----- Original Message ----- From: "Michael C Wells" <mcwells@mindspring.com> To: <AMREV-HESSIANS-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, August 04, 2004 1:09 AM Subject: {not a subscriber} Hessian Information > I was given this email address from Howard Horne, National Society Sons > of The American Revolution Past President, during our Congress held in > Pittsburgh, Pa last month. As Chairman of the N.S.S.A.R Library > Committee I have a dual interest in Hessian material. First, our > Society is actively collecting Hessian material and second I, > personally, have German ancestry who may have Hessian ties. > > In regards to the second reason, my German ancestor settled in St > Genevieve, Missouri during the mid 1800s. There are several German > families that settled in this early French settlement. What I am looking > for is an internet site that contains the names of the Hessian soldiers. > Perhaps one of them was granted land or passage to here or possibly sent > monies back to Germany to bring families over later. > > We, at The Sons of The American Revolution Library, are excited about > the possibility of housing manuscripts and material relating to these > Hessian soldiers and look forward to securing more of this material in > the future. > > I appreciate any assistance you can provide. My email address is > mcwells@mindspring.com or my home address is > 3332 Wisteria Drive > Birmingham, Alabama 35216-4260. > > I look forward to hearing from you. > > Sincerely, > Michael C. Wells > >