Look up book by Walter Knittle (old) and A.G.Roeber on the subject. Milton M. Klein | phone: (423) 974-2806 University of Tennessee, Knoxville | email: [log in to unmask] On Wed, 17 Nov 1999, David Roland wrote: >Might anyone have information or sources concerning a late 17th, early 18th >century British project that brought German-speakers, mostly from the >Palatinate, to New York for purposes of manufacturing gunpowder and other >naval stores. The workers may have been indentured or otherwise obligated to >work off their passage and the venture seems to have ended by 1730. Any >leads and advice will be greatly appreciated. Many thanks for the >opportunity to ask. > >David Roland >Reston, Virginia >