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 The largest group of non-British persons in the colonial period were Rhineland Germans who were encouraged by Maryland officials to settle in the rich farm lands of western Maryland in the 1730s and 1740s. Many of these Germans came through [[Philadelphia, Pennsylvania|Philadelphia]]. A few Dutch, Swedish, Huguenot, and Acadian refugee families also came to the colony.
-Many of the customs lists and indexes include the birthplace or city of last permanent residence of German immigrants. This is because '''most Germans who came to Baltimore left from the port of Bremen''', and the [[Bremen Emigration and Immigration|lists of ships arriving from Bremen]] often give this information.
+Many of the customs lists and indexes include the birthplace or city of last permanent residence of German immigrants. This is because '''most Germans who came to Baltimore left from the port of Bremen''', and the [[Bremen Emigration and Immigration|'''lists of ships arriving from Bremen''']] often give this information.
 *[https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/582490?availability=Family%20History%20Library ''Germans to America: Lists of Passengers Arriving at U.S. Ports, 1850-1897.'']. 67 Volumes. (Wilmington, Delaware: Scholarly Resources, Inc., 1988-.) Glazier, Ira A., and P. William Filby, eds.  {{FHL|582490|item|disp=FHL book 973 W2ger}}