Correspondence

1854-1856 Rauch and Salathé letters in German; 1938-1939 Palmer to Moravian pastors in English about mid 1850s century Bethlehem Moravian letters German correspondence and Moravian manuscript (copy) in German (all material typed) originals given to Moravian Archives: 1829 Februar 25 Ebersdoft, Lease for Gemeinlogis between Deissler and Salathé [11p]

1854 Juli 19 R. S. Rauch (Bethlehem) to Ernst Salathé (Hopedale, Wallenpapack) re: events in Bethlehem, Pa. Celebration of July 4th, sale of land to railroad, Luckenbach, Yost, Jacoby and Brodhead, cholera in New York and Wesleyan church on Center Street, 11 gaslights installed [4p]

1855 Februar 25 R. S. & M. A. Rauch (Bethlehem) to Ernst Salathé re: complaint that Rauch has not had a letter from the Salathés but continues with unrest among Moravian community and Rauch’s intention to move in March to a new location for more business [3 pp]

1855 December 30 R. S. Rauch (Bethlehem) to Salathés re: Complaint that no one has had a letter from Salathés but go on to say that Rauch visited a day in South Bethlehem to see a Mrs. Lauenroth, Bethlehem continues to go forward, the weather, the Zincwerke, the Thomas Iron company, a new English pastor arrived, also no word from the Monocacy [4p]

1856 Mai 31 R. S. & M. A. Rauch to Salathés describes fruit trees in bloom, their neighbor Goepp resigned as administrator and his replacement is Eugene Früauf, 50th year celebration of Bishop Benade, who is the first English pastor of the church [2p]

Correspondence 1938-1939 Palmer to Moravian pastors 1938 December 27 Palmer to Rev. W. N. Schwarze re: items that Palmer thinks should be in Moravian Archives: 4 letters from R. S. Rauch in Bethlehem to Ernst Salathé in Poconos, references in letters about proposed railroad, criticisms of Moravian clergy (see Correspondence 1829, 1854-1856)

1939 January 6 Palmer to Bishop Paul deSchweinitz re: material about Ernst Salathé sent to Dr. Schwarze

1939 January 7 deSchweinitz to Palmer re: Reuben Rauch – Ernst Salathé material to send English translation to Stewart Hockenbury of Hotel Bethlehem and Arthur Dauchy of the Sun Inn (Salathé had lease for a Gemein Logis in Ebersdorf) and his army decommissioning paper from 1828

1939 March 11 W. N. Schwarze to Palmer thanks for the package of manuscripts with typewritten transcriptions for deposit in Moravian Archives