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Acknowledgments During th e writin g an d revisin g o f thi s book , I hav e incurre d innu merable debts. Th e first versio n o f thi s wor k wa s m y doctora l disser tation . Th e member s o f m y committe e a t Templ e University , Alle n F. Davis , P . M . G . Harris , an d Emm a Lapsansky , i n additio n t o giving editoria l advic e an d guidance , alway s showe d grea t interes t i n my topic , encouragin g m e t o finally finish th e project . Seminar s a t Temple University an d at the Philadelphia Center for Earl y America n Studies wer e also helpful. Participant s ther e provided suggestion s an d comments o n som e o f th e earl y drafts . I n particular , I woul d lik e t o thank Jean R . Soderlund , Lis a Wilson , an d Luc y Simler . Ri c North rup , Susa n Mackiewicz , Judit h Hunter , an d Susa n Klep p graciousl y shared thei r ow n wor k an d supplie d m e with obscur e citations . Wayne Bodle encouraged m e to publish my dissertation. James Kirb y Martin, serie s editor, Coli n Jones, Directo r o f the Ne w Yor k Univer sity Press , an d tw o unknow n reader s bolstere d m y confidenc e i n thi s work. I n addition, Coli n Jones has always promptly returne d m y call s and courteousl y explaine d th e intricacie s o f publishing . Despin a P . Gimbel supervise d th e final editing of this manuscrip t an d guided m e through th e process . I receive d muc h neede d assistanc e fro m th e staff s o f the Historica l Society o f Pennsylvania , th e Philadelphi a Cit y Archives , an d th e Li brary Compan y o f Philadelphia . Rosemar y Philip s o f th e Cheste r County Historica l Societ y an d Lauri e Rofin i o f th e Cheste r Count y xni XIV ACKNOWLEDGMENTS Archives wen t beyon d th e cal l o f dut y i n providin g m e wit h refer ences , documents , an d friendship . "Real life" sometime s get s i n th e wa y o f writing . Baby-sitter s ex traordinaire , Stephani e an d Jennifer Stefanow , deserv e specia l thank s for entertainin g Mega n whil e I worked. Friends : Chris, Steve , Irene , Jim, an d Josie helped m e work an d play . Michae l J. Turzansk i cheer fully provide d long-distanc e compute r advice . I als o received encour agement an d suppor t fro m m y father , Le e L . Schreiber , m y mother , Sylvia L . Schreiber , an d m y in-laws , Walte r an d Sandr a Smith . Al l of the m wer e wonderfu l abou t no t asking , "whe n will yo u b e finished ?" My daughter , Megan , ha s bee n a hel p b y jus t being . Sh e con stantly remind s m e o f wha t i s trul y important . Shery l wa s bor n a s this boo k wa s read y t o g o t o th e press . Sh e ha s adde d a ne w an d joyous dimension to our lives. Finally, m y husband, Doug , proofread , worked o n statistics , an d printe d th e dissertation an d th e book. Mor e than that , h e ha s show n enormou s prid e i n m y work , an d eve n mor e love for me . ...

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