A filled-in and signed baptismal certificate, printed in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania by Schaefer & Koradi. The certificate, written in Hebrew and Yiddish, was completed by Martin Wetzler on June 9, 1861, for Heinrich Grunewald. Wetzler's iconic Yiddish signature is present. The document features watercolor details.
Subject: Jewish scriveners
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Printed baptismal certificate filled in and signed by Martin Wetzler, a Jewish scrivener, for William Warwood on April 28, 1869 in Allentown, Pennsylvania. The certificate, printed by Leifenring in Allentown, is notable for Wetzler's rarity as a Jewish scrivener in the Lehigh Valley at that time. Wetzler, known as the "Jewish Dindamann" (penman), wrote in Hebrew, German, and English and sometimes included a Star of David on these Christian certificates.