Hello Bill, and all who responded; Well I never gave the Amish a thought, I am in the midst of a very large Amish community, What a great idea. I have had a lot of response also, all think it's some sort of passport, I thought perhaps some sort of a ships list, there are so many different looking names, and signatures. I have already called the friend/owner to have a copy made for me, it was too late to do it when I saw it. Thanks to all who have responded, I need a copy to go further. When I have the info, so shall you all Aren't these lists great? Dee Bill Edwards wrote: > Reise is German for travel. My guess is that it is an early form of > passport. I have a german dictionary, but don't know German. I have a > document from 1854. I showed it to a german friend and he couldn't read it > because it was written in "high german". High german was discontinued in > german schools in the 1930's (Hitler I think). Your best bet may be to ask > an Amish, They probably still use the high german. > -----Original Message----- > From: Dee Davidson <jcricket@cecomet.net> > > > >Hello again > >Last night a friend in Cherry Grove PA, showed me a German language > >document, dated April 1845, it is 5 or 6 pages, has 2 lists of German > >names written in German, one list on the front, the second is 2 rows of > >names, like a ships passenger list, or something similar, about 3 rd > >page, ALL is hand written, with different looking handwriting, > >there are 4 different seals or stamps, also german, and blurred. > >the top of the first page says > >REISE PASS, > >This document was found in an old home he demolished.In Cherry Grove . > >Any clues? I am far from my German speaking friends now. > >Dee > >