[Contributions to the historical literature of Dauphin County ; v. 1]
Contents
Ecclesiastical history of Dauphin County / by Thomas H. Robinson -- The Revolutionary soldiers of Dauphin County / by A. Boyd Hamilton -- Historical review of Dauphin County / by William H. Egle.
Early Lutheran records from Dauphin County, Pennsylvania : includes St. John's Lutheran Church and Zion's Evangelical Lutheran Church of Lykens, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, and St. Paul's Evangelical Lutheran Church, Derry Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania
St. Pauls Evangelical Lutheran Church, Derry Township, Dauphin County 1757-1866, from the library of the late Dr. Glenn P. & Carolyn J. Schwalm, Valley View, PA
The history and topography of Dauphin, Cumberland, Franklin, Bedford, Adams, and Perry Counties; containing a brief history of the first settlers, notices of the leading events, incidents and interesting facts, both general and local, in the history of these counties, general & statistical descriptions of all the principal boroughs, towns, villages, &c. with an appendix, embellished with several engravingsj compiled from numerous authentic sources by I. Daniel Rupp
Historical note -- Charter of the Historical Society of Dauphin County, Pennsylvania -- By-laws --Officers of the Society -- Officers and members, 1896-1903 -- Abstracts of minutes, 1869-1903 -- Memorial: Adam Boyd Hamilton, first president -- Memorial: William Henry Egle, 2nd president -- Memorial: Hon. John Wiggins Simonton, 3rd president -- 1903 Introductory address by James M. Lamberton -- Old-time militia training by George Bucher Ayers -- Memoris and incidents of the Lancasterian school by Theodore B. Klein -- Address by Samuel W. Pennypacker -- Personal recollections of Harrisburg fifty years ago by John P. Keller -- Simon Girty by Harley B. Bashore -- The improvement of the Susquehanna River by Theodore B. Klein -- Report of Governor on the completion of the Conewago Canal by John Hall -- Address by S. D. Fess -- Memorial: Henry Buehler Buehler -- Introductory address by Robert Snodgrass -- Fort Washingtonin 1863 by Samuel W. Pennypacker -- A journey from Harris' Ferry to Shamokin in 1747 by John W. Jordan -- Memoirs of Joshua Gilpin by Thomas Lynch Montgomery -- "Tornado damage in Lebanon Valley" by Mr. Shimmell -- Memorial: Meade David Detweiler by Theodore B. Klein -- Introductory addess by Marlin E. Olmsted -- A review by Theodore B. Klein -- Reminiscences, 1854-1864 by Thomas H. Robinson -- The Gettysburg Campaign of 1863 by Michael William Jacobs -- Memorial: Adam Boyd Hamilton by William Henry Egle -- Rev. George Lochman by David M. Gilbert -- East Market Street when I was a boy by Theodore B. Klein -- The burning of John Harris. Reeder's painting by George Bucher Ayers -- Hon. John Tod, Justice of the Supreme Court by William Pearson -- Hot times in the old town by Theodore B. Klein -- The John Harris mansion, 1766-1897 by Wm. C. Armor -- Old times and old people by William Henry Egle -- The songs of other days by Theodore B. Klein.
A project in American Studies submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for a Master of Arts degree in American Studies, The Pennsylvania State University at Harrisburg, The Capital College, July 10, 1988.
Bibliography: p. 233-238.
Summary
Lewis Miller was an artist in York, PA. He made sketches of 22 Hessian soldiers who fought for the British during the American revolution and stayed in the York area after its conclusion. The author's book is based on those Hessians. In the introduction, the author states, "The purpose of this paper is to consider the individual soldiers, their families,their lives, and their involvement in the York community in which they settled. What happened to these men after the Revolution ? Why did they choose the communities in which they settled. Were they accepted by the Americans ? Did they experience financial success ? What was the nature of their family life ? Did their families suffer the stigma of having a 'Hessian' patriarch."
