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Octr. 20th James Mandeville: "We crossed Hunt's Bridge, went through East Chester, crossed William Bridge, and advanced easterly upon DeLancey's house in our excursion in January 1783. - Williams ordered all horses to be left west of the Bronx in a village. Delancey was out when
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we arrived, but returned before we left, and concealed himself in a hog-pen, as the family afterwards told us. In re- -treating we passed Courtland's house and returned, through Yonkers village, being guided by John Odell, Abraham Odell, Isaac Odell (who was nicknamed Armand) John McChain, and Wm. N. Dyckman. I have always understood that Brom [X] Dyckman was buried at Crompond burying ground, but where in particular I don't know. Mr. Thomas Strang will tell I think. Paulding was while detained prisoner among the American ^English? Officers, fared well and was a great lion. Kipp and Totten were the two who pursued Colonel Odell on the ice, one at each side, cutting at him until Totten lost his fore finger and let his sword fall. I saw this wound afterwards at Morrisania. I remember when there were only
[X] Abraham
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five dwelling houses in the village of Peekskill. This was before the Revolutionary war. In the course of the war they built a good many more houses.