Whiskey Rebellion papers, 1794.

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Whiskey Rebellion papers, 1794.

General orders issued by Gov. Henry Lee of Virginia, commander of the army dispatched by President Washington to suppress the Whiskey Rebellion in western Pennsylvania; and diaries of William Gould and Jonas Smith, New Jersey militia officers serving in the expedition.

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New Jersey Historical Society Library

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Lee, Henry, 1756-1818

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Henry Lee III (January 29, 1756 – March 25, 1818) was an early American Patriot and U.S. politician who served as the ninth Governor of Virginia and as the Virginia Representative to the United States Congress. Lee's service during the American Revolution as a cavalry officer in the Continental Army earned him the nickname by which he is best known, "Light-Horse Harry". He was the father of Robert E. Lee, who led Confederate armies against the U.S. in the American Civil War. Born on Leesylvan...

Smith, Jonas N.

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Jonas Smith (1773-1846), a resident of Orange, New Jersey, served during the Whiskey Rebellion of 1794 as a private in Captain William Steele's Troop of Light Dragoons, 1st Calvary Regiment from Essex County. He married Elizabeth Tucker in 1809. From the description of Jonas Smith diary, 1794. (New Jersey Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 53311765 ...

Gould, William, active 1786-1794

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William Gould was a major in the First Battalion, Second Regiment of the New Jersey Detached Militia. Gould took part in the expedition to put down the Whiskey Rebellion in western Pennsylvania from September 3, 1794 and was discharged on December 24, 1794. From the description of William Gould diary, 1794. (New Jersey Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 53288445 ...