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In his 1796 book, Congressman William Findley argued that Alexander Hamilton had deliberately provoked the Whiskey Rebellion. The resistance came to a climax in 1794. In May of that year, federal district attorney William Rawle issued subpoenas for more than 60 distillers in Pennsylvania who had not paid the excise tax. [ 50 ]
William Findley (c. 1741 – April 4, 1821) was an Irish-born farmer and politician from Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania. He served in both houses of the state legislature and represented Pennsylvania in the U.S. House from 1791 until 1799 and from 1803 to 1817.
David Bradford (1762–1808) was a successful lawyer and deputy attorney-general for Washington County, Pennsylvania in the late 18th century. He was infamous for his association with the Whiskey Rebellion, and his fictionalized escape to the Spanish-owned territory of West Florida (modern-day Louisiana) with soldiers at his tail.
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Bradford and his family occupied the house only for 6 years, until 1794, when he fled following the Whiskey Rebellion. [2] It was in this home [5] that author Rebecca Harding Davis was born on June 24, 1831. [6] A historical marker honoring her a few blocks away was the first dedicated to a woman in Washington, Pennsylvania. [7]
The Mingo Creek Society, a group of dissidents founded in February 1794 that became involved in protest against the federal whiskey excise tax, met there. [2] It would serve as a focal point in the development of the Whiskey Rebellion , even becoming the site of militia musters in the fight against federal forces. [ 2 ]
Black Horse Tavern was a historic tavern in Canonsburg, Pennsylvania.. Black Horse Tavern was founded in 1794 by Henry Westbay, a native of Ireland. [1] That year, during the early stages of the Whiskey Rebellion, the rebels met at the Black Horse Tavern to plan attacks on federal forces. [2]
A number of members of Bethel Presbyterian Church played roles in the Whiskey Rebellion. [6] On July 15, 1794, shots were fired as federal officers served a warrant on William Miller, a Bethel church member and the last man that day in Allegheny County to receive a warrant for failure to register his still, the first violent event of the ...