List of Insurgents from Fries Rebellion
Document 1799Seagrove sends to General MacPhearson a list of men held in custody and charged with treason for aiding John Fries' campaign against the Direct House Tax of 1798. Fries was Captian of Bucks County Militia.
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April 8. 1799 —
Committed for Treason.
1. John Fries, Captain of Militia
2. John Eberhardt
3. Valentine Kuder, Captain of Militia
4. John Gettman
5. George Gettman
6. William Gettman
7. John Huber, Captain of a Rifle Company
8. Jacob Huber
9. Frederick Heany
10. Christopher Sax
11. John Klein Senr
12. John Klein Junr
13. Jacob Klein
14. Daniel Klein
15. Adam Biersch —
of whom the first 5. were taken by Detachments of the Army, the rest surrendered themselves.
16. Daniel Widner
17. George Mitchell
18. William Thomas — surrendered themselves on Charges of Treason —
of whom the first was admitted to Bail in Consideration of special Circumstances — the other two were bound, with Sureties, for their Appearance to testify against their Companions.
Held under Recognizance for Misdemesnors, in combining &c. to oppose the Laws.
1. Abraham Sampel
2. Henry Mumbower
3. George Mumbower
4. Peter Hager
5. Peter Gable
6. Jacob Gable
7. Daniel Gable
8. Peter Hundsberg
9. Abraham Schantz
10. Peter Hedrick
11. Abraham Hedrick
12. Jacob Huber, Brother of John, the Captain,
13. Henry Huber
14. Michael Brisch —
of whom the first 7. were taken by Detachments of the Cavalry — the rest surrendered. — All of Bucks County — all, except two or three, of lower Milford Township.
The preceding contains the best Information in my Power.
[undecipherable: probable reading H. Graves]
7 April 1799.
General Macpherson.
Type
Letterbook
Description
Seagrove sends to General MacPhearson a list of men held in custody and charged with treason for aiding John Fries' campaign against the Direct House Tax of 1798. Fries was Captian of Bucks County Militia.
Date
04/07/1799
Author
Recipient
Document number
1799040790001
Page start
1
Notable persons
Edward MacPherson
William Seagrove
John Fries
Notable locations
Lower Milford Township
Bucks County

