Rigt Meier's Wechsel and Passage Book

Rigt Meier (Richard Meyer), a grocers son from Emden, went to the US about 1850. He was married in 1853 in New York to Henderica Gebina de Grave, from Leer. They settled down in Freeport Illinois.

His descendant Edwina Houghton Anderson, their great granddaughter, was in possession of a cashbook Rigt kept in the years 1869-1881. In those days he was a mediator for german people who already settled down in the area of Freeport (Ill.), and those who still wanted to come over. He wrote down the payments for their tickets for the ship and train they took. Sometimes shipnames are mentioned too. Edwina handed the original cashbook over to the Riley County Historical Society. Because this is an unknown primary source for US immigration history, I offer you a database with the names, places and some notes out of this cashbook. Be well aware that this is a cashbook! The people mentioned are the ones that made and received payments, it isn't sure that they were the immigrants themselves. But a lot of the immigrants are mentioned by name in the payments.

Feel free to contact me, if you want to have a scan from a photocopy . Mention name and date for that.

Name Date Place Notes
Althoff, M 1871, Apr 4 -  
Baier, H. 1881, Jun 23 - Just mentioned in his Balance
Bensing, Wilhelmina 1870, Mar 3 Muhlenstrasse 3, Emden  
Bensing, Wilhelmine 1871, Jul 28 - Just mentioned in his Balance
Bentheim, Jacob U. 1871 Jul 26 - Just mentioned in his Balance
Bentheims, Jacob H. 1871, Jul 14 Upleward, Amt Emden, Preussen  
Berg, [A.] 1871, Apr 4 -  
Berg, A. 1871, May 3 -  
Boberg, Fr. 1869, Feb 25 -  
Boberg, Hermann 1869, Feb 25 Steinbründorf, Amt Vlotha, Kreis Herford, Preussen Money returned on June 3rd 1869
Boll, Heinrich 1869, Oct 2 -  
Borchers, H. 1870, Feb 1 -  
Brand 1871, Mar 23 - Just mentioned in his Balance
Brandt, Henry 1870, Jul 11 -  
Bretthauer, Henry 1869, Feb 16 Freeport  
Bretthauer, Johann Christoph 1869, Feb 16 and 17 Winterberg, bei Vlotho, Amt Vlotho, Kreis Herford, Regierungsbezirk Minden Preussen With 1 child
Brink, Geerd Krueger 1869, Jan 29 Freeport  
Brink, Margaretha 1869, Jan 29 Splitting, Papenburg, Hanover Daughter of Geerd Krueger Brink
Brink, Sophia Margaretha 1869, Jan 29 Bremen (shipped from) With two children
Brinkmeier 1881, Jan 10 - Just mentioned in his Balance
Brümmer, Christian 1869, Nov 29 Hagen bei Groende [Grohnde], Amt Hameln, Hanover, Preussen  
Brümmer, Heinrich 1870, Feb 1 Hagen bei Hameln a/d Weser, Hanover, Preussen Care of Christian Brümmer
Claassen, Claas Harms 1870, Feb 8 Bremen (shipped from)  
Claassen, Freerk Harms 1870, Feb 8 -  
Claassen, Freerk Harms 1870, May 25 -  
Claassen, Harm (Wittwe) 1870, May 25 Larrelt 4 Persons, send family to John Duss, Bunkershill Ridott
Damman, Fritz 1869, Jan 15 -  
Deke, Franz 1870, Feb 20 Friesöijthe Oldenbürgischen  
Deke, Joseph 1870, Feb 28 -  
Diekhof, Foelke (Wittwe) 1869, Apr 3 Westerfehn, Amt Stickhausen With 1 child
Doctor, Andreas 1870, Jun 23 Uttum, Amt Emden In care of Jan Doctor
