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John Cresswell

Released
Gender:Male
Era:1700s
State:Pennsylvania
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Biography

John Cresswell was among the western Pennsylvania men taken into federal custody during the suppression of the Whiskey Rebellion of 1794. Philadelphia commitment date not legible in the surviving published records; exact release date not located.

Case

Philadelphia Gaol
Charges: Treason and related federal charges
Sentence: Philadelphia commitment date not legible in the surviving published records; exact release date not located. Charges as recorded: Treason and related federal charges arising from the Whiskey Rebellion
Institution State: Pennsylvania