Anthony Sadowski
Amity Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania
Marker Inscription
Polish pioneer, Indian trader, settled along Schuylkill River in this area, 1712. He served the Provincial Government as a messenger-interpreter during negotiations with Indian tribes in 1728. He was buried, 1736, in graveyard of St. Gabriel's Church.
Erected by Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission
The Story
Anthony Sadowski, a Polish pioneer, settled along the Schuylkill River in this region in 1712, making his living as a trader among the Native peoples of the area. His command of frontier diplomacy led the Provincial Government to employ him as a messenger and interpreter during negotiations with Indian tribes in 1728, and he was buried here in 1736 in the graveyard of St. Gabriel's Church.
Why it matters
His life reflects both the early immigrant diversity of colonial Pennsylvania and the crucial, often forgotten role of go-betweens who brokered relations between European settlers and Native nations.
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