, writing projects\n         and synodical matters (Aug. 2, 1821); content unknown (Oct. 5,\n         1821); travels and book distribution (Nov. 29, 1821); fiscal\n         affairs of the synod (Dec. 17, 1821); selections from the\n         Catechism in both German and English and other religious\n         writings (Jan. 31, 1822); the book business and church matters\n         (Mar. 1, 1822); content unknown (Mar. 19, 1822); distribution\n         of ABC books (Apr. 13, 1822); proposal to publish hymnal (May\n         30, 1822); business transactions (Jun. 25, 1822);\n         consideration of whether to move to \n          New Market (Aug. 9, 1822); tithing (Nov.\n         18, 1822); synodical matters (Nov. 24, 1822); book business\n         and travel west to \n          Kentucky and \n          Tennessee (May 5, 1823); content unknown\n         (May 11, [n. y.]); publishing proposal, including a tract on\n         baptism (Dec. 25, [n. y.]); and Lutheran doctrine.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\n          David Henkel's letters to others include\n         the following subjects: travel to \n          South Carolina (Apr. 22, 1813); various\n         writings in progress (Dec. 1, 1815) and with content unknown\n         (Feb. 22, 1815; Apr. 23, 1816; and Oct. 30, 1820).\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe other major group of letters consists of the\n         correspondence of the \n          Henkel family . Most of this correspondence\n         is concerned with the translation and revision of the Book of\n         Concord, or Symbolical Books of the \n          Evangelical Lutheran Church , which was\n         undertaken by the \n          Henkel family as a labor of love for the\n         benerit of the Lutheran Church in the United States. In\n         addition to members of the \n          Henkel family , \n          H. Wetzel and \n          J. R. Moser were employed as translators\n         for the Book of Concord by \n          Solomon D. Henkel and Company . Both men\n         corresponded with members of the \n          Henkel family . Letters written on the\n         following dates discuss their translations: Mar. 20, Apr. 30,\n         and Aug. 18, 1846; Aug. 3 and Dec. 8, 1847; Feb. 4, Mar. 25,\n         and Aug. 25, 1848.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe revision of the \u003ctitle type=\"simple\" render=\"italic\" href=\"\"\u003eBook of Concord,\u003c/title\u003e begun in 1851,\n         attracted the services of several well-known Lutheran\n         scholars. Copies of the letters of \n          Samuel G. Henkel and \n          Solomon D. Henkel to these men asking for\n         their help in revising the various sections of the Book of\n         Concord and responding to the corrections and the replies from\n         these scholars compose the majority of the correspondence from\n         1851-1854. Those scholars who contributed to the second\n         edition include \n          Charles Philip Rrauth of Gettysburg,\n         Pennsylvania, \n          W. F. Lehman of Columbus, Ohio, \n          John G. Morris of Baltimore and \n          Charles F. Schaeffer of Easton,\n         Pennsylvania. Letters concerning the work on the second\n         edition of the Book of Concord include: Dec. 22, 24, 28, 30,\n         and 31, 1851; Jan. 6, 12, 13, 15, 16, 21, and 25; Feb. 5 and\n         13; Mar. 2, 4, 6, and 27; Apr. 12, 20, and 26; May 18; Jun. 21\n         and 30; Jul. 23; Aug. 5; Sep. 3, 8, 20, and 22; Nov. 22; and\n         Dec. 15, 1852; Feb. 19; Jun. 20; Jul. 16; and Nov. 1 and 2,\n         1853, Feb. 8; Mar. 2, 22, and 28; Apr. 3, 7, 14, 18, 21, 24,\n         and 26; May 4, 5, 3, 9, 15, 22, and 30; Jul. 27; Sep. 9, 1854;\n         and Sep. 17, n. y.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eOther subjects include: the death of \n          Solomon D. Henkel (Nov. 23, 1847); the\n         Lutheran ministry (Feb. 23, 1848, and Aug. 1849); the\n         translation of the Book of Concord (Aug. 11, 1848; Jan. 20,\n         1849; Feb. 13, 1849; Nov. 12, 1851; Mar. 22 and 29, 1853);\n         various synodical affairs (Jun. 24, 1848; Dec. 5, 1851; Jan.\n         30, 1852; Apr. 28, May 2, and Aug. 31, 1853; and Sep. 21,\n         1857); deeds of the old Benner land in \n          Albemarle County, Virginia (Dec. 21,\n         1849); publication of a translation of Luther's Church Postil,\n         a series of sermons on the epistles of the Church Year (Oct.\n         29 and Llov. 4, 1356; and Apr. 29, 1857) and medical cases\n         (Aug. 6, 1866; Dec. 13, 1880; and Apr. 9, 1885).\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eOther materials in this collection include notebooks kept\n         by \n          Samuel G. Henkel during the time he\n         studied to be a physician, especially on nosology, osteology\n         and myology. There are also German and English manuscripts\n         concerning Lutheran doctrine, Biblical exegesis, commentaries,\n         a catechistic tract, religious adages, religious treatises,\n         synodical affairs, sermons, a translation of the \u003ctitle type=\"simple\" render=\"doublequote\" href=\"\"\u003eApologia of\n         the Confession\u003c/title\u003e and \u003ctitle type=\"simple\" render=\"doublequote\" href=\"\"\u003eThe Lesser Catechism of the Eminent\n         Martin Luther\u003c/title\u003e. There are also papers concerning the General\n         and \n          Tennessee Synod of the Lutheran Church and\n         the translation of the revision of the Book of Concord.