Drake, Heinrich 1870, Apr 1 Foreston  
Eisele, John 1870, Feb 12 -  
Eisele, Leonhard 1870, Feb 12 Gerstetten, Oberamt Weidenheim, Würtemberg  
Entorf, Charles 1870, Apr 7 -  
Entorf, Fr. 1869, Jan 07 -  
Entorf, Konrad 1869, Jan 07 Bremke, Amt Sternberg in Lippe Detmold  
Entorf, Wim 1870, Apr 7 Bremke, Amt Sternberg, Lippe Detmold  
Fokken, Antje 1869, Mar 1 -  
Franke, Karl 1869, Oct Herringen bei Nulberg am Harz, Preussen  
Freerksen 1871, Jun 7 - Just mentioned in his Balance
Freerksen, Hinderk 1871, Jun 5 Ridott  
Freerksen, Tetje H. 1871, Jun 5 Rysum, Amt Emden In care of Ulfert H. Freerksen
Froning, P. 1881, Feb 18 and 25 - Just mentioned in his Balance
Froning, P. 1881, Mar 14 - Just mentioned in his Balance
Froning, Ph 1880, Jul 16 - Just mentioned in his Balance
Gerloh, Fr. 1870, Feb 24 -  
Giesen, Christopher 1870 May 23 Freeport  
Giesen, Elso 1870, May 23 Foreston  
Goemann, Jan Hilbrans 1869, Mar 1 Bunderhammrich, Amt Weener, Preussen  
Gontjes, Geeske Janssen 1869, Jul 14 Eilsum, Amt Emden, Hanover With 3 children
Gontjes, Jan Berend 1869, Jul 14 Florence, Steph. County  
Gotmann, Karl 1870, Mar 21 -  
Graf, Jacob 1870, Jul 4 -  
Groshanz, Dietrich 1869, Aug 27 -  
Groshanz, Mathias 1869, Aug 27 Hockenheim, Amt Schwetzingen, Baden  
Harkin, Klaas 1870, Mar 14 Eilsum, Amt Emden With 4,5 persons
Harkin, Reint 1870, Mar 14 Foreston  
Hassebroek, F. 1881, Feb 25 - Just mentioned in his Balance
Hayenga, Diedrich 1870, Feb 10 Visquard, Amt Emden, Hanover  
Hayenga, Klaas 1870, Feb 10 Foreston  
Heeren, Berend 1870, May 25 Foreston  
Heinke, Eduard 1869, May 21 Berka, Sachsen, Weimar  
Heinke, Ernestine 1869, May 21 Dorf Kunitz, Kreis und Regierungsbezirk Liegnitz, Preussen  
Heinke, Wilhelm 1869, May 21 -  
Herbst, Karl 1869, Nov 29 -  
Herbst, Karl 1870, Feb 1 -  
Herlin, Paul 1869, Dec Uttum, Amt Emden, Hanover, Preussen  
Hessenius, Casper 1870, Mar 21 Freeport  
Hessenius, Hagen 1870, Mar 21 -  
Hessenius, Hilke 1870, Mar 21 Hovesteh, Irhove, Amt Leer  
Hindt, Christian 1869, Aug 11 Nustrow bei Tessin, Mecklenburg Schwerin  
Hoch, Christian 1869, Apr 3 -  
Hoch, Wilhelmina 1869, Apr 3 Polle an der Weser, Amt Polle, Hanover, Preussen  
Hoogestraat, Freerk 1869, Dec 18 -  
Hoogestraat, Poppe 1869, Dec 18 Treepsum, Amt Emden, Hanover, Preussen  
Hove, Geerd Hindirks van 1869, Jul 13 Holdena, Ogle County  
Hove, Jans van 1869, Jan 20 Ogle County  
Hove, Jans van 1870, Feb 8 -  
Hove, Katharina van 1869, Jan 20 Hamburg (shipped from) Child
Hove, Sientje van 1869, Jan 20 Hamburg (shipped from) Child
Janssen, Jan Arend 1870, Jun 16 Manslagt, Amt Emden, Hanover, Prussia  
Janssen, Jan G. (Wittwe) 1870, May 25 Neermoor, Amt Leer, Hanover, Preussen  
Jongeling, Harm 1871, Mar 18 -  
Jongeling, Harm (Wittwe) 1871, Mar 18 Bonda, Amt Weener, Hanover, Preussen  
Jongeling, Ile 1869, Jul 22 -  
Jung, Karl 1869, Aug 21 -  
Jung, Lieseth (Wittwe) 1869, Aug 21 Mügendorf bei tessin, mecklenburg Schwerin, Preussen  
Kampen, H. 1881, May 21 - Just mentioned in his Balance
Kampen, H. 1881, Jun 17 - Just mentioned in his Balance
