Fraktur of the Family of Christian Nichols

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Description

Christian Nichols served six months as a private in Col. John Keller’s regiment of the Bucks County (PA) Militia during the Revolutionary War. In 1820 P. Atta completed this fill-in-the-blank German-language illustrated family record (Fraktur) recording the birth and baptismal of Christian’s son Daniel. It was printed by Johann Ritter of Reading, Pennsylvania.

The Fraktur was filed with the pension application of Susannah Nicholas, Christian’s widow. Susannah received $20 a year beginning in November 1840.

Citation

This primary source comes from the Records of the Department of Veterans Affairs.

National Archives Identifier: 300193

Full Citation: Illustrated family record (Fraktur) found in Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty-Land-Warrant Application File W2842, for Christian Nichols, Pennsylvania; ca. 1820; Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty-Land-Warrant Application File W2842, for Christian Nichols, Pennsylvania; Case Files of Pension and Bounty-Land Warrant Applications Based on Revolutionary War Service, ca. 1800 – ca. 1912; Records of the Department of Veterans Affairs, Record Group 15; National Archives Building, Washington, DC. [Online Version, https://docsteach.org/document/fraktur-christian-nichols/, April 4, 2026]

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