Forwarded to the Hessians lists for your information: From: <hessian@sympatico.ca> Sent: Sunday, September 12, 2004 11:05 PM > ================================ > Source: BACHMANN-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: Sons of the American Revolution - Library, > > This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. > > Surnames: Bachmann. > Message Board URL: > http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/AmB.2ACIB/85.1.1.1.1.1.1.1.1 > > Message Board Post: > > Having noticed your reference to the S.A.R. organization, > I would like to tell you that during the American Revolution > a great many Hessian soldiers, after having experienced > life in America, either as a prisoner of war or just a plain > deserter, did sign up with the Revolutionary forces and > served to the end of the war for America's freedom. Many > descendants have successfully applied for membership in > the S.A.R. or D.A.R. and the S.A.R. organization has now > started to collect research material in respect to Hessian > research in America, and as a result, having been asked > if I would donate my considerable research material to their > new library in Louisville, Kentucky, I have agreed to hand > over my total research within the next four weeks, and > arrangements are being made to transport from my home > town of Hamilton, Ontario, Canada to the Library in Kentucky. > It will then be available to the public. > ===And I will retire === > Regards, > John Helmut Merz > retiring researcher of Hessian soldiers of the AmRev.