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Inquisition for John VanDike

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Inquisition for John VanDike

Somerset County, New Jersey
June 9, 1778
Ink on Paper

In 1778, twenty-one of John VanDike’s neighbors and community members signed this inquisition against him, once again accusing him of being a Loyalist. He absconded and would not return until after the war.

New Jersey State Archives, Department of State

Inquisition for John VanDike

Somerset County, New Jersey
June 9, 1778
Ink on Paper

In 1778, twenty-one of John VanDike’s neighbors and community members signed this inquisition against him, once again accusing him of being a Loyalist. He absconded and would not return until after the war.

New Jersey State Archives, Department of State