This rounds out the series on Charles Read. I could have probably written ten more articles about him - he was quite the Renaissance man. Theres a whole other side to him - his fascination with nature and agriculture - that I did not even touch upon.
If anybody is interested in reading further, pick up the excellent Ploughs and Politicks by Carl Woodward. It's long out of print but I'd imagine that most libraries would have a copy. It's quite a hefty book, but a real definitive tome on the life of Charles Read.
If anybody is interested in reading further, pick up the excellent Ploughs and Politicks by Carl Woodward. It's long out of print but I'd imagine that most libraries would have a copy. It's quite a hefty book, but a real definitive tome on the life of Charles Read.
Great series, thanks for the good "reads." So his wife was buried an Anglican and his son a Quaker: was he an Anglican/Quaker/anything?
He was Anglican, but had very strong Quaker leanings. His wife attended meetings with the Friends in Evesham, yet wasn't a Quaker.
Interestingly enough, the son, Charles Junior was a colonel in the New Jersey militia. However he took advantage of an offer by the British to lay down his arms in exchange for protection. Of course, there wasn't much protection - he was soon caught by the Continental Army, jailed in Philadelphia for a time, released back to Etna, and lived out the rest of his (short) life known as a traitor.
Interestingly enough, the son, Charles Junior was a colonel in the New Jersey militia. However he took advantage of an offer by the British to lay down his arms in exchange for protection. Of course, there wasn't much protection - he was soon caught by the Continental Army, jailed in Philadelphia for a time, released back to Etna, and lived out the rest of his (short) life known as a traitor.
