'Constitution of the Society of the 'United Germans' at Teutonia'   Save
Peter Kaufmann Papers
Description: "Constitution of the Society of 'United Germans' at Teutonia," printed in two columns, one German, one English. The constitution lays out the society's regulations and spells out their goals for equality. Peter Kaufmann was a German immigrant and intellectual. He arrived first in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in 1820; in 1826 he became professor of languages at the Harmony Society town of Economy, Pennsylvania. In 1827, Kaufmann led the establishment of Teutonia, a utopian community in Columbiana County, Ohio, and published its weekly titled "Teutonia: The Herald of a Better Time." Following this he moved to Canton, Ohio, where he became translator and editor of "Der Vaterlandsfreund und Geist der Zeit" under Solomon Sala. Additionally, Kaufmann wrote a number of books on education, as well as a German almanac. He was also an influential Democrat, counting President Van Buren among his friends, and knew Ralph Waldo Emerson. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: MSS136_B02F05_07_01
Subjects: German Americans; Constitutions; Communal societies
Places: Columbiana County (Ohio)