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Interview with Field, Jane Haviland

Macdonald, John. Interview with Field, Jane Haviland, 1765-1860; (1848-12-07). Experiencing the Neutral Ground of the American Revolution: The McDonald Interviews, WCHS item 826. Transcription courtesy of the Westchester County Historical Society (No copyright - United States). Passage 1 of 2 282 words

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<left margin> Jeremiah Anderson of King St. ? <left margin>

Decr. 7th Jane Field (widow of Aaron Field) of King Street: "I was born in the Fall of 1765, in the lower part of Purchase Street. My father's name was Haviland. When the troubles com- -menced my uncle Doctor Haviland who was in the service, went above with his family

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And by his request my father moved in and occupied his house during the war. This is the house now occupied by little John Carpenter, the General's son. Genl. Schuyler (in 1778, probably?) had his quarters here once for about three days. He was proud and distant, smoked his pipe with his feet upon a different chair from the one on which he sat, remained in his room &c, and sent for milk. I treated him (from not knowing the world) with as little ceremony as ^(I) he treated anyone else, and asked what quantity he desired, supposing he wanted to purchase milk. This gave offence, and as we did not please him he left us in a few days. Soon after John Brown Cutting, the Apothecary General of the American army came to our house where he had his quarters for five or six weeks. Genl Lee's quarters were in an old house owned by rough John Carpenter

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Major Thomas Huggeford was generally kind to the inhabitants &c. Major Bearmore was cruel. He killed the only son of Obadiah Mead on the south end of Quaker ridge which he deeply regretted. &c. James Nash of Byram is a man of undoubted veracity. &c.

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