Bedrooms in the Ford Mansion
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2015-05-18
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In these bedrooms you can see the military beds that were used in encampments by the officers of the American Army. The field camp beds were collapsible and could be set up with ease indoors or in a field. The un-curtained bed in the background is a rare original surviving from the Revolutionary War. Alexander Hamilton, Lafayette, General Von Stueben and other seniors stayed in these rooms.
The bottom picture is of a bedroom on the first floor of the house that normally would have been the library. This first-floor room is believed to have been used as the bedroom for Mrs. Ford�s three sons during General Washington�s stay. Her sons included Timothy (17), Gabriel (15), and Jacob III (8). Adding to the list of sacrifices by the Fords, Timothy volunteered with the Commander-In-Chief�s Guard and was wounded at the Battle of Springfield in June 1780.
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The Ford Mansion, Morristown National Historical Park, Historic Morristown, National Historical Park, The American Revolution, American History, US History, George Washington, Continental Army, Winter Encampment, History, Morristown, Jockey Hollow, Morris County, The American Revolution in New Jersey, The Skylands, Lakeland, New Jersey, NJ, Jersey, The Garden State
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