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Macdonald's Research Notes

Macdonald, John. Interview with Macdonald's Research Notes (). Experiencing the Neutral Ground of the American Revolution: The McDonald Interviews, WCHS item 2168. Transcription courtesy of the Westchester County Historical Society (No copyright - United States). Passage 28 of 80 315 words

Barclay shd be appointed to guard the guns, he expects the 50 wh are at Williams' to be moved to the others near Valentines, &c." p. 342. / "March 16, '76 - A Long letter from *Jacamiah* Allen, who says that 82 of the guns beyond Kings Bridge are cleared & unspiked, & * on the 16th * p. 371. / "It wd [would] seem that the no. of guns spiked at or near Kingsbridge was about 200.* p.374

"On the 1st of May 1776, Wm Lounsberry was on board the Asia man of war. - He had escaped from confinement, as had Joshua Gedney also. The N.Y. Com. of Safety on the 2d of May '76, allowed Joshua Gedney to return to his family, &c., and Isaac Gidney, a prisoner confined in W.C. County Jail by order of this Committee to be discharged & each giving security, &c. p. 429. /

Vol. 1. "March 12th 1776 - Col Drake's regt with other troops stationed at Horn's Hook, near Hell Gate, &c." The Light Horse at Sandy Hook dismantled by Major Malcom &c." p. 355. / Col. Samuel Drake as it seems. "March 14, 1776…Col. *Shea* & Col. Magaw, with their battalions, ordered by Contl. Congress to march to New York. p. 375, / "March * 1776" "The following battalions are assigned for the defense of New York besides the 4 you [i.e. the N.Y. P.C.] are raising* vizt. Pennsylvanians - Wayne's, *[Irwins], Shea's, Magaw's. - New Jersey, Lord Stirling's, & Dayton's." p. 379. / "March 28th ' 76 - Capt Ambrose Horton's Company" & [p. 393, 421, 455. p. 389. / "April 11th '76 - The island with the buildings thereon, commonly called Little Barn island belonging to Mr. Montressor, is the most suitable place for a small pox Hospital." p. 401. / "Apl 25th '76 - Capt Ezekiel Hyatt of the 1st N.Y.

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