Baptismal Certificate: Martin Wetzler, Scrivener
A filled and signed Hebrew baptismal certificate, similar to those displayed at the Jewish Museum of New York in 1984. The certificate is printed on a form and filled in with watercolors. The scrivener, Martin Wetzler, was a rarity in the Lehigh Valley at this time; he was Jewish, yet he created baptismal certificates for Christians. The Pennsylvania Germans referred to him as the "Jewish Dindamann" (penman). He was proficient in Hebrew, German, and English. He sometimes added a Star of David and signed in Hebrew on these Christian certificates, and this practice seems to have been accepted. (See "Papers for Birth Dayes", Vol. II by Russell & Corinne Earnest). The certificate is dated January 1, 1862.
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- WETZLER, MARTIN
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Arc.MS.56, Volume E, Page 4