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October 17th - Captain John Romer, of Rebel Hollow, aged 86: (?) "Abraham Odell was often called Armand by his friends because he resembled the French Legionary commander. Colonel Armand was above the middle size, of dark complexion
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and black hair and wore large moustaches and whiskers. I think he was not quite so large as Abraham Odell. He enlisted many of his men from along the North River shore in Philipse manor. ….. Martling, a young man, cousin of Abraham Martling of Tam- -many Hall and a cousin of mine was one of them. Martling belonged to Ar- -mand's dragoons who were mounted upon large horses from the South. - Armand was extremely popular with his men and with the inhabitants. His troop carried a wall piece and when they used it they dismounted and stuck into the ground a stick attached to it and shod with brass or iron. They then could elevate, depress, or move it sideways at pleasure and take exact aim. It carried large balls to a great distance. Some- -times it was filled with buck shot or small balls." "The old 29 milestone, [X] during the Revolutionary
[X] 26th milestone
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war, stood about a mile south of Tarry- -town. I knew Mrs. Day well. Her house stood near Peter Myers at the head of Haerlem Lane. Peter Van Tassel was a cousin of my father in law Cornelius Van Tassel. Peter's house stood on the hill southwest of my father in law's house, being the first dwelling below it as the old road then ran. The picket guard in '77 was kept at Peter's, and the main guard and Head quarters were kept at Cornelius's house.