Westchester County, New York, During the American Revolution
Unless there were two Taverns, in the White Plains, with Oakleys for their Landlords, in 1775 and 1776 ; or, unless Miles had succeeded Isaac, as the Landlord of the one Tavern which was " Oakley's "Tavern," between April, 1775, and November, 1776, we were probably in error, in our former statement, concerning the name 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 tilth of November, 1776, {vide pages 2711, 277, ante ;) and, therefore, was not standing until 1868, as stated on page 68.
We have not been able to ascertain the facts ; and so leave the matter in doubt.
a Petition of Miles Oakley to General Washington, " November 9, 1776 J " Deposition of John Martine and Memorandum of Goods plundered from him, " dated November 13, 1776"; Deposition of Talman Pugsley, "dated "the second day of December, 1776 " ; Petition of Phoebe Oakley to the Convention of New-York, and her Deposition, "dated the second of December, " 1776 " ; Deposition of Marmaduke Foster and a List of Articles taken by the soldiers, from him, "dated the thirteenth of November, 1776" j Release, by Stephen Oakley, "m behalf of Solomon Pugsley and the widow "Elizabeth Pugsley, to Captain Ford, "for the things that said Captain "lord 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.