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German Heiress and Yankee Tin Peddler Court in Philadelphia
In early 1800s Philadelphia Katherine Schauber, daughter of German magnate Frederick Schauber, falls for Rufus Swift a tin peddler from Middlefield. After a forbidden romance concealed by shadows of Ger man town their clandestine marriage is secured through the Davis sisters aid and a mayoral ceremony. The match endures trials including parental opposition and financial strains.
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Napoleon the Flrst
Prussia
Schauber
Alsace
Frederick Schauber
Adieux
Frederick
Paris
Europe
Napoleon Bonaparte
Havre
America
Philadelphia
Hillyer
Katherine
Scchauber
The
Free
Land of the Brave
Katherine Schauber
Thomas Hillyer
Rufus Swift
Middlefield
Mass
Southampton
Pennsylvania
Rufus
Germantown
Massachusets
Newed Plunkett
Plunkett
Roris
Sally
Baltimore
Froeling
Baker
Froelings
Middlefield Singing School
Freeling
Aldebaran
Bell
Tinker
Freeling’s
Papa Schauber
Papa Frederick
Nash
Germany
Bremen
Leipsio
New England
Land
Hoey
North Second Street
the Hoey
Davis
Miss Davis
Fate
Schaubers