JOHN ABBOTT II HOUSE MUSEUM

THE BRITISH WERE ADVANCING ON TRENTON IN NOVEMBER1776.SAMUEL TUCKER,TREASURER OF THE COLONY OF New Jersey,ASKED HIS FRIEND ,JOHN ABBOTTII,TO HIDE THE GOVERNMENT FUNDS IN HIS HOUSE, TO SAVE THEM FROM SEIZURE BY THE BRITISH.THE BRITISH WERE INFORMED OF THIS PLAN BY MARY POINTING,A LOYALIST,WHO LED A DETACHMENT OF REDCOATS TO THE ABBOTT HOUSE.A THOROUGH SEARCH WAS CONDUCTED.TUCKER’S TRUNK,WITH STATE PAPERS AND WORTHLESS UNSIGNED MONEY WAS TAKEN,BUT THE COLONIAL TREASURY,WHICH WAS HIDDEN IN THE BASEMENT,IN TUBS,UNDER BROKEN DISHES,WAS OVERLOOKED.