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A composite list of German prisoners of war held by the Americans, 1779-1782

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Author
Schwalm, Mark A.
Date of Publication
1981.
Call Number
905.748 JSHA v.2, no.1
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by Mark A. Schwalm.
Author
Schwalm, Mark A.
Date of Publication
1981.
Physical Description
p.4-15.
Notes
In: Journal of the Johannes Schwalm Historical Association, v.2 no.1 (1981)
Subjects
Prisoners of war
Hessian mercenaries.
United States - History - Revolution, 1775-1783.
United States - History - Revolution, 1775-1783 - Participation, German.
Prisoners and prison, German - Registers.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Periodical Article
Call Number
905.748 JSHA v.2, no.1
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The diary of Philipp Waldeck

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Date of Publication
1983.
Call Number
905.748 JSHA v.2, no.3
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edited by William E. Dornemann.
Date of Publication
1983.
Physical Description
23-49 p.
Notes
In: Journal of the Johannes Schwalm Historical Association, v.2, no.3 (1983).
Summary
Philipp Waldeck was chaplain for a group of German soldiers that was sent to the American colonies to fight for the British in the American Revolution.The diary recounts that experience.
Subjects
Waldeck, Philipp - Diaries.
United States
Hessian mercenaries.
United States - History - Revolution, 1775-1783 - Participation, German.
Diaries.
Additional Author
Dornemann, William E.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Periodical Article
Call Number
905.748 JSHA v.2, no.3
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The Hessians, auxiliaries to the British Crown in the American Revolution : a series of four lectures

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Author
Schwalm, Mark A.
Date of Publication
1984.
Call Number
973.342 S398
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by Mark A. Schwalm ; sponsored by the Pennsylvania Chapter, Palatines to America at Messiah College, Grantham, Pennsylvania, 22 September 1984.
Author
Schwalm, Mark A.
Place of Publication
[S.l.]
Publisher
The Chapter,
Date of Publication
1984.
Physical Description
iii leaves, 62 p. : maps ; 22 cm.
Notes
Cover title.
Bibliography: p. 59-60.
Subjects
United States - History - Revolution, 1775-1783 - Participation, German.
Additional Corporate Author
Palatines to America (Society). Pennsylvania Chapter.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
973.342 S398
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The Hessians of Lewis Miller

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Author
Miles, Lion G.
Date of Publication
1983.
Call Number
759.1392 M652
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text by Lion G. Miles ; research by Jonathan R. Stayer and Lion G. Miles ; photography by Hayman Studio of Commercial Photography, Inc.
ISBN
0939016079 (pbk.)
Author
Miles, Lion G.
Place of Publication
[Lyndhurst, Ohio]
Publisher
The Association,
Date of Publication
1983.
Physical Description
iii, 68 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 28 cm.
Notes
"Pennsylvania German-American Tricentennial Project of the Johannes Schwalm Historical Association, Inc. with assistance from the Historical Society of York County (Pa.)."
Bibliography: p. 67-68.
Summary
Drawings of German men who had been soldiers for the British in the American Revolution and then remained in America after the war. Mr Miller knew of these men and made drawings of them. Biographical information accompanies the drawings.
Subjects
Miller, Lewis, - 1796-1882.
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 - Participation, German.
United States - History - Revolution, 1775-1783 - Portraits.
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 M652
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Lancaster Borough : host to British and Hessian prisoners of war, 1775-1784

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Author
Evans, Melvern R.
Date of Publication
1985
townspeople and those who resided within the garrisons, and this illicit commerence caused great discouragement among the honest and lawful businessmen. Added to the borough's woes was the embarrassing fact that some of the citizen's daughters were having secret rendezvous with the German-speaking prisoners
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by Melvern Evans, Jr.
Author
Evans, Melvern R.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1985
Physical Description
144-151 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 89, no. 4
Subjects
Prisoners of war - Pennsylvania - Lancaster.
United States - History - Revolution, 1775-1783 - Participation, German.
United States - History - Revolution, 1775-1783.
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Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 89, number 4 (1985), p. 144-151Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.89
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