Home / Macdonald, John. Interview with Hall, Stephen, 1762-1848; (1846-11-18). John M. McDonald Interviews, 1844-1851, WCHS item 483. Westchester County Historical Society. Transcribed by history.croton.news April 2026. / Passage

Interview with Hall, Stephen

Macdonald, John. Interview with Hall, Stephen, 1762-1848; (1846-11-18). John M. McDonald Interviews, 1844-1851, WCHS item 483. Westchester County Historical Society. Transcribed by history.croton.news April 2026. 235 words

Round Hill, and, taking a circuit thro' the fields, came again into the White Plains and Round Hill road about a quarter of a mile beyond Levi Mead's. Colonel Beebe meanwhile marched with his regiment from North Street about four miles south of Stanwich Village to cut off Hatfield's retreat. Beebe marched across the fields and came upon the White Plains and Bedford road.

1846. November 18. Stephen Hall: "Lounsbury was about 40 years of age, and had 30 or 40 enlisted. A Lieutenant of Rangers told me he was taken with his company, they (the company) being stationed by themselves, and he escaped by swearing, shouting, and passing for

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an American, as did many (some) other. Samuel Fairweathers and Alexander Hunt were two of Hazlett's guides. -- Hazlett's party advanced in profound silence and managed so as to kill the Sentry (a Long Island Indian) who was posted near the road side before he could give alarm the British (by bayoneting him). [margin: attack on Rogers &c] November 18 Jesse Mullineaux: -- Captain Baxter may have been in the long boat, but I think he did not command and us who were on the shore on the 2d of August 1778. Thomas's attempt was made just at day break. We had heard of his intention of coming and were in our guard, and commenced firing before he left the main land (with