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From: "Linda Osburn" <>
Subject: Re: [SOMGEN] Somerset Co and the Whiskey Rebellion
Date: Sat, 9 Jun 2001 10:40:19 -0500
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Where is this book available?

----- Original Message -----
From: "Batha Karr" <>
To: <>
Sent: Friday, June 08, 2001 10:08 PM
Subject: Re: [SOMGEN] Somerset Co and the Whiskey Rebellion


> The History of Bedford and Somerset Counties by Blackburn and Welfley and
> published in 1906 has a very good write up The Whiskey Rebellion.
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Lynda Wirth <>
> To: <>
> Sent: Friday, June 08, 2001 10:40 AM
> Subject: [SOMGEN] Somerset Co and the Whiskey Rebellion
>
>
> > Hi,
> > Does anyone, who is more familiar with Somerset Co. than I, know how
> > involved the people of this county were in the Whiskey Rebellion? Most
> > of material I have read, gives Allegany, Washington, Fayette &
> > Westmoreland Counties as being the principle ones involved. The reason
> > why I asked is that I have a copy of a law suit between James Spencer
> > (my ancestor) and a Mr. Tissue which occurred about 1797.
> > In reading the law suit, there were two bits of information that made
> > me wonder if there wasn't some involvement on the part of James Spencer.
> > First of all one of the things that was mentioned was that Spencer had a
> > still on the property that was sold to Tissue. Secondly, it appears
> > that while a lot of the negotiation for the sale of the property was
> > going on, James was not present. In fact it appears he may have been in
> > Kentucky. I have read where several people fled to Kentucky to avoid
> > being arrested during the rebellion. Does anyone have any insight into
> > this puzzle?
> > Lynda Wirth
> >
> >
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> > The Somerset County PAGW website is located at
> > http://www.rootsweb.com/~pasomers/index.htm.
> > Updates are made frequently so please remember to stop by!
> >
>
>
> ==== SOMGEN Mailing List ====
> The Somerset County PAGW website is located at
> http://www.rootsweb.com/~pasomers/index.htm.
> Updates are made frequently so please remember to stop by!
>
>

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