Records, 1777-1782.

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Records, 1777-1782.

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Account book (1779-1782), containing accounts, size roll, and registers of 1st Infantry Company, commanded by Capt. Jonathan Forman; and orderly book (1777-1778) kept by Adj. Jacob Piatt, including orders issued at Whitemarsh and Valley Forge, Pa.

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New Jersey Historical Society Library

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New Jersey Historical Society Library

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Ogden, Matthias, -1791

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Forman, Jonathan, 1755-1809

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Beginning in 1791, there was unrest in western Pennsylvania over the excise tax on whiskey. Whiskey was a product made from locally grown grain, and the tax hurt the livelihood of farmers. Western Pennsylvanians were geographically and politically isolated from the federal government in Philadelphia that often failed to protect them from Indian attacks. In 1794, these sentiments built into violence and President Washington called militias from Virginia, Maryland, Pennsylvania and New Jersey to q...

Piatt, Jacob, 1747-1834

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Born in Kentucky, Mar. 22, 1801; stud. law & was prominent at the bar of Cincinnati, Ohio; he was the originator of the paid fire department now in general use; he died in Cincinnati, Ohio, May 29, 1857. (from Herringshaw's Amer. Biogr.) From the description of Jacob Piatt papers, 1777-1778 (Detroit Public Library). WorldCat record id: 641293183 ...

United States. Continental Army. New Jersey Regiment, First (1777-1783)

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On December 1, 1779, the Continental Army under General George Washington encamped in Morristown, New Jersey. On June 22, 1780 the Army broke encampment and the following day, they defeated the British in the Battle of Springfield. The Continental Army continued to advance through eastern New Jersey toward the coast and New York City. From the description of Orderly book, 1780. (New Jersey Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 52899288 Formed late 1776 and early 1...