\u003c/p\u003e"],"scopecontent_heading_ssm":["Scope and Content"],"scopecontent_tesim":["This addition to the \n          Henkel family papers contains 225 items (3\n         Hollinger boxes; 1 linear shelf foot), 1791-1885, chiefly the\n         correspondence of \n          David Henkel (1795-1831) and other members\n         of the family, manuscripts concerning religion and printing,\n         notebooks relating to medical or scholastic subjects, and\n         miscellaneous family papers. The \n          Henkel family of \n          New Market, Virginia, operated the \n          Henkel printing press which became the\n         most important bilingual printing establishment for German\n         Lutherans in the states of \n          Virginia, \n          Tennessee, and \n          North Carolina during the nineteenth\n         century. For more information concerning the contributions of\n         the \n          Henkel family to the printing of religious\n         works and preaching in the Lutheran Church, consult Klaus\n         Wust's  Guide to the Henkel Family Papers  and Christopher L.\n         Dolinetsch's book,  The German Press of the Shenandoah Valley.","Most of the early correspondence, [1812]-1823, consists of\n         letters of \n          David Henkel to his brother, \n          Solomon Henkel (1777-1847), or other\n         family members, and generally concern the publication plans\n         for religious books, pamphlets, and hymnals, his travels as a\n         Lutheran preacher, Biblical exegesis, book sales, Lutheran\n         synodical affairs, Lutheran doctrine, and revisions of Henkel\n         publications. All of \n          David Henkel's letters are in German\n         script unless otherwise noted.","The following list of letters from \n          David Henkel to his brother Solomon\n         usually include brief content notes: fragment ( [1812] );\n         hymnal publication (Oct. 12, 1812); travel and news of \n          South Carolina (Nov. 10, 1812); Biblical\n         passages (Apr. 29, 1813); book orders (Jun. 17, 1813); content\n         unknown (Jun. 19 and Oct. 21, 1813); in English, a long\n         discourse on religious ideas, especially concerning the errors\n         of the Calvinists and other sects (Jan. 15, 1814); in English,\n         the need for many English Christian catechisms in the South\n         (Jun. 28, 1815); book orders (Jul. 24, 1816 and Apr. 30,\n         1817); content unknown (Mar. 10 and May 22, 1817 ); in\n         English, David advises Solomon not to print any more German\n         hymnals and that the Synod has appointed him as a missionary\n         to the West \n          Tennessee area (Oct. 29 , 1817 );\n         publishing and theological writing (Jan. 23, 1818); travel\n         plans and book orders from \n          Europe (Jun. 17, 1818); book sales and\n         travel plans to \n          Louisiana (Aug. 21, 1818); David's aborted\n         trip to \n          Louisiana and his travels as a guest\n         preacher in the Carolinas (Dec. 4, 1818); potential lawsuits\n         over printing delays ard synodical matters (flay 31, 1819);\n         synodical controversy (Aug. 9, 1819); printing (Jan. 27,\n         1820); proposed constitution for a German Society and\n         publishing projects (Apr. 7, 1820); sales of ABC books (Jul.\n         7, 1820); proposal to puplish a book of Lutheran doctrine and\n         belief (Aug. 9, 1820); outline of points to be included in a\n         projected book (Oct. 3, 1820); committee report and findings\n         regarding \n          David Henkel and synodical affairs (Oct.\n         28, 1820); in English, news that the \n          North Carolina synod is in great confusion\n         and the necessity of a visit to all the churches (Oct. 29,\n         1820); hymnal orders and synodical matters, especially in \n          Tennessee (Dec. 18, 1820 and Feb. 10,\n         1821); revisions and printing orders (Feb. 23 and Mar. 1,\n         1821); content unknown (Apr. 12, 1821); synod business,\n         especially in \n          Tennessee (Apr. 17, Jun. 9 and 23, 1821);\n         cook orders (Jul. 9, 1821); hymnal orders, writing projects\n         and synodical matters (Aug. 2, 1821); content unknown (Oct. 5,\n         1821); travels and book distribution (Nov. 29, 1821); fiscal\n         affairs of the synod (Dec. 17, 1821); selections from the\n         Catechism in both German and English and other religious\n         writings (Jan. 31, 1822); the book business and church matters\n         (Mar. 1, 1822); content unknown (Mar. 19, 1822); distribution\n         of ABC books (Apr. 13, 1822); proposal to publish hymnal (May\n         30, 1822); business transactions (Jun. 25, 1822);\n         consideration of whether to move to \n          New Market (Aug. 9, 1822); tithing (Nov.