An Armed Resistance to the House Tax Law, Passed by Congress, July 9, 1798, in Bucks and Northampton Counties, Pennsylvania
In February of 1799 John Fries led several hundred men from Bucks and Northampton counties in an uprising protesting the House Tax Congress has passed the preceding summer in anticipation of war with France. Fries was ultimately convicted of treason and sentenced to death, but was pardoned by President Adams. This volume provides quite a detailed history of the affair, naming many of the participants and giving biographical data on them. It is based on interviews with Daniel Fries, son of John, and several other eye witnesses, as well as numerous public and private records. The author was the publisher of the Doylestown Democrat newspaper, and wrote several historical works including a history of Bucks County, Pennsylvania.
William W. H. Davis
(1899), 2006, CD-ROM, Graphic Images, Searchable, Adobe Acrobat v6, PC or Mac, 190 pp.
ISBN: 9780788426292
101-CD2629