Kampen, H. 1881, Aug 26 - Just mentioned in his Balance
Kasten, Christina 1871, Aug 1 Starcho bei Tessin, Mecklenburg Schwerin  
Kasten, Christine 1871, Aug 4 - Just mentioned in his Balance
Kirchhoff, Heinrich 1869, Aug 23 Leopold Thal, Amt Horn, Lippe Detmold, Preussen  
Kleene, Johan H. 1870, Feb 8 Emden, Hanover, Preussen  
Klopping, Charles 1869, Aug 14 -  
Klöpping, Charles 1869, Dec 8 -  
Klöpping, Conrad 1869, Dec 8 Meinberg, Amt Horn, Lippe Detmold, Preussen  
Klopping, Konrad 1869, Aug 14 Meinberg, Amt Horn, Lippe Detmold, Preussen  
Köhne, Joseph 1871, Apr 18 - Just mentioned in his Balance
Köhnes 1871, Jun 14 - Just mentioned in his Balance
Krahmer, Wim 1880, Oct 25 - Just mentioned in his Balance
Kramer, Hermann 1869, Apr 3 Leerort, Hanover  
Kramer, Ibeling 1869, Apr 3 Holdane Ogle County  
Kruse 1871, Oct 21 - Just mentioned in his Balance
Kruse, Dirk 1870, Mar 3 Freeport  
Kuchner, D. 1869, Sep 22 -  
Küchner, Darius 1870, Apr 7 -  
Kuhlemeier, B.H. 1881, Mar 1 - Just mentioned in his Balance
Kühlemeyer 1880, Sep 28 - Just mentioned in his Balance
Löschen, Johann 1870, Feb 1 Fahne, Amt Aurich, Hanover, Preussen  
Luttig, Henry 1870, Mar 11 -  
Mennenga, J. 1870, Feb 8 -  
Meyer, Siebe 1880, Nov 1 and 30 - Just mentioned in his Balance
Miller, Carl G. 1871, Jul 24 -  
Miller, Carolina Christina 1871, Jul 24 Dresden, Königreich Sachsen  
Miller, Christine 1871, Jul 26 - Just mentioned in his Balance
Moritz, John 1869, Oct -  
Muller, Charlotte 1869, Apr 3 -  
Muller, Fritz 1869, Apr 3 Rösingfeld no. 30, Amt Sterberg, Lippe Detmold, Preussen  
Muller, Martin Peters 1869, Jul 13 Oldersum Money returned
Müller, Meine 1870, Jun 16 Ridott  
Niemann, Antje B. (Wittwe) 1870, Mar 21 Stapelmohr, Amt Weener  
Ohlendorf, H. 1881, Jan 20 - Just mentioned in his Balance
Olthoff, Marje 1871, Apr 5 - Just mentioned in his Balance, railroad passage
Paul, Konrad 1869, Aug 10 -  
Paul, Konrad 1870, Mar 10 -  
Peters, Meint Klaassen 1870, Jul 11 Ridott  
Petersens, G.F. 1880, Oct 28 - Just mentioned in his Balance
Pietrich, Paul 1869, Apr 2 -  
Pogrzeba, Barbare 1869, Apr 2 Biadaz, Kreis und Regierungsbezirk Oppeln, Preussen  
Pommers, J. 1881, Jan 13 - Just mentioned in his Balance
Reisack 1871, Jun 7 - Just mentioned in his Balance
Reisack, Stientje 1871, Jun 5 Loquard, Amt Emden, Hanover  
Reisack, Ubbe 1871, Jun 5 Loquard, Amt Emden, Hanover  
Rindels, Jacob 1870, Feb 8 Loquard, Amt Emden, Hanover, Preussen  
Rindels, Jacob 1871, Jul 14 -  
Roos 1871, Apr 12 - Just mentioned in his Balance
Roos, Gabbrand 1872, Apr 10 -  
Roos, Gebbrand 1870, Feb 12 -  
Roos, Gebbrand 1871, Apr 5 -  
Roos, Meene J. 1871, Apr 5 Doornum, Amt Beerum, Hanover, Preussen  
Roos, Meene J. 1872, Apr 10 ? [not readable]
Roos, Meine J. 1870, Feb 12 Dornum, Amt Beerum, Hanover In care of Muller Schonboom
Röskamp 1871, May 4 - Just mentioned in his Balance
Röskamp, Egge 1871, May 3 Boekzedelerveen [Boekzetelerfehn]  
Röskamp, Jan (Frau des) 1870, Feb 8 Weenermoor, Amt Weener  
Rueter, Hinderk 1870, Jun 20 Pecatonica  