\n         18, 1822); synodical matters (Nov. 24, 1822); book business\n         and travel west to \n          Kentucky and \n          Tennessee (May 5, 1823); content unknown\n         (May 11, [n. y.]); publishing proposal, including a tract on\n         baptism (Dec. 25, [n. y.]); and Lutheran doctrine.","\n          David Henkel's letters to others include\n         the following subjects: travel to \n          South Carolina (Apr. 22, 1813); various\n         writings in progress (Dec. 1, 1815) and with content unknown\n         (Feb. 22, 1815; Apr. 23, 1816; and Oct. 30, 1820).","The other major group of letters consists of the\n         correspondence of the \n          Henkel family . Most of this correspondence\n         is concerned with the translation and revision of the Book of\n         Concord, or Symbolical Books of the \n          Evangelical Lutheran Church , which was\n         undertaken by the \n          Henkel family as a labor of love for the\n         benerit of the Lutheran Church in the United States. In\n         addition to members of the \n          Henkel family , \n          H. Wetzel and \n          J. R. Moser were employed as translators\n         for the Book of Concord by \n          Solomon D. Henkel and Company . Both men\n         corresponded with members of the \n          Henkel family . Letters written on the\n         following dates discuss their translations: Mar. 20, Apr. 30,\n         and Aug. 18, 1846; Aug. 3 and Dec. 8, 1847; Feb. 4, Mar. 25,\n         and Aug. 25, 1848.","The revision of the  Book of Concord,  begun in 1851,\n         attracted the services of several well-known Lutheran\n         scholars. Copies of the letters of \n          Samuel G. Henkel and \n          Solomon D. Henkel to these men asking for\n         their help in revising the various sections of the Book of\n         Concord and responding to the corrections and the replies from\n         these scholars compose the majority of the correspondence from\n         1851-1854. Those scholars who contributed to the second\n         edition include \n          Charles Philip Rrauth of Gettysburg,\n         Pennsylvania, \n          W. F. Lehman of Columbus, Ohio, \n          John G. Morris of Baltimore and \n          Charles F. Schaeffer of Easton,\n         Pennsylvania. Letters concerning the work on the second\n         edition of the Book of Concord include: Dec. 22, 24, 28, 30,\n         and 31, 1851; Jan. 6, 12, 13, 15, 16, 21, and 25; Feb. 5 and\n         13; Mar. 2, 4, 6, and 27; Apr. 12, 20, and 26; May 18; Jun. 21\n         and 30; Jul. 23; Aug. 5; Sep. 3, 8, 20, and 22; Nov. 22; and\n         Dec. 15, 1852; Feb. 19; Jun. 20; Jul. 16; and Nov. 1 and 2,\n         1853, Feb. 8; Mar. 2, 22, and 28; Apr. 3, 7, 14, 18, 21, 24,\n         and 26; May 4, 5, 3, 9, 15, 22, and 30; Jul. 27; Sep. 9, 1854;\n         and Sep. 17, n. y.","Other subjects include: the death of \n          Solomon D. Henkel (Nov. 23, 1847); the\n         Lutheran ministry (Feb. 23, 1848, and Aug. 1849); the\n         translation of the Book of Concord (Aug. 11, 1848; Jan. 20,\n         1849; Feb. 13, 1849; Nov. 12, 1851; Mar. 22 and 29, 1853);\n         various synodical affairs (Jun. 24, 1848; Dec. 5, 1851; Jan.\n         30, 1852; Apr. 28, May 2, and Aug. 31, 1853; and Sep. 21,\n         1857); deeds of the old Benner land in \n          Albemarle County, Virginia (Dec. 21,\n         1849); publication of a translation of Luther's Church Postil,\n         a series of sermons on the epistles of the Church Year (Oct.\n         29 and Llov. 4, 1356; and Apr. 29, 1857) and medical cases\n         (Aug. 6, 1866; Dec. 13, 1880; and Apr. 9, 1885).","Other materials in this collection include notebooks kept\n         by \n          Samuel G. Henkel during the time he\n         studied to be a physician, especially on nosology, osteology\n         and myology. There are also German and English manuscripts\n         concerning Lutheran doctrine, Biblical exegesis, commentaries,\n         a catechistic tract, religious adages, religious treatises,\n         synodical affairs, sermons, a translation of the  Apologia of\n         the Confession  and  The Lesser Catechism of the Eminent\n         Martin Luther . There are also papers concerning the General\n         and \n          Tennessee Synod of the Lutheran Church and\n         the translation of the revision of the Book of Concord."],"userestrict_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eSee the \n            \u003cextref type=\"simple\" href=\"https://www.library.virginia.edu/policies/use-of-materials\"\u003e\n            University of Virginia Library’s use policy.\u003c/extref\u003e\u003c/p\u003e"],"userestrict_heading_ssm":["Use Restrictions"],"userestrict_tesim":["See the \n             \n            University of Virginia Library’s use policy."],"physloc_html_tesm":["\u003cphysloc/\u003e"],"physloc_tesim":[""],"language_ssim":["English"],"total_component_count_is":43,"online_item_count_is":0,"component_level_isim":[0],"sort_isi":0,"timestamp":"2026-05-21T12:56:34.816Z"}]}},"label":"Breadcrumbs"}}},"links":{"self":"https://arvasarchive.org/catalog/viu_viu01021_c02_c04"}},{"id":"viu_viu01021_c03_c01_c03","type":"Item","attributes":{"title":"Copybook containing fables and other\n                     children's stories by Solomon G. 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Notebooks; III. manuscripts. The third series\n         is further subdivided into German and English manuscripts.\n","This addition to the \n          Henkel family papers contains 225 items (3\n         Hollinger boxes; 1 linear shelf foot), 1791-1885, chiefly the\n         correspondence of \n          David Henkel (1795-1831) and other members\n         of the family, manuscripts concerning religion and printing,\n         notebooks relating to medical or scholastic subjects, and\n         miscellaneous family papers. The \n          Henkel family of \n          New Market, Virginia, operated the \n          Henkel printing press which became the\n         most important bilingual printing establishment for German\n         Lutherans in the states of \n          Virginia, \n          Tennessee, and \n          North Carolina during the nineteenth\n         century. For more information concerning the contributions of\n         the \n          Henkel family to the printing of religious\n         works and preaching in the Lutheran Church, consult Klaus\n         Wust's  Guide to the Henkel Family Papers  and Christopher L.