- Repository
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ULS Archives & Special Collections
- Title
- Heck Family Papers
- Creator
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Heck family
- Collection Number
- AIS.1964.41
- Date [inclusive]
- 1788-1881
- Extent
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0.21 linear feet
(1 box)
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- Abstract
- This collection is an example of German immigrant life in early 19th century Ohio. Jacob Heck, Sr. and his family immigrated to the United States from Wurttemberg, Germany in 1830. They settled in Tuscarawas County, Ohio. The Papers of the Heck family include legal documents, citizenship papers, correspondence and letters of attestation. Some of these documents are in German.
Preferred Citation
Heck Family Papers, 1788-1881, AIS.1964.41, Archives & Special Collections, University of Pittsburgh Library System
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History
Biography/History
Jacob Heck, Sr. and his family immigrated to the United States from Wurttemberg, Germany in 1830. Prior to leaving for America, Jacob Sr. had received attestations to his character and craftsmanship from trade and craftsman organizations in Basil (1788) and Bern (1790). The Heck family settled in Tuscarawas County, Ohio, and three years after their immigration Jacob Sr. passed away. His son, Jacob Jr., opened a grocery store in Louisville, Kentucky, in 1842, while his other son, Godfrey, remained in Ohio and became a United States citizen in 1839.
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Scope and Content Notes
Collection Scope and Content Note
This collection includes legal documents, citizenship papers, and letters of attestation. Correspondence between Heck family members in Germany and America mention such topics as illness and the great quantities of lumber cut by the Hecks in America. Most of the family correspondence is in German with some English translation. The original attestation certificates are also in German and English translations are provided.
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Arrangement
These files are mainly in chronological order. The original certificates of attestation for Jacob Heck Sr. can be found in an oversized folder.
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Administrative Information
Publication Information
ULS Archives & Special Collections, September 2006
University of Pittsburgh Library System
Archives & Special Collections
Website: library.pitt.edu/archives-special-collections
412-648-3232 (ASC) | 412-648-8190 (Hillman)
Contact Us: www.library.pitt.edu/ask-archivist
Access Restrictions
No restrictions.
Copyright
Copyright and property rights reside with the University of Pittsburgh. For permission to reproduce or publish any of the documents within this collection please contact the Archives Service Center.
Acquisition Information
Gift of Mrs. Harold Kipp on September 9, 1964.
Processing Information
This collection was processed by Zachary L. Brodt in September, 2006.
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Controlled Access Headings
Family Name(s)
Genre(s)
Geographic Name(s)
- Germany -- Emigration and immigration
- United States -- Genealogy
- Württemberg (Germany) -- Genealogy
Personal Name(s)
- Heck, Godfrey
- Heck, Jacob
- Kipp, Sam
- Kramer, Conrad
- Pohlmann, Frederick
Subject(s)
- Artisans -- Germany -- Württemberg -- History
- Ethnic groups
- Executors and administrators -- United States
- German Americans
- Merchants -- Germany -- Württemberg -- History
- Personal papers
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Previous Citation
Heck Family Papers, 1788-1881, AIS.1964.41, Archives Service Center, University of Pittsburgh.
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Collection Inventory
| Box | Folder | Translations of Attestations from Craft Organizations for Jacob Heck, Sr., 1788, 1790 | 1 | 1 |
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| Folder | Legal Papers of Jacob Heck, Sr., 1830 | 2 |
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| Folder | Correspondence of Jacob Heck, Jr., 1841-1842 | 3 |
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| Folder | Estate Papers, 1833 | 4 |
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| Folder | Correspondence of Godfrey Heck, 1861, 1872 | 5 |
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| Folder | Citizenship Papers of Godfrey Heck, 1839 | 6 |
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| Folder | Correspondence of Heck Family in German, 1826-1843, 1865-1870 | 7 |
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| Folder | Sam Kipp Furniture Bill, 1881 | 8 |
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| Folder | Grace Kipp Plan for Junior Christian Education Meeting, undated | 9 |
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| Folder | Correspondence of Conrad Kramer, undated | 10 |
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| Folder | Attestation of Frederick Pohlmann, 1826 | 11 |
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| Map-case | Drawer | Original Attestations from Craft Organizations for Jacob Heck, Sr., 1788, 1790 | 7 | 1 |
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