Letter from the Marshall of Pennsylvania

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Type

Printed Document

Description

The Marshall for the Pennsylvania District writes Secretary Hamilton on his personal experiences with Whiskey rebels in western Pennsylvania; at one point, he was even fired at.

Date

09/08/1794

Author

Sent from

Philadelphia

Collection

Document number

1794090840000

Note

ALS, Connecticut Historical Society, Hartford.

Notable persons

Alexander Hamilton
David Lenox
William Rawle
attorney
John Neville
William Miller
John Shaw
Presley Nevill
Thomas Butler
Richard Howe
John Gibson
John Wilkins
judges
militia
Isaac Craig
William Semple
John Ormsby
prisoners
insurgents
rebels
Hugh Scott
Hugh Brackenridge
Ebenezer Sproat
Jonathan Meigs
Absalom Baird

Notable locations

Philadelphia
Pennsylvania
Cumberland County
Bedford County
Fayette County
Allegheny County
Pittsburgh
Allegheny Mountain
Monongahela
Clarksburgh

Notable items

Revenue laws
Whiskey Rebellion
insurrection
revolt
knives
coat
house
horse
woods
boat
barge