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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 29 of 80 419 words

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. Regt. in the Contl. service &c." p. 421. / "In the beginning or middle of April 1776, Wm. Lounsberry & 2 of the Gedney's (one na -med Soloman), - some men of the name of Haynes, and one Barnes, said to be a Lieut. were on board the Lady Gage at or in the narrows in N.Y. harbour.

Qu? Had Wm. Lounsberry made his escape? since the 6th of March? [Examd* of one Henry *Smith* of North Castle who had enlisted with the British & deserted."] &. p. 423. / "May 21st 1776 - Ordered that Capt Ambrose Horton with his company, join Col. McDougall's regt. as part thereof, until farther order &c." p. 455. / "June 5th 1776 - Frederick Philipse of West Chester County & others inimical to the cause of America &". - Resolved ty such of them as may be men of influence } p. 476, be removed to such place in this or a neighbouring colony &c. 477. / "June 7th '76 - Lewis Morris Esq. appointed Brigadier General of the militia of the county of West Chester: & Lewis Morris junr, Major of Brigade of the miltia, &c." p.482. / "June 9, '76" - "Detachments of militia to reinforce the army of New York ordered &c. - The levies of West Chester & Queens to march for New York on the 17th instant - The detachments to reinforce the army at New York formed into 4 battalions of militia, & John Marian Scott appointed Brigadier General thereof by the Provin -cial Congress. - The detachments from West Chester, Suffolk, & Orange constituted one of the Battalions* or regt, whereof Samuel Drake ^of W.C., was Col; - John Hurlbert of Suffolk Lieut Col; - & Moses Hetfield of Orange Major p. 486., '7, '8, & '9. / "June 22d '76 - Disaffected & dangerous persons, in the Counties of Dutchess & West Chester, disturb the public peace & will probably take up arms whenever the enemy shall make a descent upon this colony: Therefore * order to keep

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