\n         Dolinetsch's book,  The German Press of the Shenandoah Valley.","Most of the early correspondence, [1812]-1823, consists of\n         letters of \n          David Henkel to his brother, \n          Solomon Henkel (1777-1847), or other\n         family members, and generally concern the publication plans\n         for religious books, pamphlets, and hymnals, his travels as a\n         Lutheran preacher, Biblical exegesis, book sales, Lutheran\n         synodical affairs, Lutheran doctrine, and revisions of Henkel\n         publications. All of \n          David Henkel's letters are in German\n         script unless otherwise noted.","The following list of letters from \n          David Henkel to his brother Solomon\n         usually include brief content notes: fragment ( [1812] );\n         hymnal publication (Oct. 12, 1812); travel and news of \n          South Carolina (Nov. 10, 1812); Biblical\n         passages (Apr. 29, 1813); book orders (Jun. 17, 1813); content\n         unknown (Jun. 19 and Oct. 21, 1813); in English, a long\n         discourse on religious ideas, especially concerning the errors\n         of the Calvinists and other sects (Jan. 15, 1814); in English,\n         the need for many English Christian catechisms in the South\n         (Jun. 28, 1815); book orders (Jul. 24, 1816 and Apr. 30,\n         1817); content unknown (Mar. 10 and May 22, 1817 ); in\n         English, David advises Solomon not to print any more German\n         hymnals and that the Synod has appointed him as a missionary\n         to the West \n          Tennessee area (Oct. 29 , 1817 );\n         publishing and theological writing (Jan. 23, 1818); travel\n         plans and book orders from \n          Europe (Jun. 17, 1818); book sales and\n         travel plans to \n          Louisiana (Aug. 21, 1818); David's aborted\n         trip to \n          Louisiana and his travels as a guest\n         preacher in the Carolinas (Dec. 4, 1818); potential lawsuits\n         over printing delays ard synodical matters (flay 31, 1819);\n         synodical controversy (Aug. 9, 1819); printing (Jan. 27,\n         1820); proposed constitution for a German Society and\n         publishing projects (Apr. 7, 1820); sales of ABC books (Jul.\n         7, 1820); proposal to puplish a book of Lutheran doctrine and\n         belief (Aug. 9, 1820); outline of points to be included in a\n         projected book (Oct. 3, 1820); committee report and findings\n         regarding \n          David Henkel and synodical affairs (Oct.\n         28, 1820); in English, news that the \n          North Carolina synod is in great confusion\n         and the necessity of a visit to all the churches (Oct. 29,\n         1820); hymnal orders and synodical matters, especially in \n          Tennessee (Dec. 18, 1820 and Feb. 10,\n         1821); revisions and printing orders (Feb. 23 and Mar. 1,\n         1821); content unknown (Apr. 12, 1821); synod business,\n         especially in \n          Tennessee (Apr. 17, Jun. 9 and 23, 1821);\n         cook orders (Jul. 9, 1821); hymnal orders, writing projects\n         and synodical matters (Aug. 2, 1821); content unknown (Oct. 5,\n         1821); travels and book distribution (Nov. 29, 1821); fiscal\n         affairs of the synod (Dec. 17, 1821); selections from the\n         Catechism in both German and English and other religious\n         writings (Jan. 31, 1822); the book business and church matters\n         (Mar. 1, 1822); content unknown (Mar. 19, 1822); distribution\n         of ABC books (Apr. 13, 1822); proposal to publish hymnal (May\n         30, 1822); business transactions (Jun. 25, 1822);\n         consideration of whether to move to \n          New Market (Aug. 9, 1822); tithing (Nov.\n         18, 1822); synodical matters (Nov. 24, 1822); book business\n         and travel west to \n          Kentucky and \n          Tennessee (May 5, 1823); content unknown\n         (May 11, [n. y.]); publishing proposal, including a tract on\n         baptism (Dec. 25, [n. y.]); and Lutheran doctrine.","\n          David Henkel's letters to others include\n         the following subjects: travel to \n          South Carolina (Apr. 22, 1813); various\n         writings in progress (Dec. 1, 1815) and with content unknown\n         (Feb. 22, 1815; Apr. 23, 1816; and Oct. 30, 1820).","The other major group of letters consists of the\n         correspondence of the \n          Henkel family . Most of this correspondence\n         is concerned with the translation and revision of the Book of\n         Concord, or Symbolical Books of the \n          Evangelical Lutheran Church , which was\n         undertaken by the \n          Henkel family as a labor of love for the\n         benerit of the Lutheran Church in the United States. In\n         addition to members of the \n          Henkel family , \n          H. Wetzel and \n          J. R. Moser were employed as translators\n         for the Book of Concord by \n          Solomon D. Henkel and Company . Both men\n         corresponded with members of the \n          Henkel family . Letters written on the\n         following dates discuss their translations: Mar. 20, Apr. 30,\n         and Aug. 18, 1846; Aug. 3 and Dec. 8, 1847; Feb. 4, Mar. 25,\n         and Aug. 25, 1848.","The revision of