Sweet Land of Liberty: The Ordeal of the American Revolution in Northampton County, Pennsylvania

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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Fox, Francis S., 1925– Sweet land of liberty : the ordeal of the American Revolution in Northampton County, Pennsylvania / Francis Fox. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 0-271-02062-8 (cloth : alk.paper) ISBN 0-271-02063-6 (pbk. : alk. paper) 1. Northampton County (Pa.)—History—18th century. 2. Northampton County (Pa.)— Biography. 3. United States—History— Revolution, 1775–1783—Social aspects. 4. Pennsylvania—History—Revolution, 1775–1783—Social aspects. 5. United States— History—Revolution, 1775–1783—Biography. 6. Pennsylvania— History—Revolution, 1775–1783—Biography. I. Title. F157 .N7 F69 2000 974.82203—dc21 00-020695 CIP Copyright © 2000 The Pennsylvania State University All rights reserved Printed in the United States of America Published by The Pennsylvania State University Press, University Park, PA 16802-1003 It is the policy of The Pennsylvania State University Press to use acid-free paper for the first printing of all clothbound books. Publications on uncoated stock satisfy the minimum requirements of American National Standard for Information Sciences—Permanence of Paper for Printed Library Materials, ANSI Z39.48–1992. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . It is our indispensable duty to establish such original principles of government, as will best promote the general happiness of the people of this State . . . and provide for future improvements , without partialityfor, or prejudice against any particular class, sect, or denomination of men whatever. —From the preamble to the Constitution of Pennsylvania, 1776 ...