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ARTICLES RELATED TO John Alsop | | | |  John Alsop: Encyclopedia II - John Alsop - The revolutionDuring the first phases of the American Revolution, the New York Assembly could not reach a conclusion about the Continental Congress. As a result, delegates were selected by the revolutionary committees in each county. In 1774, John Alsop, along with James Duane, John Jay, Philip Livingston, and Isaac Low were named by several counties, extending from Long Island to Albany. When the Congress convened on September 5th, it accepted these credential when John Jay presented them. Alsop wasn't able to attend unti ...
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| | | | John Alsop: Encyclopedia II - John Alsop - Early career John's grandfather, Richard Alsop, first settled in New York during the 1650s. He had served as a major in Oliver Cromwell's army, but after a disagreement with the Lord Protector, he fled to the obscurity of colonial life. His son, John, became a merchant in the New York area. Our John Alsop was born to John and Abigail (Sackett) Alsop in 1724 at New Windsor, New York in Orange County.
As a young man he moved to New York City and entered the mercantile world with his brother Richard. The brothers became importers and merchants in clo ...
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