the  Book of Concord,  begun in 1851,\n         attracted the services of several well-known Lutheran\n         scholars. Copies of the letters of \n          Samuel G. Henkel and \n          Solomon D. Henkel to these men asking for\n         their help in revising the various sections of the Book of\n         Concord and responding to the corrections and the replies from\n         these scholars compose the majority of the correspondence from\n         1851-1854. Those scholars who contributed to the second\n         edition include \n          Charles Philip Rrauth of Gettysburg,\n         Pennsylvania, \n          W. F. Lehman of Columbus, Ohio, \n          John G. Morris of Baltimore and \n          Charles F. Schaeffer of Easton,\n         Pennsylvania. Letters concerning the work on the second\n         edition of the Book of Concord include: Dec. 22, 24, 28, 30,\n         and 31, 1851; Jan. 6, 12, 13, 15, 16, 21, and 25; Feb. 5 and\n         13; Mar. 2, 4, 6, and 27; Apr. 12, 20, and 26; May 18; Jun. 21\n         and 30; Jul. 23; Aug. 5; Sep. 3, 8, 20, and 22; Nov. 22; and\n         Dec. 15, 1852; Feb. 19; Jun. 20; Jul. 16; and Nov. 1 and 2,\n         1853, Feb. 8; Mar. 2, 22, and 28; Apr. 3, 7, 14, 18, 21, 24,\n         and 26; May 4, 5, 3, 9, 15, 22, and 30; Jul. 27; Sep. 9, 1854;\n         and Sep. 17, n. y.","Other subjects include: the death of \n          Solomon D. Henkel (Nov. 23, 1847); the\n         Lutheran ministry (Feb. 23, 1848, and Aug. 1849); the\n         translation of the Book of Concord (Aug. 11, 1848; Jan. 20,\n         1849; Feb. 13, 1849; Nov. 12, 1851; Mar. 22 and 29, 1853);\n         various synodical affairs (Jun. 24, 1848; Dec. 5, 1851; Jan.\n         30, 1852; Apr. 28, May 2, and Aug. 31, 1853; and Sep. 21,\n         1857); deeds of the old Benner land in \n          Albemarle County, Virginia (Dec. 21,\n         1849); publication of a translation of Luther's Church Postil,\n         a series of sermons on the epistles of the Church Year (Oct.\n         29 and Llov. 4, 1356; and Apr. 29, 1857) and medical cases\n         (Aug. 6, 1866; Dec. 13, 1880; and Apr. 9, 1885).","Other materials in this collection include notebooks kept\n         by \n          Samuel G. Henkel during the time he\n         studied to be a physician, especially on nosology, osteology\n         and myology. There are also German and English manuscripts\n         concerning Lutheran doctrine, Biblical exegesis, commentaries,\n         a catechistic tract, religious adages, religious treatises,\n         synodical affairs, sermons, a translation of the  Apologia of\n         the Confession  and  The Lesser Catechism of the Eminent\n         Martin Luther . There are also papers concerning the General\n         and \n          Tennessee Synod of the Lutheran Church and\n         the translation of the revision of the Book of Concord.","See the \n             \n            University of Virginia Library’s use policy.","","English"],"unitid_tesim":["8653-c"],"normalized_title_ssm":["Henkel Family Papers \n         1791-1885"],"collection_title_tesim":["Henkel Family Papers \n         1791-1885"],"collection_ssim":["Henkel Family Papers \n         1791-1885"],"repository_ssm":["University of Virginia, Special Collections Dept."],"repository_ssim":["University of Virginia, Special Collections Dept."],"acqinfo_ssim":["This collection was given to the Library on November 6,\n            1935 by Mrs. John Godfrey Miller of New Market, Virginia,\n            in memory of Mr. John Godfrey Miller, through D. H. 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The \n          Henkel family of \n          New Market, Virginia, operated the \n          Henkel printing press which became the\n         most important bilingual printing establishment for German\n         Lutherans in the states of \n          Virginia, \n          Tennessee, and \n          North Carolina during the nineteenth\n         century. For more information concerning the contributions of\n         the \n          Henkel family to the printing of religious\n         works and preaching in the Lutheran Church, consult Klaus\n         Wust's \u003ctitle type=\"simple\" render=\"doublequote\" href=\"\"\u003eGuide to the Henkel Family Papers\u003c/title\u003e and Christopher L.\n         Dolinetsch's book, \u003ctitle type=\"simple\" render=\"italic\" href=\"\"\u003eThe German Press of the Shenandoah Valley.\u003c/title\u003e\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMost of the early correspondence, [1812]-1823, consists of\n         letters of \n          David Henkel to his brother, \n          Solomon Henkel (1777-1847), or other\n         family members, and generally concern the publication plans\n         for religious books, pamphlets, and hymnals, his travels as a\n         Lutheran preacher, Biblical exegesis, book sales, Lutheran\n         synodical affairs, Lutheran doctrine, and revisions of Henkel\n         publications. All of \n          David Henkel's letters are in German\n         script unless otherwise noted.