History Blog

A series of short essays to provide the cultural, political and geographical context for the 1766 travelers. For an account of the actual journey, read Salome Meurer’s journal.

September 27 – Bethlehem

September 28 – The 1766 Traveling Party

September 29 – Salome Meurer, Our Muse

September 30 – Lititz, Pennsylvania

October 1 – The Route

October 2 – Decision by Lot

October 3 – Frequent travel between Bethlehem and Bethabara

October 4 – Frederick, Maryland

October 5 – Leesburg, Virginia

October 6 – Traversing Virginia

October 7 – Alcohol

October 8 – Smallpox

October 9 – Moravian Immigration

October 10 – Orange County and Montpelier

October 11 – Community Philosophy

October 12 – Currency

October 13 – Colonial Roads

October 14 – River Crossings

October 15 – Water, water everywhere

October 16 – Courthouses and the Colonial Justice System

October 17 – Singing

October 18 – Adelaide Fries

October 19 – North Carolina Colonial Governance

October 20 – Hillsborough (Corbintown)

October 21 – The Stamp Act

October 22 – Let’s Hear It For the Boys

October 23 – Wachovia

October 24 – Bethabara

October 25 – Salem

October 26 – In Memoriam