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From: "Rita Chesterton" <>
Subject: Re: [NJHUNTER] Wortman 1778
Date: Wed, 21 Jul 2004 01:31:58 -0400
References: <000001c46e85$55d45120$4ed13b45@charlenesnew>


Recently, someone posted a link to a 'history of the Tories' website...maybe
they will re-post it?

-R


----- Original Message -----
From: "Charlene Talbot" <>
To: <>
Sent: Monday, July 19, 2004 7:50 PM
Subject: [NJHUNTER] Wortman 1778


> On 19 August, 1778 John Woortman/Wortman was charged with high treason by
> the Council of Safety of the State of New Jersey, but it doesn't say which
> county. He was charged with being the ringleader of a party of Tories who
> had agreed to waylay and capture a party of men and carry them to Colonel
> Butler and the Indians. Bergen County, Sussex or Hunterdon seem the most
> likely. I've looked various places but have found nothing. Does anyone
> have any ideas?
> Charlene Talbot
>
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