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe following list of letters from \n          David Henkel to his brother Solomon\n         usually include brief content notes: fragment ( [1812] );\n         hymnal publication (Oct. 12, 1812); travel and news of \n          South Carolina (Nov. 10, 1812); Biblical\n         passages (Apr. 29, 1813); book orders (Jun. 17, 1813); content\n         unknown (Jun. 19 and Oct. 21, 1813); in English, a long\n         discourse on religious ideas, especially concerning the errors\n         of the Calvinists and other sects (Jan. 15, 1814); in English,\n         the need for many English Christian catechisms in the South\n         (Jun. 28, 1815); book orders (Jul. 24, 1816 and Apr. 30,\n         1817); content unknown (Mar. 10 and May 22, 1817 ); in\n         English, David advises Solomon not to print any more German\n         hymnals and that the Synod has appointed him as a missionary\n         to the West \n          Tennessee area (Oct. 29 , 1817 );\n         publishing and theological writing (Jan. 23, 1818); travel\n         plans and book orders from \n          Europe (Jun. 17, 1818); book sales and\n         travel plans to \n          Louisiana (Aug. 21, 1818); David's aborted\n         trip to \n          Louisiana and his travels as a guest\n         preacher in the Carolinas (Dec. 4, 1818); potential lawsuits\n         over printing delays ard synodical matters (flay 31, 1819);\n         synodical controversy (Aug. 9, 1819); printing (Jan. 27,\n         1820); proposed constitution for a German Society and\n         publishing projects (Apr. 7, 1820); sales of ABC books (Jul.\n         7, 1820); proposal to puplish a book of Lutheran doctrine and\n         belief (Aug. 9, 1820); outline of points to be included in a\n         projected book (Oct. 3, 1820); committee report and findings\n         regarding \n          David Henkel and synodical affairs (Oct.\n         28, 1820); in English, news that the \n          North Carolina synod is in great confusion\n         and the necessity of a visit to all the churches (Oct. 29,\n         1820); hymnal orders and synodical matters, especially in \n          Tennessee (Dec. 18, 1820 and Feb. 10,\n         1821); revisions and printing orders (Feb. 23 and Mar. 1,\n         1821); content unknown (Apr. 12, 1821); synod business,\n         especially in \n          Tennessee (Apr. 17, Jun. 9 and 23, 1821);\n         cook orders (Jul. 9, 1821); hymnal orders, writing projects\n         and synodical matters (Aug. 2, 1821); content unknown (Oct. 5,\n         1821); travels and book distribution (Nov. 29, 1821); fiscal\n         affairs of the synod (Dec. 17, 1821); selections from the\n         Catechism in both German and English and other religious\n         writings (Jan. 31, 1822); the book business and church matters\n         (Mar. 1, 1822); content unknown (Mar. 19, 1822); distribution\n         of ABC books (Apr. 13, 1822); proposal to publish hymnal (May\n         30, 1822); business transactions (Jun. 25, 1822);\n         consideration of whether to move to \n          New Market (Aug. 9, 1822); tithing (Nov.\n         18, 1822); synodical matters (Nov. 24, 1822); book business\n         and travel west to \n          Kentucky and \n          Tennessee (May 5, 1823); content unknown\n         (May 11, [n. y.]); publishing proposal, including a tract on\n         baptism (Dec. 25, [n. y.]); and Lutheran doctrine.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\n          David Henkel's letters to others include\n         the following subjects: travel to \n          South Carolina (Apr. 22, 1813); various\n         writings in progress (Dec. 1, 1815) and with content unknown\n         (Feb. 22, 1815; Apr. 23, 1816; and Oct. 30, 1820).\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe other major group of letters consists of the\n         correspondence of the \n          Henkel family . Most of this correspondence\n         is concerned with the translation and revision of the Book of\n         Concord, or Symbolical Books of the \n          Evangelical Lutheran Church , which was\n         undertaken by the \n          Henkel family as a labor of love for the\n         benerit of the Lutheran Church in the United States. In\n         addition to members of the \n          Henkel family , \n          H. Wetzel and \n          J. R. Moser were employed as translators\n         for the Book of Concord by \n          Solomon D. Henkel and Company . Both men\n         corresponded with members of the \n          Henkel family . Letters written on the\n         following dates discuss their translations: Mar. 20, Apr. 30,\n         and Aug. 18, 1846; Aug. 3 and Dec. 8, 1847; Feb. 4, Mar. 25,\n         and Aug. 25, 1848.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe revision of the \u003ctitle type=\"simple\" render=\"italic\" href=\"\"\u003eBook of Concord,\u003c/title\u003e begun in 1851,\n         attracted the services of several well-known Lutheran\n         scholars. Copies of the letters of \n          Samuel G. Henkel and \n          Solomon D. Henkel to these men asking for\n         their help in revising the various sections of the Book of\n         Concord and responding to the corrections and the replies from\n         these scholars compose the majority of the correspondence from\n         1851-1854. Those scholars who contributed to the second\n         edition include \n          Charles Philip Rrauth of Gettysburg,\n         Pennsylvania, \n          W. F. Lehman of Columbus, Ohio, \n          John G. Morris of Baltimore and \n          Charles F. Schaeffer of Easton,\n         Pennsylvania. Letters concerning the work on the second\n         edition of the Book of Concord include: Dec. 22, 24, 28, 30,\n         and 31, 1851; Jan. 6, 12, 13, 15, 16, 21, and 25; Feb. 5 and\n         13; Mar. 2, 4, 6, and 27; Apr. 12, 20, and 26; May 18; Jun. 21\n         and 30; Jul. 23; Aug. 5; Sep. 3, 8, 20, and 22; Nov. 22; and\n         Dec. 15, 1852; Feb. 19; Jun. 20; Jul. 16; and Nov. 1 and 2,\n         1853, Feb. 8; Mar. 2, 22, and 28; Apr. 3, 7, 14, 18, 21, 24,\n         and 26; May 4, 5, 3, 9, 15, 22, and 30; Jul. 27; Sep. 9, 1854;\n         and Sep. 17, n. y.