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The McDonald Papers, Part I, Chapter 1: Before the Battle of White Plains

Macdonald, John MacLean. The Operations and Skirmishes of the British and American Armies in 1776, Before the Battle of White Plains. Paper read at the New-York Historical Society, October 7, 1862, in the author's absence, by George H. Moore, Society librarian. Published as The McDonald Papers, Part I, Chapter 1 in Publications of the Westchester County Historical Society, Vol. IV. White Plains, NY: WCHS, 1925-26. 176 words

After reconnoitering the fortress, Madam Orser, and her followers resolved themselves into a council of war, and the result of their deliberation was, that the garrison would probably make a desperate defense, that although the courage of the be-siegers remained unshaken, and their ability to capture the place by a storm, was undoubted; yet that they were unwill-ing at present, to resort to bloody extremities, and concluded therefore, to accept the proposition made by Dame Arthur. The bold dragoons thereupon raised the siege and retired.

Chapter I

BEFORE THE BATTLE OF WHITEPLAINS 39

They were, soon after, according to the treaty stipulation, furnished with a large quantity of the much loved Bohea, and during the whole ensuing winter, their hearts were glad-ended by its sprightly decoctions.

The bold dragoons thereupon raised the siege and retired. Chapter I BEFORE THE BATTLE OF WHITEPLAINS 39 They were, soon after, according to the treaty stipulation, furnished with a large quantity of the much loved Bohea, and during the whole ensuing winter, their hearts were glad-ended by its sprightly decoctions.

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