Hello, This is very interesting to me because I have a Husted family that appears in Virginia in the time period 1774 (Lord Dunsmore's War) or before - from perhaps.... New Jersey. At least the DNA trail says New Jersey. And Philip Vickers Fithian had a Journal 2 that talked of being in Virginia during that time period. Which I would not have known about if you had not told us about your book! Does anyone else on this list have family that went from New Jersey (Cumberland/Salem area) to Virginia in that time period? I am sure our family was not the only family that did so. Thanks! Kathie On Feb 6, 2008 9:45 PM, <jjacfea@aim.com> wrote: > Greetings, > > I signed up for this list about eight years ago when I began research on a > biography of one of Cumberland County's favorite sons--Philip Vickers > Fithian. ?Through the years, the members of the list have been very helpful > to me as I have set out to write the only full-length biography of Fithian > ever published. ?Many of you have answered my queries and have been more > than gracious with your knowledge of Cumberland County history and > geneaology. ?I have also enjoyed my conversations with many of you off the > list. > > Please forgive the shameless self-promotion, but the project is finally > complete! *The Way of Improvement Leads Home: Philip Vickers Fithian and the > Enlightenment in Early America* will hit bookstores on February 29, 2008. > ?It will be published by the ?University of Pennsylvania Press. ?I think the > people who regularly read and contribute to this list will find the book > useful and entertaining. ?It describes Philip's life growing up in > Greenwich, his upbringing in the Presbyterian Church, his love affair with > Elizabeth "Betsy" Beatty, his journeys to Virginia and Pennsylvania, and his > tragic death as a chaplain in George Washington's army at the Battle of Long > Island. ?The central thesis of the book centers around Fithian's deep and > abiding love for his "beloved Cohansey" and the homesickness that came when > he was forced to leave Cohansey for what he believed to be God's call on his > life and his pursuit of ambition. ?Would Philip's "way of (self) > improvement" eventually "lea! > d him home?" ?Read the book and find out!! > > As I said, the book will be available on February 29th, but it is > available for pre-order on Amazon.com <http://amazon.com/>. > > > http://www.amazon.com/Way-Improvement-Leads-Home-Enlightenment/dp/0812241096/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1202009461&sr=8-1 > > If you are interested in purchasing a copy directly from the publisher, > drop me an e-mail at jfea@messiah.edu and I will be happy to forward you > an order form that offers a 20% discount on the book. ?(Please respond to me > privately rather than to the entire list). > > Again, I know that many of you have e-mailed privately about this book and > have asked me to announce when it will be available, so here it is! I thank > you so much for your interest in this project over the years. > > All the best, > > John Fea > > P.S. ?I will be giving a book talk at the Salem County History Society on > April 8, 2008 and speaking on Fithian at the Cumberland County Historical > Society on November 1, 2008. ?I may also be doing a few more in the > region--please check my web page: www.messiah.edu/~jfea for updates. ?I > hope to meet some of you at these events and will be happy to sign any and > all copies of *The Way of Improvement Leads Home*. > > > John Fea > Associate Professor of American History > Messiah College > Box 3051 > One College Avenue > Grantham, PA 17027 > 717-766-2511 > jfea@messiah.edu > www.messiah.edu/~jfea > ________________________________________________________________________ > More new features than ever. Check out the new AIM(R) Mail ! - > http://webmail.aim.com > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > NJCUMBER-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > -- M. Kathleen Felsted mkfelsted@gmail.com