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strauge people, and with but scant means with which to 

 provide for her family, the future must, indeed, have 

 looked black to her. But she proved to be the stuff of 

 which heroines are made, and surmounting every obstacle, 

 managed to keep her little flock together. As time passed 

 on, and her children grew to maturity, she developed the 

 plan of seeking out a home in the new world where her 

 girls and boys would have a better chance in the world 

 Seeks America than was Offered by Germany, already overcrowded with 

 Children refugccs, and far from secure from the inroads of the 



Papal troops. Her eldest daughter, Catherine, had mar- 

 ried a young refugee by the name of Isaac le Fevre, and 

 he, together with the wife of Madame Ferree's oldest son, 

 Daniel, joined the little band which left the Palatinate in 

 ■ 1708. 

 Their Church The church letter which Daniel received was as 



Letter „ ,, 



follows : 



Certificate for Daniel Firre and his family. 



WE, the Pastors, Elders and Deacous of the Reformed Walloon 

 Church of Pelican, in the Lower Palatinate, having been requested 

 by the Honourable Daniel Firre, his wife, Anne Maria Leininger, and 

 their children, Andrew and John Firre, to grant them a testimonial of 

 their life and religion, do certify and attest that they have always 

 made profession of the pure Reformed religion, frequented our sacred 

 assemblies, and have partaken of the supper of the Lord with the other 

 members of the faith, in addition to which they have always con- 

 ducted themselves uprightly without having given cause for scandal 

 that has come to our knowledge. Being now on their departure to 

 settle elsewhere we commend them to the protection of God and to the 

 kindne&s of all our brethren in the Lord Christ. In witness whereof 

 we have signed this present testimonial with our signature and usual 

 marks. Done at Pelican, in our Consistory, the 10th of May, 1708. 

 Michael Messakop, J. Roman, Pastor, 



Petee Sciiarlet, James P.ailleaux, Deacon, 



John Baptiste Leplace, Deacon. 



The civil passport which Madame Ferree obtained is 

 not without interest as a historical document, and a 

 translation of it is as follows : 



