The Misfortune of Indentured Servants

The Misfortune of Indentured Servants

shipment and treatment of indentured servants

This is a first hand account by Gottlieb Mittelberger, who was a German schoolmaster and organist who traveled to Pennsylvania in 1750. He goes over the experiences he and others endured during travel to colonial America. The ships were extremely over packed with people, provisions, and supplies. Not only were their men and women, but there were also children, many of which had died during the journey.

Gottlieb Mittelberger

http://www.let.rug.nl/usa/documents/1600-1650/gottlieb-mittelberger-on-the-misfortune-indentured-servants.php

University of Memphis

1750-1754

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