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eOther subjects include: the death of \n          Solomon D. Henkel (Nov. 23, 1847); the\n         Lutheran ministry (Feb. 23, 1848, and Aug. 1849); the\n         translation of the Book of Concord (Aug. 11, 1848; Jan. 20,\n         1849; Feb. 13, 1849; Nov. 12, 1851; Mar. 22 and 29, 1853);\n         various synodical affairs (Jun. 24, 1848; Dec. 5, 1851; Jan.\n         30, 1852; Apr. 28, May 2, and Aug. 31, 1853; and Sep. 21,\n         1857); deeds of the old Benner land in \n          Albemarle County, Virginia (Dec. 21,\n         1849); publication of a translation of Luther's Church Postil,\n         a series of sermons on the epistles of the Church Year (Oct.\n         29 and Llov. 4, 1356; and Apr. 29, 1857) and medical cases\n         (Aug. 6, 1866; Dec. 13, 1880; and Apr. 9, 1885).\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eOther materials in this collection include notebooks kept\n         by \n          Samuel G. Henkel during the time he\n         studied to be a physician, especially on nosology, osteology\n         and myology. There are also German and English manuscripts\n         concerning Lutheran doctrine, Biblical exegesis, commentaries,\n         a catechistic tract, religious adages, religious treatises,\n         synodical affairs, sermons, a translation of the \u003ctitle type=\"simple\" render=\"doublequote\" href=\"\"\u003eApologia of\n         the Confession\u003c/title\u003e and \u003ctitle type=\"simple\" render=\"doublequote\" href=\"\"\u003eThe Lesser Catechism of the Eminent\n         Martin Luther\u003c/title\u003e. There are also papers concerning the General\n         and \n          Tennessee Synod of the Lutheran Church and\n         the translation of the revision of the Book of Concord.\u003c/p\u003e"],"scopecontent_heading_ssm":["Scope and Content"],"scopecontent_tesim":["This addition to the \n          Henkel family papers contains 225 items (3\n         Hollinger boxes; 1 linear shelf foot), 1791-1885, chiefly the\n         correspondence of \n          David Henkel (1795-1831) and other members\n         of the family, manuscripts concerning religion and printing,\n         notebooks relating to medical or scholastic subjects, and\n         miscellaneous family papers. The \n          Henkel family of \n          New Market, Virginia, operated the \n          Henkel printing press which became the\n         most important bilingual printing establishment for German\n         Lutherans in the states of \n          Virginia, \n          Tennessee, and \n          North Carolina during the nineteenth\n         century. For more information concerning the contributions of\n         the \n          Henkel family to the printing of religious\n         works and preaching in the Lutheran Church, consult Klaus\n         Wust's  Guide to the Henkel Family Papers  and Christopher L.\n         Dolinetsch's book,  The German Press of the Shenandoah Valley.","Most of the early correspondence, [1812]-1823, consists of\n         letters of \n          David Henkel to his brother, \n          Solomon Henkel (1777-1847), or other\n         family members, and generally concern the publication plans\n         for religious books, pamphlets, and hymnals, his travels as a\n         Lutheran preacher, Biblical exegesis, book sales, Lutheran\n         synodical affairs, Lutheran doctrine, and revisions of Henkel\n         publications. All of \n          David Henkel's letters are in German\n         script unless otherwise noted.","The following list of letters from \n          David Henkel to his brother Solomon\n         usually include brief content notes: fragment ( [1812] );\n         hymnal publication (Oct. 12, 1812); travel and news of \n          South Carolina (Nov. 10, 1812); Biblical\n         passages (Apr. 29, 1813); book orders (Jun. 17, 1813); content\n         unknown (Jun. 19 and Oct. 21, 1813); in English, a long\n         discourse on religious ideas, especially concerning the errors\n         of the Calvinists and other sects (Jan. 15, 1814); in English,\n         the need for many English Christian catechisms in the South\n         (Jun. 28, 1815); book orders (Jul. 24, 1816 and Apr. 30,\n         1817); content unknown (Mar. 10 and May 22, 1817 ); in\n         English, David advises Solomon not to print any more German\n         hymnals and that the Synod has appointed him as a missionary\n         to the West \n          Tennessee area (Oct. 29 , 1817 );\n         publishing and theological writing (Jan. 23, 1818); travel\n         plans and book orders from \n          Europe (Jun. 17, 1818); book sales and\n         travel plans to \n          Louisiana (Aug. 21, 1818); David's aborted\n         trip to \n          Louisiana and his travels as a guest\n         preacher in the Carolinas (Dec. 4, 1818); potential lawsuits\n         over printing delays ard synodical matters (flay 31, 1819);\n         synodical controversy (Aug. 9, 1819); printing (Jan. 27,\n         1820); proposed constitution for a German Society and\n         publishing projects (Apr. 7, 1820); sales of ABC books (Jul.\n         7, 1820); proposal to puplish a book of Lutheran doctrine and\n         belief (Aug. 9, 1820); outline of points to be included in a\n         projected book (Oct. 3, 1820); committee report and findings\n         regarding \n          David Henkel and synodical affairs (Oct.