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Today episode 118 the British capture Stockton and Lee.

Last week we followed the race across New Jersey

as the British pushed Washington's continental's

across the state in a matter of weeks.

The Continental Army could not mount a stand against the advancing British and Hessian forces,

but at least tried to avoid capture. and considered traders. Today I want to take a look at two of those prisoners,

Richard Stockton and Charles Lee.

Richard Stockton was a New Jersey native. His Quaker family had lived in Princeton for generations.

Richard attended the local College of New Jersey, later known as Princeton University,

and when he was older, became a trustee of the school.

He took a break from practicing law in New Jersey to travel to Britain, where among other things

he had an audience with the King, King George III to thank

him on behalf of the College of New Jersey for his role in repealing the stamp tax.

After Stockton's return to New Jersey,

he served on the provincial council for the colony

and as a judge.

Most people label Stockton as a political moderate.

Like most colonists, he was not crazy about Parliament's taxes, but at the same time was not

exactly leading a charge toward revolution.

New Jersey appointed him to serve at the Second Continental Congress.

While there he voted against independence. After it passed though he signed the document anyway.

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