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Author: James Robert Gill
Henry Allshouse Jr. was raised on the town square at Easton, Pennsylvania, while the French and Indian War was going on around them. Much fighting continued throughout the colonies between Indians, French and British. America's march toward Revolution began with the Boston Massacre in March of 1770 and the Boston Tea Party in December of 1773. The Continental Congress signed the Declaration of Independence in Philadelphia, on 4 July 1776. The Declaration of Independence was read by Robert Levers, the County Clerk, on 8 July 1776, on the steps of the Court House at Great Square of Easton. One of the signers of the Declaration was Easton's, George Taylor. Prior to its reading, a company of light infantry of the 1st battalion of Northampton County marched to the beating of drums and the playing of fifes. At the end of the reading, the bell in the cupola pealed and the crowd cheered the birth of the new nation. Henry's son Henry enlisted in the First Battalion of the Associators at Northampton County, on 9 July 1776. He served as a Fifer in Captain John Arndt's company.
During the Revolutionary War, Fort Washington was located at the highest point of the island of Manhattan. Henry Allshouse Jr. was captured at Fort Washington, on 16 November 1776. There were 37 men killed, wounded, and missing. Henry Allshouse, fifer, and John Arndt, Jr., drummer, were among the missing. Many of the missing were taken aboard British prison ships anchored in the New York harbor. Henry was a prisoner for 18 months aboard the ship Grosvenor. Upon his release, he returned home, where he enlisted in the 5th Battalion of the Northampton County Militia, Forks Township Company in 1778. This unit was sent against the Native American troops who had been equipped by the British and incited by them to war with the northern settlers of the Western Hemisphere. Henry was commissioned Captain in 1780 and Major in the 6th Battalion in 1783. The overwhelming majority of the warriors of the Six Nations took the British side in the Revolutionary War.
The spring of 1786 was the last known military report completed by Henry Allshouse. The 1788 Federal Tax listed Henry Sr. and Henry Jr. as carpenters. Henry was placed on the Federal Revolutionary pension roll, on 9 February 1833, with the pension commencement date of 4 March 1831. He received an annual allowance of $29.32 for his service as a private and fifer and received a total of $73.30.
Known as "the Honorable Henry Allshouse," he served as a Westmoreland County commissioner, as well as a member of the state House of Representatives and Senate. He served as a member of the House of Representatives for the years of 1802-1805, 1812-1815, and1817-1818. He served in the State Senate beginning 7 December 1819, until 1826.
After 15 years as a member of the Pennsylvania legislature and two terms in the Senate, Henry was said to be one of the most prominent Democratic leaders of Westmoreland County. He organized the Pennsylvania legislature and was one of the founders of the Democratic Party.
Author: James Robert Gill
Henry Allshouse Jr. was raised on the town square at Easton, Pennsylvania, while the French and Indian War was going on around them. Much fighting continued throughout the colonies between Indians, French and British. America's march towards Revolution began with the Boston Massacre in March of 1770 and the Boston Tea Party in December of 1773. The Continental Congress signed the Declaration of Independence at Philadelphia, July 4, 1776. The Declaration of Independence was read by Robert Levers, the County Clerk, July 8, 1776 on the steps of the Court House at Great Square of Easton. One of the signers of the Declaration was Easton's George Taylor. Prior to its reading, a company of light infantry of the 1st battalion of Northampton County marched to the beating of drums and the playing of fifes. At the end of the reading, the bell in the cupola pealed and the crowd cheered the birth of the new nation. Henry's son Henry enlisted in the First Battalion of the Associators at Northampton County, July 9, 1776. He served as a Fifer in Captain John Arndt's company.
During the Revolutionary War, Fort Washington was located at the highest point of the island of Manhattan. Henry Allshouse Jr. was captured at Fort Washington, November 16, 1776. There were 37 listed as killed, wounded and missing and Henry Allshouse, fifer, and John Arndt, Jr., drummer, were among the missing. Many, if not all, were imprisoned on British ships anchored in the New York harbor. Henry was a prisoner for 18 months aboard the ship Grosvenor. Upon his release, he returned home, where he enlisted in the Fifth Battalion of the Northampton County Militia, Forks Township Company in 1778. This unit was sent against the Indians who had been equipped by the British and incited by them to war with the northern settlers of the Western Hemisphere. Henry was commissioned Captain in 1780 and Major in 6th Battalion in 1783. The overwhelming majority of the warriors of the Six Nations took the British side in the Revolutionary War.
The spring of 1786 was the last known military report completed by Henry Allshouse. The 1788 Federal Tax listed Henry Sr. and Henry Jr. as carpenters. Henry was placed on the Federal Revolutionary pension roll, February 9, 1833 with the pension commencement date of March 4, 1831. He received an annual allowance of $29.32 for his service as a private and fifer and received a total of $73.30.
Known as "the Honorable Henry Allshouse," he served as a Westmoreland County commissioner, as well as a member of the state House of Representatives and Senate. He served as a member of the House of Representatives for the years of 1802-1805, 1812-1815, and1817-1818. He served in the State Senate beginning December 7, 1819, until 1826.
After 15 years as a member of the Pennsylvania legislature and two terms in the Senate, Henry was said to be one of the most prominent Democratic leaders of Westmoreland County. He organized the Pennsylvania legislature and was one of the founders of the Democratic Party.
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