John George Schmucker* to Solomon and Paul Henkel, 1807/1821

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Box Box 2

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Book Society wants to sell Shakespeare's works (22 volumes) for $ 9.00, the Collected Works of the King of Prussia (15 volumes) for $ 6.00, and Stiller's Heimweh for $ 5.00 (180[7] Jul 20); complaints about lack of correspondence and uncertainty of whether Henkel received the money (1808 Oct 17); receipt of newspaper and desire to receive copies of new pamphlets and books printed in New Market (1809 Apr 2); misunderstanding re the political views expressed by the writer and made public by Henkel, Republicans and Federalists are friends and calls the Democrats and Torys enemies of freedom (1809 Apr 15); announcement of a possible move to York, plans to preach in Woodstock, Shenandoah County, the first of August (1809 Jun 9); excerpts of "Protocols of the Lutheran Synod," Philadelphia, permission for Paul Henkel to do missionary work in Kentucky, Tennessee, Ohio, and Virginia, advice to Lutheran ministers to avoid camp meetings, and request for Paul Henkel's travel diary (1811 Jun 27); excerpts of Paul Henkel's missionary activities in South Carolina to be published by Mr. Helmuth in The Evangelical Magazine which needs 500 new subscribers to get started (1811 Aug 27); praises several Henkel publications (1812 Jan 11); remarks re The Evangelical Magazine and books ordered (1812 Apr 1); belief that the printing of the new Song Book should have been financially aided by the Synod (1812 Oct 17); business account and advice to David Henkel to enter the ministry (1812 Dec 18); possibility that Pastor Carpenter may go to Kentucky, and worries over possible victory by Napoleon Bonaparte (1813 Dec 3); Synodical expenses for Paul Henkel (1814 Jun 15); The Evangelical Magazine will be published yearly, and rejoicing re Napoleon Bonaparte's downfall (1814 Jul 23); accounts of [The Evangelical Magazine] taken care of by Pastor Muhlenberg in Reading (1817 Jun 11); asks if anyone in the area is a subscriber to the second part of Georg Schmucker's Prophetic History (1818 Dec 30); enclosure of a new children's book requested by Dr. Helmuth (1819 Apr 27); and acknowledgement of a letter (1821 Aug 31)

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