General John Neville's House
An American military officer, land speculator, and state official who served in the American Revolutionary war and a tax collector.
Serves writs on still owners who have no registered there stills in Allegheny Country, PA. Local farmers fire several shots at General Neville.
Thirty armed men demand an interview with General John Neville at his house,
which was in Bower Hill. A volley of shots from the house kills Oliver Miller.
Five hundred militiamen march on Neville's house and burn it to the ground.
During the confrontation, defenders of the house kill James McFarland,
the leader of the militia.
Serves writs on still owners who have no registered there stills in Allegheny Country, PA. Local farmers fire several shots at General Neville.
Thirty armed men demand an interview with General John Neville at his house,
which was in Bower Hill. A volley of shots from the house kills Oliver Miller.
Five hundred militiamen march on Neville's house and burn it to the ground.
During the confrontation, defenders of the house kill James McFarland,
the leader of the militia.