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The Hessians of Lewis Miller: assimilation of German soldiers in America after the Revolution

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Author
Stayer, Jonathan R..
Date of Publication
1988.
Call Number
759.1392 S798
Responsibility
by Jonathan R. Stayer.
ISBN
0939016079 (pbk.)
Author
Stayer, Jonathan R..
Place of Publication
Harrisburg, Pa
Publisher
Penn State Univ.,
Date of Publication
1988.
Physical Description
iii, 238 p. : ill. ; 28 cm.
Notes
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."
Subjects
Miller, Lewis, - 1796-1882.
Sherbahm family.
Sleeger Family.
Stengel Family.
Younger Family.
Zangel Family.
Vogt Family.
Baumgardner Family.
Cramer Family.
Farnschild Family.
Moore Family.
Engelmohr Family.
Hattendorf Family.
Henicker Family.
Herbst Family.
Hubly Family.
Lochner Family.
Stein Family.
Hessians - Pennsylvania - York County
German Americans - Pennsylvania - York County
United States - History - Revolution, 1775-1783 - German mercenaries.
United States - History - Revolution, 1775-1783 - Biography.
United States - History - Revolution, 1775-1783 - Portraits.
United States  - History  - Revolution, 1775-1783  - Participation, German.
York County (Pa.) - Biography.
Additional Corporate Author
Johannes Schwalm Historical Association.
Historical Society of York County (Pa.)
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
759.1392 S798
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