Dear Hessian descendants - This is a serious appeal! Saturday a week ago, a full page newspaper article appeared in the Hanau newspaper, with pictures of Hessian soldiers parading at historical events, and also a picture of myself holding a plaque before donating it to the Rose House Museum near Picton, Ontario last summer. I did donate one, the very first one, in 2002 to the Hanau Historical Society, which since has really stepped up their efforts to promote those events of the American Revolution. You may not be aware of, but the Prince of Hanau used the money he received from the British for his soldiers, very very wisely, and the buildings and park in Hanau-Wilhelmsbad are a very proud reminder of the 'Soldatenhandel'. The pride and joy of the citizens of Hanau. When the 'Sons of the American Revolution (S.A.R.) brought the article written by Howard F. Horne, former President-General, in their magazine of Winter 2005, and provided me with a few extra copies, I mailed one out to the reporter of the Hanauer Anzeiger, Herr Werner Kurz, and this must have been his inspiration to write this new article. This has put me on the spot - in the article it says that American descendants of Hessian soldiers designed this plaque to honor their ancestor, and that these plaques would be attched to the still existing grave stones of those Hessians. I do know that our designer and promoter Robert Fetters has done so with his ancestor, the Hessen- Kassel Soldier Henrich Hammer, of the Knyphausen Regiment, but who else has done a similar dedication. I know that many plaques have been ordered from the Bronzeworks, but I have not seen any pictures anywhere. Bob, I need yours again also. MAIL ME YOUR PICTURES - I need to show them in Hanau. I am leaving on the 14. June, get them to me before - PLEASE Mail to: John Helmut Merz, 703-350 Concession St., Hamilton, Ontario, Canada L9A 1B6 (this is the Zip code, do not forget) Please make my Day ! http://home.wtal.de/famfey/hallo_hessenland.htm

Three days since my appeal, no positive response received as yet - If you have any pictures, and if you mail them to me, please write on back who the soldier was, and who is on the picture. A date would be good too. See my adress below. Hope you will help me. John Merz ----- Original Message ----- From: "john" <jmerz@cogeco.ca> Sent: Sunday, May 15, 2005 7:12 PM Subject: [HESSIAN] Hessian Soldier Plaques - Pictures on Hessian graves. > Dear Hessian descendants - > > This is a serious appeal! > > Saturday a week ago, a full page newspaper article > appeared in the Hanau newspaper, with pictures of > Hessian soldiers parading at historical events, >SNIP< > This has put me on the spot - > in the article it says that American descendants of Hessian soldiers > designed this plaque to honor their ancestor, and that these > plaques would be attched to the still existing grave stones of > those Hessians. I do know that our designer and promoter > Robert Fetters has done so with his ancestor, the Hessen- > Kassel Soldier Henrich Hammer, of the Knyphausen Regiment, > but who else has done a similar dedication. > > I know that many plaques have been ordered from the > Bronzeworks, but I have not seen any pictures anywhere. > Bob, I need yours again also. > > MAIL ME YOUR PICTURES - I need to show them in Hanau. > I am leaving on the 14. June, get them to me before - PLEASE > > Mail to: > John Helmut Merz, > 703-350 Concession St., > Hamilton, Ontario, Canada > L9A 1B6 (this is the Zip code, do not forget) > > Ronald Reagan said: Go ahead - make my Day ! I sak you the same!!! > http://home.wtal.de/famfey/hallo_hessenland.htm >