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York County Pennsylvania Militia 1777

Prior to the end of 1776, there was no militia or minuteman company established in Colonial Pennsylvania.  The Provincial government was ruled by the Quakers under the William Penn family in Pennsylvania, since its land grant in the 1600’s. [1] The Quaker religion, being pacifist, would not allow a person to bear arms or provide […]

by Dennis Ness