George Bucher, elder, Church of the Brethren : his journals and pastoral records, South Lebanon Township, Lebanon County and Mechanic Grove, Lancaster County, PA, February 1862 to September 1908
Includes bibliographical references (p. ii) and index.
Includes Minutes of the Council of the Mechanic Grove Church, Mechanic Grove, Pennsylvania, April 1, 1897-Sep. 21, 1908.
George (July 21, 1845-Feb. 11, 1923), son of Jacob and Veronica Brubacher Bucher, married Anna Pfautz and had ten children. He began keeping a journal when he was 16 years old and continued to do so for 45 years. He became a teacher and then a Brethren minister and served for over 58 years. This book includes his journals and pastoral records from 1862-1908, (Publisher)
Introduction -- Background -- Captured at Trenton -- Imprisonment of the Hessians -- Employment of the prisoners -- Inducements to remain in America -- Location of employment sites -- Hessian prisoners associated with the Cornwall Iron Furnace -- The list of prisoners -- The list of employers -- Summary -- Prisoners belived to have stayed in America -- Endnotes -- Notes on prisoner documentation.
