The German sectarians of Pennsylvania : a critical and legendary history of the Ephrata Cloister and the Dunkers (1899)
Sachse, Julius Friedrich, 1842-1919 · Philadelphia : Printed for the author · leaf 39
ellectuality of the Pennsly-vania-German. More than one writer has made merry over the Pennsyl-vania-Dutch who, according to him, publish their ignoranceto the world on their mile-stones by spelling Downingtownwith a T. Now, the fact of the matter is that the shoe is upon theother foot; the T does… … The German Sectarians of Pennsylvania. Turnpike, and our road led from this turnpike to theSusquehanna. Incidentally it may be mentioned that theconstruction of this great highway proceeded chiefly fromthese same Pennsylvania-Dutch, who, with some modernwould-be historians, are continually held up…
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