This bed from Nazareth Hall is typical of a German-style
bedstead, which uses slats for support. According to a late
1700s diary entry the bed would have been filled with a layer of
straw bedding, followed by feather bedding, sheets and blankets.
Students were required to provide their own linen and bedding at
Nazareth Hall.
Officer's dress cap from Nazareth Hall Uniform with gold and blue bands. Brass pin in on brim with school logo logo of a Cross Pattée, two crossed rifles, and the year 1785.
Cadet dress cap from Nazareth Hall Uniform with a wool band of blue and gray. Brass pin in on brim with school logo logo of a Cross Pattée, two crossed rifles, and the year 1785.
A spyglass is a hand-held refracting telescope that is primarily used for terrestrial observation. In October 1608, Dutch instrument maker Jacob Metius applied for the patent application for an optical telescope. In the past 400 years the shape and function of the instrument has remained the same, only the magnification has become stronger. During their prime, mid 18th until mid-19th century, spy glasses were made of various materials including gold, silver, ivory, and even tortoiseshell. It was a perfect surveying tool because its foldable design made it compact enough to carry anywhere. The user could adjust the length and slide the eyepiece until it was focused.
This four-quadrant compass was used by early Moravian surveyor George Golkowsky. While we do not know the maker of the compass, we do know that the best surveying equipment came from England. Some early American surveyors made their own. This compass is brass with “For Bethlehem 1754” inscribed on the compass face.
Map of the Wachovia Tract, Stokes County, North Carolina; containing 98,925 acres. Hand drawn, showing the six communities of Salem, Bethabara, Bethany [Bethania], Friedberg, Friedland, and Hope with their acreage. Rivers; creeks; and mountains included. There is a symbol near Townfork and German Church that could be likened to a watermark. Wachovia Tract in the northern Piedmont of North Carolina was purchased by the Moravians from John Lord Carteret, Earl Granville, in 1752.
Reproduction of the original map with the title, "Speciel Land Charte von Pensilvanien, Neu Jersey, Neu York... 1749" was created by Ludwig (Lewis) Evans (c. 1700-1756). It was designed to encourage immigrants to come to Pennsylvania to settle.
Map and frame in pen and ink with color, in German, Schoeneck land claims July 1798; paper mounted on canvas, turn in half. There is no 356b which would have been the frame since the map has been encapsulated.
The ink has faded the names of the lot owners, however researchers in 1978 managed to identify forty-six names of listed property owners. The researchers even went so far as to include lot number information from 1835.
On April 28, 1738, three descendents of William Penn, John, Thomas and Richard granted Chief Tunda Tatamy three hundred and fifteen acres just east of where the town of Stockertown now stands. Tatamy paid forty-eight pounds, sixteen shillings, and sixpence for the property and the rights to settle, build dwellings, farm, forest, or mine. After the walking Purchase of 1737, Tatamy’s grant was again confirmed through the issuance of a second land patent on January 22, 1741.
