Hello Hessians; This message of mine was now a full 3 days on the plate, reaction - none - And I believed it was a worthwhile project - John Merz ----- Original Message ----- From: John Merz To: AMREV-HESSIANS-L@rootsweb.com Sent: Sunday, August 08, 2004 5:11 PM Subject: St. Paul's Church National Historical Site in Mount Vernon, N.Y. Hello Hessians, hello Blake A. Bell, Deputy Town Historian of the Town of Pelham; hello Ed Maul; I want to come back to your posting of 12. July 2004 in respect to the 'Hessian Burials in Sand Pit' and after this title you did mention some names like Euler, Roth, Grein, Schaef, Juppert. You also mentioned an article by David Osborne in the Westchester Historian, Vol.80, No.1, pages 4-11 (Winter 2004) "Who were the Hessians" <SNIP> However, what I really wanted to ask, this monument behind the church, you gave us a picture of it, does it still stand? Is it still there? And if so, could a descendant of a Hessian soldier, or a group of descendants, donate a 'Hessian Soldier' plaque and place it at the monument with a small ceremony? I am sure our subscriber Ed Maul would be a willing participant, and even yourself, being a descendant of one Hessian who got away to tell his story. I would love to read about such an event, and I am looking forward to your responses. Respectfully John Helmut Merz, (btw. if someone could make a copy of the pages 4-11 and mail to me, that would be most appreciated)