History / Archive / Macdonald, John. Interview with Schofield, Mr.; (1844). Experiencing the Neutral Ground of the American Revolution: The McDonald Interviews, WCHS item 190. Transcription courtesy of the Westchester County Historical Society (No copyright - United States).

Interview with Schofield, Mr.

Macdonald, John. Interview with Schofield, Mr.; (1844). Experiencing the Neutral Ground of the American Revolution: The McDonald Interviews, WCHS item 190. Transcription courtesy of the Westchester County Historical Society (No copyright - United States). Passage 3 of 3 226 words

He had orders to take post a little in advance of New Rochelle village, but finding no good ground for encampment, and hearing that a quantity of stores for the American army was at Maroneck he advanced to that place. There was a great quantity of rum, flour, pork, &c, in the houses and barns on the landing which he destroyed or had removed. Rogers was at the time an old and rough looking man. The turnpike road and bridge over Maroneck river is south of where the road and bridge formerly were. There

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Mr. Schofield cont'd

was much talk at the time of bringing Rogers to court martial, and it was said that nothing but the destruction and capture of the stores at Maroneck saved him.

There was a great quantity of rum, flour, pork, &c, in the houses and barns on the landing which he destroyed or had removed. Rogers was at the time an old and rough looking man. The turnpike road and bridge over Maroneck river is south of where the road and bridge formerly were. There - Hufeland Index Page 024 - Mr. Schofield cont'd was much talk at the time of bringing Rogers to court martial, and it was said that nothing but the destruction and capture of the stores at Maroneck saved him.

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