Home / Macdonald, John. Interview with Mandeville, James, 1760-1848; (1847-10-20). John M. McDonald Interviews, 1844-1851, WCHS item 1289. Westchester County Historical Society. Transcribed by history.croton.news April 2026. / Passage

Interview with Mandeville, James

Macdonald, John. Interview with Mandeville, James, 1760-1848; (1847-10-20). John M. McDonald Interviews, 1844-1851, WCHS item 1289. Westchester County Historical Society. Transcribed by history.croton.news April 2026. 325 words

[marg: Abraham.] I have always understood that Brom Dyckman was buried at Crompond burying ground, but where in particular I don't know. Mr. Thomas Strang will tell I think.

[marg: See pa 55 orig.] Paulding [while] was detained prisoner [English?] among the American officers, fared well and was a great lion.

Kipp and Totten were the two who pursued Colonel Odell on the ice, one at each side, cutting at him until Totten lost his fore finger and let his sword fall. I saw this wound afterwards at Morrisania.

I remember when there were only

five dwelling houses in the village of, Peekskill. This was before the Revolutionary war. In the course of the war they built a good many more houses.

[marg: Col. Saml. Drake not Joseph -- Hyatt -- Merritt -- riflemen Tories -- 600 men fr. DeLancey to disarm the Tories -- Dr. Seig- Newson -- Thomas Currie, Jr. Peekskill.] October 20th Thomas Strang. "When the British under Abercrombie came to Crompond and burnt Strang's house, it was afternoon. When the horse came June 24th, it was early in the morning. On the 24th of June, Tarleton came up by a circuitous route, going up the Croton above Pines Bridge one mile and a half or more above, crossed at Vail's ford, advanced upon Crompond from the east by a road which bends like a semi-circle, coming in to the Crompond road, a little south of where Delavan

"When the British under Abercrombie came to Crompond and burnt Strang's house, it was afternoon. When the horse came June 24th, it was early in the morning. On the 24th of June, Tarleton came up by a circuitous route, going up the Croton above Pines Bridge one mile and a half or more above, crossed at Vail's ford, advanced upon Crompond from the east by a road which bends like a semi-circle, coming in to the Crompond road, a little south of where Delavan