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would win the war and considered seeking amnesty. Hannah overheard the men talking about accepting the offer from another room. She became upset. Unusual for Hannah and other woman of the time, Arnett entered the room and interrupted their political discussion. Her husband tried to stop her, but she
144:, New York was the daughter of Sarah Howell and Silas White (ca. 1709–1742). On May 6, 1753, Hannah White married husband Isaac Arnett, born May 30, 1726, becoming Hannah White Arnett. Arnett had a daughter, Susan, who married Shepard Kollok. The Arnetts lived in Elizabethtown, now
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262:, ending her piece with the question, "Where will the Sons and Daughters of the American Revolution place Hannah Arnett?" On July 21 of that year, William O. McDowell, a great-grandson of Hannah White Arnett, published an article in
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would not leave. She asked if they were men or cowards. The men replied that the men were starving and poorly clothed. They felt it was hopeless against
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in exchange for "protection of life and property." Discouraged, the men decided to accept amnesty. She stated why it was important to remain devoted to independence and they changed their minds.
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