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| Format | Journal Article |
|---|---|
| Author, Analytic | Williams, Charles A. |
| Title, Analytic | A German Song of 1778, Relating to Mercenaries in America |
| Journal Title | Deutsch-Amerikanische Geschichtsblaetter |
| Date of Publication | 1915 |
| Volume ID | 15 |
| Location in Work | 361-367 |
| Abstract | The following crude poem is preserved in a print in the Royal Library at Berlin in a volume belonging to the famous Meusebach collection...It was to be sung to the tune of Georg Neumark's well-known hymn, 'Wer nur den lieben Gott laeszt walten.' Joseph Weinhard is the suspected author of the verses. Williams offers a brief historical commentary on the poem. |
| Call Number | MKI Periodicals |
| MKI Terms | Songs/ Soldiers/ Revolution, 1775-1783/ Wars |