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[German] Associates of Heidelberg, Northampton County, PA resolve not to pay Direct Tax, 1798 [front]

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William Rawle Sr. tax law opposition documents, 1798-1799 [Fries' Rebellion]

Permanent ID:

13472

Date:

January 1798 – January 1799

Image Description:

U.S. Attorney William Rawle Sr.'s documents relating to rejection of the Direct Tax by the German-speaking inhabitants of Northampton County. Resistance to the Direct Tax is what led to Fries's Rebellion.

John Fries' Rebellion, also called the House Tax Rebellion, the Home Tax Rebellion, and, in Deitsch the Heesses-Wasser Uffschtand, was an armed tax revolt among Pennsylvania Dutch farmers between 1799 and 1800.

This online record only contains six images of three documents from this folder.

1) September 17, 1798 deposition of Philip Arndt given before Peter Rhoads.
2) January 28, 1799 deposition given by Freidrick Seiberling before William Henry.
3) January 29, 1799 depositions of John Romich Jr. and John Fogel Jr. given before William Henry.

Address:

, Northampton CountyHeidelberg

Format:

Legal

Collection:

Rawle family papers

Related Person or Organization:

William Rawle, 1759-1836 (relates to)

Library of Congress Subjects:

Rawle, William, 1759-1836 [info:lc/authorities/names/n85363322]
Depositions [info:lc/authorities/subjects/sh85037044]
Fries Rebellion, 1798-1799 [info:lc/authorities/subjects/sh85052002]