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Interview with Corsa, Andrew and Valentine, Elijah

Macdonald, John. Interview with Corsa, Andrew, 1762-1852; Valentine, Elijah, c.1779-1848; (1844). John M. McDonald Interviews, 1844-1851, WCHS item 1891. Westchester County Historical Society. Transcribed by history.croton.news April 2026. 316 words

Andrew Corsa: Simcoe. A square built stout man rather above the middle size - dark and florid - a good horseman and slightly round shouldered.

Emmerick. Was smaller but square built - dark, swarthy - middle aged - face marked with powder - a good horseman.

Delancey. A large fleshy man - florid - fine looking. - His horse stolen by Tim Knapp who had deserted from him, and was hung in Theophilus Hunt's barn in West Farms? Leggett's barn?

Bearmore. Tall and thin - fair complexion - active - every inch a soldier. A poor boy, brought up by my Lord Underhill - born on Throgg's Neck, in West Chester Town - rose by merit.

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Andrew Corsa contd Huggeford an American - A very large fleshy stout man, about the size of Delancey - A good officer - popular - men fond of volunteering with him - Enterprising and successful.

Totten (Capt.) from North Castle - A middle sized, well made gentleman - very brave and active - Went to Nova Scotia.

Kipp. (Capt. Saml.) A square built well made, active man.

Kipp. (Lieut James). A small active, talka tive man - Both brothers, good officers - The men were fond of going with them.

Hammond (James) a Lieut in Delancey's corps - a black eyed, fair, and very remarkably handsome - Abraham his brother, a Lieutenant.

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Andrew Corsa & Elijah Valentine. Peter Delancey, of Delancey's Mills, had four sons - vizt Col. James, Oliver, Warren, and John (of the Bowery). - Delancey's unpopular - overbearing - the Colonel a coarse man. (Valentine) Bearmore raised a corps before Delancey? (Corsa.) Simcoe had a stoop in the shoulders - Fought with the Indians up along Tippett's Brook - Emmerick, a short fat, oldman, - active. Delancey large and coarse - best good looking - Negro fort in Van Cortlandt's - (Valentine) Capt.