Hallesche Pastoren in Pennsylvania, 1743–1825

Hallesche Pastoren in Pennsylvania, 1743–1825. Eine kritische Quellenedition zu ihrer Amtstätigkeit in Nordamerika. Ed. by Mark Häberlein, Thomas Müller-Bahlke u. Hermann Wellenreuther (†).
Part 5: Briefe und andere Amtsdokumente der Pastoren. Johann Andreas Krug (1732–1796), Johann Christoph Kunze (1744–1807) und Johann Nicolaus Kurtz (1720–1794). Ed. by Wolfgang Splitter, Markus Berger and Jan-Hendrik Evers in collaboration with Lara Grünberg, Nikolas K. Schröder and Stefan Kühl (Register)

The fifth volume of this eight-volume source edition presents 93 letters written by the Lutheran pastors active in North America, Johann Andreas Krug, Johann Christoph Kunze, and Johann Nicolaus Kurtz, between 1744 and 1807. Particularly prominent is Johann Christoph Kunze, who, after arriving in Pennsylvania in 1770, initially worked in the important congregation of Philadelphia before later moving to New York City. His letters to Europe reflect the diverse challenges faced by the pastors sent from Halle during the American Revolutionary War. They also document Kunze's efforts to educate German immigrants, as well as his contributions to the training of Lutheran preachers in North America and to the development of the Lutheran church system in New York State. The letters of Johann Nicolaus Kurtz document, among other things, the dangers his Tulpehocken congregation faced during the Seven Years' War in Pennsylvania.