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Interview with Carpenter, Jotham

Macdonald, John. Interview with Carpenter, Jotham, c.1763-1852; (1848-10-30). Experiencing the Neutral Ground of the American Revolution: The McDonald Interviews, WCHS item 1695. Transcription courtesy of the Westchester County Historical Society (No copyright - United States). Passage 6 of 6 222 words

Burke and others once came to my father in law's house seized, and attempted to gouge his eye out by seizing a lock of his hair, &c. My father in law was a Friend and named Aaron Furman. He was a blacksmith. He had a daughter a resolute woman who took hold of her father's sledge hammer kept for safety in the house, and said, "If you take hold of my father again, I'll lay you sprawling." Burke then desisted but cursed her, and used offensive language &c. Lieuts. Jayne and Doyle were partners in business at Lansingburgh

[X] (Michael Bourke in another place)

- Hufeland Index Page 775 -

where I was acquainted with them. Jayne swore he would be revenged of Charles Leggett for having wounded him while a prisoner.

He had a daughter a resolute woman who took hold of her father's sledge hammer kept for safety in the house, and said, "If you take hold of my father again, I'll lay you sprawling." Burke then desisted but cursed her, and used offensive language &c. Lieuts. Jayne and Doyle were partners in business at Lansingburgh [X] (Michael Bourke in another place) - Hufeland Index Page 775 - where I was acquainted with them. Jayne swore he would be revenged of Charles Leggett for having wounded him while a prisoner.

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