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Interview with Guion, Elijah

Macdonald, John. Interview with Guion, Elijah, 1791-1853; (1845-11-16). Experiencing the Neutral Ground of the American Revolution: The McDonald Interviews, WCHS item 438. Transcription courtesy of the Westchester County Historical Society (No copyright - United States). Passage 1 of 1 252 words

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November 16th. Elijah Guion of White Plains: "Anidora Haines who lived at Rye Neck was a descendant of Godfrey Haines. She was a woman of strong prejudices, tall and masculine, was never married, was a bigoted Episcopalian, and was the original from which Cooper drew Caty Haines of the Spy. She lived here during the Revolutionary was, was very

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conversant with its incidents, and Cooper while writing that work drew much from her. When asked if she was Katy Haines, she laughed but made no answer. She has a son living at Rye. The Bloomer House near which Mary Griffen was killed, and into which she was then taken, was a long, low, old fashioned house situated two or three hundred yards west of the Marselis house, near the road from White Plains to Rye Neck, and not far from the lane leading to Deak's mills. Boys super- -stitiously believed that after every rain they could see where Mary's blood had been shed.

She has a son living at Rye. The Bloomer House near which Mary Griffen was killed, and into which she was then taken, was a long, low, old fashioned house situated two or three hundred yards west of the Marselis house, near the road from White Plains to Rye Neck, and not far from the lane leading to Deak's mills. Boys super- -stitiously believed that after every rain they could see where Mary's blood had been shed.

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