The History of the Several Towns, Manors, and Patents of the County of Westchester (1881 revised edition, Vol. I)
We are glad to see that the bones of this good man have been removed from Livingston ville, in Schoharie County, N. Y., to Rensselaerville,, Albany County, where it is proposed to mark the place by a suitable monument. Another citizen of Bedford, whose name is given in a note to one of the late editions of Cooper's "Spy" as Elisha H. -- and it has been suggested that the " H " probably stands for Haines or Holmes --
a Clarke's Corners were about six miles from Xew Castle church, formed by the intersection of the Tarrytown and Bedford roads; consists of three corners, viz.: the Whits Plain ' and Pine's Hrnljr'i' having joined the Redford and Tarrytown roads half a mile or more north. --McDonald MSS., in possession of Geo. 11. Moore, Esq.
THE TOWN OF BEDFORD.
is said to have been the most important secret agent employed by Washington during the war."
On one occasion the American officer commanding at Bedford, where there was a depot of provisions, received a note signed E. H., warning him that an attack was about being made by the British forces. The officer sent the paper to Washington who was stationed near the Hudson, who returned it with the endorsement, " Believe whatever E. H.' may tell you. George Washington." This paper fell into the hands of a British officer who sent it to Sir Henry Clinton. Sir Henry sent for " E. H." and after some conversation on other topics showed him his own note with Washington's endorsement, and said, "whose hand writing is that?" The man replied, It is that of Elisha Hadden, the spy whom you hanged yesterday." The calm self-possession of the man quieted Sir Henry's suspicions ; and E. H. left the presence of the British Commander, and never visited him again.