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Jackson Odell - Sept.18. "Cushing was some time engaged in preparing his expedition and it was got up with great care. The second in command was Lieutenant Blake a good soldier. The party consisted of one hundred and ten men picked men of the Mass- -chusetts line, all young and enterprizing and all volunteers, together with five guides who were always mounted, vizt. Michael Dyckman, Abraham Dyckman, John Odell, James Oakley and John Pine. On their retreat along the Sprain road they left it and moved by the right across the fields when they arrived at McChains they had been followed along the Sprain road by a strong detachment of Delancey's horse and the mounted Yagers. They crossed the Dobbs Ferry road a little west of Colonel John Odells (about half way from Odells to Sp[ring] brook ?)[X] and continued to retreat through the fields. Just before they crossed the Dobbs Ferry road (on Odell's farm) Captain Kipp who commanded the enemy's advance
[X] (Spring Brook)
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attempted a charge, but failed and had one man killed and several wounded. They gained the Saw Mill by crossing some open fields called Van Tassel's slope a little south of Van Tassel's hill where they expected a charge. A small party of militia under Captain Sy- -bert Acker joined them when they came to the Dobbs Ferry road near Colonel Odells. My father was with Colonel Thompson on the morning of the attack and carried to a place of security the daugh- -ter of Mr. Young afterwards Mrs. Van Wart. Jonathan Odell, my Grand- -father was made prisoner after the battle of White Plains and confined in the sugar house together with Jacob and Ab[raham] Storms and some of the most respectable heads of families because their sons were active or serving as sold- -iers in the cause of Independence.