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Joined the King's Army?

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Re: Joined the King's Army?

Valerie_Caulfield  (View posts) Posted: 6 Jan 2012 7:12PM GMT
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An article by Frank Stewart, confirming some names and noting a few not on the previous list. Also his opinion on the matter:

Frank H. Stewart's: Salem County in the Revolution
p.84--------------------

Persons guilty of misdemeanors or seditious words:

Garrett Vanneman, son of John
Henry Course, also indicted for high treason
Ellis Meredith, ditto, both apparently acquitted of treason charge
James Flanagan
Noah Kirby
John Sparks, Jr.
Robert Clark
Samuel Bacon
Frederick Freeze (sic Freas?)
Joseph Hartley
Elisha Hall
Richard Allen
Paultis Reisner
George Summerville
Gabriel Donaldson
Richard Brick
James Greazbury (sic Graisbury?)
Jonas Keen
Richard Garrison
John Donaldson
John Hickman

Their fines were trifling and ranged from five to one hundred pounds each.
Course, Meredith, Keen, Greasbury, Sparks, Hall, Kirby, Clark, Freas, John Donaldson were among those whose indictments had been quashed in the Common Please Court.

The following were fined for seditious words: William Miller, Sr, Richard Smith, John Lochard (sic Lockhart), Trevis Jenkins, Jacob Freeze, Sr. and Benjamin Test.
These fines like those for midemanors were also trifling and were for loose tongues in the opinion of the writer."
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Valerie_Caulf... 6 Jan 2012 3:08PM GMT 
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Valerie_Caulf... 6 Jan 2012 3:40PM GMT 
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