\n         28, 1820); in English, news that the \n          North Carolina synod is in great confusion\n         and the necessity of a visit to all the churches (Oct. 29,\n         1820); hymnal orders and synodical matters, especially in \n          Tennessee (Dec. 18, 1820 and Feb. 10,\n         1821); revisions and printing orders (Feb. 23 and Mar. 1,\n         1821); content unknown (Apr. 12, 1821); synod business,\n         especially in \n          Tennessee (Apr. 17, Jun. 9 and 23, 1821);\n         cook orders (Jul. 9, 1821); hymnal orders, writing projects\n         and synodical matters (Aug. 2, 1821); content unknown (Oct. 5,\n         1821); travels and book distribution (Nov. 29, 1821); fiscal\n         affairs of the synod (Dec. 17, 1821); selections from the\n         Catechism in both German and English and other religious\n         writings (Jan. 31, 1822); the book business and church matters\n         (Mar. 1, 1822); content unknown (Mar. 19, 1822); distribution\n         of ABC books (Apr. 13, 1822); proposal to publish hymnal (May\n         30, 1822); business transactions (Jun. 25, 1822);\n         consideration of whether to move to \n          New Market (Aug. 9, 1822); tithing (Nov.\n         18, 1822); synodical matters (Nov. 24, 1822); book business\n         and travel west to \n          Kentucky and \n          Tennessee (May 5, 1823); content unknown\n         (May 11, [n. y.]); publishing proposal, including a tract on\n         baptism (Dec. 25, [n. y.]); and Lutheran doctrine.","\n          David Henkel's letters to others include\n         the following subjects: travel to \n          South Carolina (Apr. 22, 1813); various\n         writings in progress (Dec. 1, 1815) and with content unknown\n         (Feb. 22, 1815; Apr. 23, 1816; and Oct. 30, 1820).","The other major group of letters consists of the\n         correspondence of the \n          Henkel family . Most of this correspondence\n         is concerned with the translation and revision of the Book of\n         Concord, or Symbolical Books of the \n          Evangelical Lutheran Church , which was\n         undertaken by the \n          Henkel family as a labor of love for the\n         benerit of the Lutheran Church in the United States. In\n         addition to members of the \n          Henkel family , \n          H. Wetzel and \n          J. R. Moser were employed as translators\n         for the Book of Concord by \n          Solomon D. Henkel and Company . Both men\n         corresponded with members of the \n          Henkel family . Letters written on the\n         following dates discuss their translations: Mar. 20, Apr. 30,\n         and Aug. 18, 1846; Aug. 3 and Dec. 8, 1847; Feb. 4, Mar. 25,\n         and Aug. 25, 1848.","The revision of the  Book of Concord,  begun in 1851,\n         attracted the services of several well-known Lutheran\n         scholars. Copies of the letters of \n          Samuel G. Henkel and \n          Solomon D. Henkel to these men asking for\n         their help in revising the various sections of the Book of\n         Concord and responding to the corrections and the replies from\n         these scholars compose the majority of the correspondence from\n         1851-1854. Those scholars who contributed to the second\n         edition include \n          Charles Philip Rrauth of Gettysburg,\n         Pennsylvania, \n          W. F. Lehman of Columbus, Ohio, \n          John G. Morris of Baltimore and \n          Charles F. Schaeffer of Easton,\n         Pennsylvania. Letters concerning the work on the second\n         edition of the Book of Concord include: Dec. 22, 24, 28, 30,\n         and 31, 1851; Jan. 6, 12, 13, 15, 16, 21, and 25; Feb. 5 and\n         13; Mar. 2, 4, 6, and 27; Apr. 12, 20, and 26; May 18; Jun. 21\n         and 30; Jul. 23; Aug. 5; Sep. 3, 8, 20, and 22; Nov. 22; and\n         Dec. 15, 1852; Feb. 19; Jun. 20; Jul. 16; and Nov. 1 and 2,\n         1853, Feb. 8; Mar. 2, 22, and 28; Apr. 3, 7, 14, 18, 21, 24,\n         and 26; May 4, 5, 3, 9, 15, 22, and 30; Jul. 27; Sep. 9, 1854;\n         and Sep. 17, n. y.","Other subjects include: the death of \n          Solomon D. Henkel (Nov. 23, 1847); the\n         Lutheran ministry (Feb. 23, 1848, and Aug. 1849); the\n         translation of the Book of Concord (Aug. 11, 1848; Jan. 20,\n         1849; Feb. 13, 1849; Nov. 12, 1851; Mar. 22 and 29, 1853);\n         various synodical affairs (Jun. 24, 1848; Dec. 5, 1851; Jan.\n         30, 1852; Apr. 28, May 2, and Aug. 31, 1853; and Sep. 21,\n         1857); deeds of the old Benner land in \n          Albemarle County, Virginia (Dec. 21,\n         1849); publication of a translation of Luther's Church Postil,\n         a series of sermons on the epistles of the Church Year (Oct.\n         29 and Llov. 4, 1356; and Apr. 29, 1857) and medical cases\n         (Aug. 6, 1866; Dec. 13, 1880; and Apr. 9, 1885).","Other materials in this collection include notebooks kept\n         by \n          Samuel G. Henkel during the time he\n         studied to be a physician, especially on nosology, osteology\n         and myology. There are also German and English manuscripts\n         concerning Lutheran doctrine, Biblical exegesis, commentaries,\n         a catechistic tract, religious adages, religious treatises,\n         synodical affairs, sermons, a translation of the  Apologia of\n         the Confession  and  The Lesser Catechism of the Eminent\n         Martin Luther . 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