John Abbott II House
The John Abbott II House was built ca. 1730 in what is now Hamilton Township, Mercer County, New Jersey. During the American Revolution, Samuel Tucker, the state treasurer, fleeing the British advance on Trenton, removed the money in his care to the home of John Abbott II. The location of the funds was betrayed by Mrs. Mary Pointing, who led a 500-strong detachment of British troops to the house. In ransacking the home, the soldiers discovered Tucker's trunk with his personal effects and £1500 in unsigned paper money. However, the specie money was hidden by the family in the bottom of tubs in the cellar, covered with broken dishes and household utensils. The tubs escaped close inspection and the money was kept from British hands.[2] The house is currently home to the Hamilton Township Historical Society and is open to the public.
John Abbott II House | |
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| Location | 2200 Kuser Road, Hamilton Township, Mercer County, New Jersey |
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| Coordinates | 40°12′14.0″N 74°40′50.3″W |
| Built | ca. 1730 |
| NRHP reference No. | 76001159 |
| NJRHP No. | 1652[1] |
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| Added to NRHP | June 18, 1976 |
| Designated NJRHP | November 20, 1975 |
References
- "New Jersey and National Registers of Historic Places — Mercer County" (PDF). New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection — Historic Preservation Office. January 22, 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 16, 2013.
- West, Helen almy (1954). A History of Hamilton Township, Mercer County, New Jersey. Trenton: Trenton Printing Company. pp. 18–19.
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