German Document Collection

Years back I was able to purchase a collection of documents that were being collected by a gentlemen from Germany. After he passed away his estate was put up for auction and I was able to get a binder full of documents. I never had the time to really dive into the binder. Each sleeve holds multiple documents that I assume are all related. Some of the documents are recognizable while others are a mystery to me. Below is just a sample before opening each sleeve. My German is pretty weak so hoping for some help. Always interested in your feedback

 

I am pretty excited to see what it contains. I always had it set as one of those first things I was going to do once I retired. I am going to start to scan the documents and see what I find. I figured that there are plenty of users who will have the expertise to help out with translations and explanations of some of the lesser known ones. Thanks!

 

So I just started breaking down the first sleeve and found the below document. I guess it really was the starting point----

 

Nice pile. Shame there was no Mothers Cross to go with the document. Rich A. in Pa.