INTERVIEWEE: Benjamin Kipp and Gilbert Kipp DATE: Octr. 23d LOCATION: New Castle

Octr. 23d Benjamin and Gilbert Kipp, of New Castle: "Our uncles, Capt. Samuel and Lieut. James Kipp of DeLan=cey's cavalry were of very different persons and characters. Uncle Samuel was tall, stout, ruddy, good looking, a bold soldier, but taciturn, stern and severe; while James was small in stature, active, loquacious, and always boasting and spluttering. Uncle James was garrulous and pleasant, fond of dwelling upon his own exploits, and of foretelling the great things he intended to do, most of which were never accomplished; while Uncle Sam. habitually austere and silent, acted without promising, and never boasted of his performances. After the Revolutionary war, both went to Nova Scotia. Uncle Samuel left his wife and went off with a daughter of Captain Knapp to Canada where they lived as married folks. Both of our uncles Samuel and James as well as Captain Gilbert Totten were born in the old town of North Castle. Neither never returned to New York state. James was drowned along with one of his sons at St. Johns (Nova Scotia or New Bruns=wick ?) about fifty years ago, and Saml. died at Montreal thirty years since or thereabouts. Samuel's son, Samuel, who lives above Sing Sing in person resembles him much. After Uncle Samuel left his wife, she returned from Nova Scotia, with her only child (Samuel) and died here. Captn. Knapp, was a large brown looking man, stouter than Uncle Samuel. Lieut. Colonel Hatfield and Capt. Knapp were both from Crompond or that neighborhood.