Rueter, Jelle 1870, Jun 20 Loppersum, Amt Emden, Hanover, Preussen  
Rummelhagen, Carl 1869, Jan 27 Freeport  
Rummelhagen, Christian 1869, Jan 27 Stupendorf [Stubbendorf], Amt Tessin, Mecklenburg-Schwerin  
Rüsmann, Andreas Eils 1870, Jan 20 Uttum, Amt Emden, Hanover, Preussen  
Rüsmann, Jüren 1870, Jan 20 Foreston  
Sander, Andreas 1869, Sep 22 Nierstein am Rhein, Hessen, Darmstadt  
Schaefer, Christ. 1870, Feb 8 -  
Schaefer, Conrad 1870, Feb 8 Bremen (shipped from)  
Schiervelt, Dirk 1870, Feb 1 Uttum, Amt Emden, Hanover, Preussen  
Schiervelt, Konrad Dirks 1870, Feb 1 Foreston  
Schmeeling, Johann 1869, Jan 12 Carrol County  
Schmeeling, Karl 1869, Jan 12 Hamburg (shipped from) With his wife and 4 children
Schroeder, Gottlieb 1869, Aug 10 St. Peter, Stift Hönter (?), Regierungsbezirk Hönter, Preussen  
Schroeder, Helmuth 1870, Mar 21 Raden bei Lallendorf, Mecklenburg-Schwerin  
Schroeder, Sophie (Wittwe) 1870, Mar 11 Walkendorf, Mecklenburg Schwerin  
Siebold, V.K. 1871, Mar 8 - Just mentioned in his Balance
Sieboldt, Claas Claassen 1870, Mar 21 Eilsum, Amt Emden, Hanover  
Sieboldt, Freerk Klaassen 1870, Mar 21 - His tickets were changed to Andreas Docter (’70 June 23)
Siefken, Diedrich 1869, Apr 15 Loga, Amt Leer, Hanover, Preussen  
Siefken, Johannes 1869, Apr 15 -  
Siegmeier, Karl 1869, Aug 30 -  
Slooten, van 1881, Feb 19 - Just mentioned in his Balance
Smidt, Berend Nannen 1869, Mar 20 Weener, Ostfriesland, Preussen  
Smidt, Martin Janssen 1869, Jul 13 -  
Snitjer, John 1870, Jul 4 Foreston  
Snitjer, Simon Johan 1870, Jul 4 Bremen (shipped from) On the Argonaut, Son
Sohne, Ihno 1869, Mar 20 -  
Staaben, Johanna 1871, Oct 21 - Just mentioned in his Balance
Staal, Staas Eden 1869, Jul 22 Bunderneuland, Amt Weener, Hanover, Preussen  
Staas, Simon 1869, Aug 11 -  
Staas, Wim 1869, Feb 19 - Paid for his wife
Staben, Johanna (Wittwe) 1869, Oct 2 Stupendorf [Stubbendorf] bei Tessin, Mecklenburg Schwerin  
Steffen, F. 1881, Jun 17 - Just mentioned in his Balance
Steinmuller, Fritz 1869, Jan 15 Hamburg (shipped from) With wife and 2 adult children and 1 between 1 and 10 years old
Strierboom, Karl 1870, Feb 24 Wuzu [?] bei Perleberg, Preussen With 2 children
Tamminga, Jann Tammen 1869, Mar 29 Ridott  
Vautsmeier, Friederika 1869, May 12 Mellbergen no. 14, Oynhausen, Amt Gohfeld, Regierungsbezirk Meinder, Preussen  
Vautsmeier, Karl 1869, May 12 -  
Verwohlt, Lina 1870, Apr 1 Warbsen, Kreis Amt Holzminden, Braunschweig  
Vietmeier, mrs. 1881, Aug 9 - Just mentioned in his Balance
Vogt, Johann 1869, Aug 30 Schabow bei Sulze, Mecklenburg Schwerin Preussen  
Vries, Cornelius Dirks de 1869, Dec -  
Walz, Martin 1870, Jan 31 Freeport  
Walz, Wilhelm 1870, Jan 31 Ohmenhausen, Oberamt Reutlingen, Würtemberg  
Winslen, Maria Barbara 1870, Jul 4 Wollback, Amt Lörrach, Baden  
Wissman, Wim 1869, Aug 23 -  
Wolf, Konrad 1870, Mar 10 Schwallenberg, Lippe-Detmold  
Wumkes, Weye 1869, Jul 13 Oldersum, Amt Emden, Hanover  
Zapf, Edward 1870, Apr 7 Bayreuth, Bayern  

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