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James Forten, Black Patriot & Privateer, Revolutionary War
2025-11-01 11:00:00 2025-11-01 12:00:00 America/New_York James Forten, Black Patriot & Privateer, Revolutionary War James Forten's life offers a Black patriot and privateer's view of the maritime world shared by Scottish immigrant and Philadelphia merchant John Wallace, before he built the Wallace House. Raritan Public Library - Community Room

Saturday, November 01
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Add to Calendar 2025-11-01 11:00:00 2025-11-01 12:00:00 America/New_York James Forten, Black Patriot & Privateer, Revolutionary War James Forten's life offers a Black patriot and privateer's view of the maritime world shared by Scottish immigrant and Philadelphia merchant John Wallace, before he built the Wallace House. Raritan Public Library - Community Room

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James Forten's life offers a Black patriot and privateer's view of the maritime world shared by Scottish immigrant and Philadelphia merchant John Wallace, before he built the Wallace House.

The life of James Forten offers a Black patriot and privateer’s perspective on the waterfront world of sails and ships of which Scottish emigrant and Philadelphia merchant John Wallace was a part before the construction of the Wallace House 250 years ago. Please register.

This program has been made possible by the Wallace House & Old Dutch Parsonage Association.

AGE GROUP: | Adult |

EVENT TYPE: | Lecture | History |

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