History / Archive / Macdonald, John. Interview with Dyckman, Jane, 1783-1870; (1847-10-18). Experiencing the Neutral Ground of the American Revolution: The McDonald Interviews, WCHS item 1379. Transcription courtesy of the Westchester County Historical Society (No copyright - United States).

Interview with Dyckman, Jane

Macdonald, John. Interview with Dyckman, Jane, 1783-1870; (1847-10-18). Experiencing the Neutral Ground of the American Revolution: The McDonald Interviews, WCHS item 1379. Transcription courtesy of the Westchester County Historical Society (No copyright - United States). Passage 1 of 1 201 words

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Octr. 18. Miss Jane Dyckman, of Courtland. "Benjamin Dyckman, Pierre Tellar, and George McChain were

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were at the celebrated ice fight in 1782, and the last of the three was killed. The Hessians encamped on the hill in sight, about a mile south of our house, and the Americans on the hill near us, a little south. (Was this in 1779?) Among my father's papers was the MS Journal of some officer which is much at your service. I leant lent it to Mr. Boileau, a Draftsman, at Sing Sing, in the employ of the R.R. Company. Pierre Teller, junr. lives at Sing Sing. (Is he son or grand- -son?)

The Hessians encamped on the hill in sight, about a mile south of our house, and the Americans on the hill near us, a little south. (Was this in 1779?) Among my father's papers was the MS Journal of some officer which is much at your service. I leant lent it to Mr. Boileau, a Draftsman, at Sing Sing, in the employ of the R.R. Company. Pierre Teller, junr. lives at Sing Sing. (Is he son or grand- -son?)