Asgill Affair
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The Asgill Affair or Huddy-Asgill Affair was a diplomatic incident during the American Revolution named after a British army officer, Captain Charles Asgill.
Colourised image of Charles Asgill, from a mezzotint of lost c. 1820 original by Thomas Phillips
Joshua Huddy being led from prison to be hanged, early 20th century depiction
2022 depiction of the drawing of lots at the Black Bear Tavern, 27 May 1782
Timothy Day's Tavern, Chatham, NJ, the location of Asgill's imprisonment in 1782, 1967 drawing
Joshua Huddy
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Captain Joshua Huddy was an American military officer and privateer. Born in Salem County, New Jersey, he struggled with financial difficulties in adulthood and was repeatedly convicted of several cri
Asgill Affair
…Huddy-Asgill Affair was a diplomatic incident during the American Revolution named after a British army officer, Captain Charles Asgill (and Captain Joshua "Jack" Huddy). In retaliation for the execution of a Patriot officer, George Washington ordered the death of a British officer chosen by lot from prisoners; this…
Cenotaph for Huddy on the grounds of the Old Tennent Church