1.
Introduction
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1
2.
Were the Bentheimers Dutch or German
.......................... 3
3.
Birth, Marriage and Burial Customs
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5
4.
Marriage Contracts and Inheritance Customs ................ 10
5, Weaving, the Foremost Industry in Bentheim
................. 18
6.
Under Napoleon Bonaparte
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23
7.
Unrest in Church and State ................................
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32
8.
Passenger
Lists..................................................................
43
9.
A New Land and a New Beginning
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50
10
Emigrants Who Became Ministrs of the Gospel .............. 58
11.
Doctor Jellema Visits Bentheim
........................................74
12. Dr.
Te4rwey Welcomes Visitors from America ............... 77
13. A
Declaration of the Evangelic Reformed Church .......... 81
14.
Emigrant Records
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83
15. An
Outline of Bentheim History
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148
16.
Errata
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150
