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ULRICH’S JOURNEY

ULRICH’S JOURNEY . Switzerland to America 1749. Ulrich’s Journey begins in Mettmenstettin where he was born in 1731. Views of Mettmenstetten. The road from Mettmenstetten. Trip down the Rhine River from Basel, Switzerland to Rotterdam, Holland.

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ULRICH’S JOURNEY

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  1. ULRICH’S JOURNEY Switzerland to America 1749

  2. Ulrich’s Journey begins in Mettmenstettin where he was born in 1731

  3. Views of Mettmenstetten

  4. The road from Mettmenstetten

  5. Trip down the Rhine River from Basel, Switzerland to Rotterdam, Holland • By the early spring of 1749 Ulrich had left his home in Canton Zurich. His reasons for doing this are not known but certainly economic hardship and lack of opportunity may have been at the top of the list. Since there was no established road system the Rhine River offered the quickest and easiest route out of Switzerland. Bridge across the Rhine at Basel

  6. Map of Ulrich’s travels: 1) Rhine River from Switzerland to Germany; 2) Across Holland to Rotterdam; 4) Cowes; 5) Across the Atlantic Ocean to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

  7. The port of Rotterdam was swarming with emigrants desperate to reach America

  8. Typical Emigrant/Cargo Ship of 1749similar to the Priscilla upon which Ulrich purchased passage to America Dutch cargo ship (known as a Three mastedHoeker) 1749.  Image by S. Sepp, 8 Sep 2007 Replica of the VOC ship Amsterdam.

  9. The Priscilla stopped briefly at Cowes England before crossing the Atlantic

  10. End of the JourneySeptember 11, 1749 the Priscilla arrives in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania • Ulrich signs a Loyalty Oath to the King of England, George the Second, who had been born in Germany. King George II by Thomas Hudson 1744

  11. Oath of Allegiance Signed by Adult, Male Passengers When Entering the American Colonies at the Port of Philadelphia, PA • We Subscribers, Natives and late Inhabitants of the Palatinate upon the Rhine and Places Adjacent, having transported Ourselves and Families into this Province of Pennsylvania, a Colony subject to the Crown of Great Britain, in Hopes and Expectation of finding a Retreat and Peaceable Settlement therein, Do Solemnly Promise and Engage, that We will be faithful and bear true Allegiance to his present MAJESTY, KING GEORGE THE SECOND and his Successors, Kings of Great Britain, and will be faithful to the Proprietor of this Province; And that we will demean ourselves peaceably to all His said Majesty's Subjects, and strictly observe and conform to the Laws of England and of this Province, to the utmost of our Power and best of our understanding. 

  12. List of the PriscillaSeptember 11, 1749

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