The Story of Tempe Wick and Her Horse.
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4/15/2012
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On the 21st of December in 1780, Tempe�s father, Henry, died. Christmas came and went. At the end of January, 1781, Mrs. Wick was ill and sent Tempe to get her brother-in-law, Dr. Leddell, just down the road. She had ridden her horse. The doctor was not at home, after mounting up to leave, at a spot nearly in front of his house, several soldiers stopped her, demanding that she give up the animal. These were Pennsylvania soldiers under Captain Anthony Wayne who had mutinied. There was no way our spirited Tempe would let them get her beloved pet. After a sharp kick and a switch to its behind, they galloped away from the would-be thieves. No doubt her red cape was flying behind her as they raced home.
She knew they would follow her. Without much time to spare, as soon as she reached home she put into action the ploy to hide her horse in her home.
Rather than put the horse to pasture or out in the barn, she laid down a feather bed on the floor of one of the bedrooms to muffle the sound of the horses hooves. There the horse remained hidden when, shortly thereafter, the soldiers came looking for him. They searched the barn and in the woods surrounding the home, never thinking that the horse could be inside the house. The horse was safe.
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Barn at the Wick Farm, Morristown National Historical Park, Jockey Hollow Visitors Center Harsh Winter, General George Washington, Historic Morristown, Harding Township, Mendham Township, National Historical Park, The American Revolution, American History, US History, U.S. Historic district Contributing property, New Jersey Register of Historic Places, George Washington, Continental Army, Winter Encampment, History, Morristown, Morris County, The American Revolution in New Jersey, The Skylands, New Jersey Skylands, NJ Skylands, Lakeland, New Jersey, NJ, Jersey, The Garden State
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