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Interview with Lyon, Abraham

Macdonald, John. Interview with Lyon, Abraham, 1764-1849; (1844-10-22). John M. McDonald Interviews, 1844-1851, WCHS item 295. Westchester County Historical Society. Transcribed by history.croton.news April 2026. 186 words

I saw Donaldson hung Ballott (Barrett?) at Horseneck, I believe. [margin: * This room is very poorly written. Brown Ballott in the original but it is not clear what writer must have meant Brom Barrett. 23] When Tryon crossed the Byram, a British dragoon rode up to our door with a drawn sword in his hand, and said to me: "Where's your damned rebel guard?" I pointed to the hill - being a boy much frightened. The road that runs north and a little east from Sherwood's Bridge (or Glenville) leads to Round Hill which is distant about five or six miles.

Brown Ballott in the original but it is not clear what writer must have meant Brom Barrett. 23] When Tryon crossed the Byram, a British dragoon rode up to our door with a drawn sword in his hand, and said to me: "Where's your damned rebel guard?" I pointed to the hill - being a boy much frightened. The road that runs north and a little east from Sherwood's Bridge (or Glenville) leads to Round Hill which is distant about five or six miles.