History / Archive / Macdonald, John. Interview with Cypher, Rachel Ecker, 1761-1854; (1846). Experiencing the Neutral Ground of the American Revolution: The McDonald Interviews, WCHS item 484. Transcription courtesy of the Westchester County Historical Society (No copyright - United States).

Interview with Cypher, Rachel

Macdonald, John. Interview with Cypher, Rachel Ecker, 1761-1854; (1846). Experiencing the Neutral Ground of the American Revolution: The McDonald Interviews, WCHS item 484. Transcription courtesy of the Westchester County Historical Society (No copyright - United States). Passage 1 of 1 150 words

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Mrs. Rachel Cypher: After Cornwallis's surrender, I, with three or four girls of my own age, went on foot to Bedford where we entered a tavern and hurraed several times and shouted: "Cornwallis is taken!" - "Cornwallis is taken!" This gave great offence to a tory sitting there who got up and went away in a passion saying that some crazy wenches were reporting about that Cornwallis and his army had surrendered.