History of Westchester County, New York, Vol. I
Unless tliere were two Taverns, in the White Plains, with Oakleys for their Landlcjrds, in 1775 and 1771! ; or, unless Miles had succeeded Isaac, as the Lamllord of the one Tavern which was " Oakley's "Tavern," between April, 1775, and Xoveniber, 1770, we were probably in error, in ouv former statement, concerning the imine of the Oakley who was the Landlord of that Tavern which was, there, mentioned: and if only one "Oakley's Tavern" was in existence, in the White Plains, at that time, it was among the buildings which were burned by Major Austin, on the filth of November, 1776, (i i'de pages 452, 453, ante ;) and, therefore, was not standing until 1868, as stated on page 244.
We have not been able to ascertain the facts ; and so leave the matter iu doubt.
3 Petition of Miles Oakley to General Washimjlon, " November 9, 1776 ; " Deposition of John Murtine and Memorandutn of Goods plnmlercd from him, "dated November 13, 177G " ; Deposition of Talman I^sley, "dated "the second day of I>ecember, 1776 " ; Petition of Phoebe Oakletj to the C«nvention of New- York, and her Deposition, ' ' dated the second of December, "1776" ; Deposition of Mnrvmflvke Foster and a List of Articles taken by the sttldiers, from him, "dated the thirteenth of November, 1776" ; Release, by Stephen Oakley, " in behalf of Solomon Piujsley and the teiJow '•Elizabeth Pugsley, to Captain Ford, "for the things that said Captain "Ford and his men did take out of the house of Solomon Pugsley, near " the lines of the enemy, at White Plains, on Philips's Manor ; " etc.