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John Morton

John Morton – General Washington’s Rebel Banker Stashed in Basking Ridge

by New Jersey History Project

Views: 14,369 “EVERYONE NEEDS TO GET TO KNOW MORE ABOUT JOHN MORTON, THE REBEL BANKER.” John Morton was a Colonel in the Continental Army. Still, he relinquished his commission in 1761 to become a highly successful merchant, specializing in the… Read More »John Morton – General Washington’s Rebel Banker Stashed in Basking Ridge

Basking Ridge Hospital Map2

The 1779 Continental Army Hospital was in Basking Ridge and NOT Jockey Hollow

Views: 15,530 The 1779-1780 Winter Encampment at Jockey Hollow &The Story of the Hospital at Basking Ridge Weather conditions when the Army arrived at Morristown in 1779 were just a prelude of what was yet to come, as the elements… Read More »The 1779 Continental Army Hospital was in Basking Ridge and NOT Jockey Hollow