History / Archive / Macdonald, John. Interview with Fannalls, Hannah Brundage; (1845-10-07; 1845-10-08). Experiencing the Neutral Ground of the American Revolution: The McDonald Interviews, WCHS item 1055. Transcription courtesy of the Westchester County Historical Society (No copyright - United States).

Interview with Fannells, Hannah Brundage

Macdonald, John. Interview with Fannalls, Hannah Brundage; (1845-10-07; 1845-10-08). Experiencing the Neutral Ground of the American Revolution: The McDonald Interviews, WCHS item 1055. Transcription courtesy of the Westchester County Historical Society (No copyright - United States). Passage 1 of 1 258 words

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Octr. 7th. + 8th. Mrs. Hannah Fannells: "My maiden name was Brundage, and my father's house where I was born, stood a little be- -low David Dick's old house on the North Street road. I remember well the day of the Battle of White Plains. It was a fine, sun shiny, still day. The British army advanced by the Scars- -dale (that is the Mamaroneck) road A body of them crossed the fields and came out near Dan Lyons, but none passed our house. Fauconnier's (that is, Snifferns) where we now are, was about that time made a Hospital and the stone house (James Dicks, afterwards) a magazine or ammunition house. When Colonel Thomas was taken and James Brundage killed, Simcoe passed our house, and must, I suppose,

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have retired by the Purchase Street road or King Street. They were about taking Carpenter when someone said: "Let him remain - he'll die upon your hands," and they left him at the door.

Fauconnier's (that is, Snifferns) where we now are, was about that time made a Hospital and the stone house (James Dicks, afterwards) a magazine or ammunition house. When Colonel Thomas was taken and James Brundage killed, Simcoe passed our house, and must, I suppose, - Hufeland Index Page 208 - have retired by the Purchase Street road or King Street. They were about taking Carpenter when someone said: "Let him remain - he'll die upon your hands," and they left him at the door.