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Interview with Cregier, Augustus

Macdonald, John. Interview with Cregier, Augustus, b.c.1769; (1846-11-17). Experiencing the Neutral Ground of the American Revolution: The McDonald Interviews, WCHS item 1764. Transcription courtesy of the Westchester County Historical Society (No copyright - United States). Passage 1 of 5 260 words

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November 17th Augustus Cregier: Capt. Ogden with his children at Vermille's under the hill. When taken his son had a broken arm. My father took sur- -gical care of him (the Captain) when he had a severe wound in the arm. (Ogden took very good care of his children.) Joshua Barnes was a Captain of foot in Emmerick's. (?) General Washington on the 3rd of July 1781, dined on camp fare at Van Courtland's big house - that is Bibby's. [X] Part of the American army encamp- -ed at Paparinimo in 1776, and when they moved north towards White Plains burnt their barracks.

[X] Note x Dr. Beebe lived in the Van Cortland house at Yonkers. V.

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Col. Wormb encamped inside Spitend. Creek [X1] part of the time (that is, when the Ameri- -cans appeared in force near, and oppo- -site to where Dyckman's house now stands. Captain [X2] Armand surprised (in 1779 (?) a Picket Guard of Colonel Wormb's Yager's at Frederick [Van Courtland's] on Tippett's Hill, and killed and cut to pieces a good many, but took no prisoners. When the Yagers horse deserted they formed Armand's corps. DeLancey's Headquarters during part of the war were at Madam Morris's house where Gouverneur Morris's house now stands. In July 1781, General Lincoln, or rather Captain Jonathan Lawrence, landed on the farm of Isaac (Lawrence?) about two miles north of Kingsbridge where Thomas Ludlow now lives, and marched to Tetard's hill where a severe skirmish ensured. Scannell's brigade

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