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From: "John Merz" <>
Subject: [HESSIANS] Andrew Huffmaster, an old Hessian soldier captured in the Revolutionary War,
Date: Mon, 12 Nov 2001 12:33:07 -0500
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Hello friends,
with this Andrew Huffmeister, which was really Hoffmeister, Andreas,
we could need some help. There were two Hoffmeister listings in the
Trenton POW list, one without a first name from the Lossberg Regt.,
and one Franz Hoffmeister from the Rall Regiment.
Interestingly, Hetrina II which covers the Lossberg Regt. has also one
Hoffmeister, of the 4.Comp.,without any first name or dates, but that one
entry states that he was captured at Trenton, N.J., Christmas 1776.
Who was copying from whom?
Anyway, if we would hear more about this story below, we might find
the real Hoffmeister.
Cheers,
John
http://www.middlesexcanal.org/Phase_IV_Report.html
Once past the locks, the Canal ran under the site of Huffmeister's Bridge,
No. 14, named after Andrew Huffmaster, an old Hessian soldier captured in the
Revolutionary War, and situated at the present intersection of Church and
Fletcher streets. The Canal continued past Bridge No. 15, the site of which
is not fully determined as it was destroyed in 1819 and not replaced. The
Winchester segment of the Canal route includes one extant building, the
Kimball Canal Toll House at 3 Middlesex Street (WNT.538) dating from prior to
1803. Past Bridge No. 15 and the eight mile mark, the Canal crossed Horn Pond
Brook, the only source of water used by the Canal in addition to the Concord
River. After crossing Horn Pond Brook, the Canal arrived at Hollis's Locks,
known also as Stone Lock and Grey's Lock and placed in the vicinity of the
present Canal street and Horn Pond Brook. Originally constructed of wood,
Hollis' Lock was rebuilt in stone circa 1825. A carpenter's shop was also
added to the site that same year (Lawrence 1942:111-113)
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