History / Archive / Macdonald, John. Interview with Soulice, Joshua, 1768-1857 (1844). Experiencing the Neutral Ground of the American Revolution: The McDonald Interviews, WCHS item 133. Transcription courtesy of the Westchester County Historical Society (No copyright - United States).

Interview with Soulice, Joshua

Macdonald, John. Interview with Soulice, Joshua, 1768-1857 (1844). Experiencing the Neutral Ground of the American Revolution: The McDonald Interviews, WCHS item 133. Transcription courtesy of the Westchester County Historical Society (No copyright - United States). Passage 1 of 1 213 words

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Joshua Soulice

Joshua Soulice: of New Rochelle said "The British army or part of them in 1776, encamped on the Ridge opposite my house on a spot about sixty rods from the Post road to White Plains. This camp-ground was then owned by my father and is now mine. The Head quarters of one of the British generals was at John Tredwell's old house where the new one now is. A party of Hessians, returning from an excursion to their said camp, was attacked by a party of Americans in the fields back (South West) of Squire Bonnotts' and near Soulice's and Bishop Underhill's old Tavern. Seven or eight of the Hessians were killed. The firing created much alarm in the camp.

This camp-ground was then owned by my father and is now mine. The Head quarters of one of the British generals was at John Tredwell's old house where the new one now is. A party of Hessians, returning from an excursion to their said camp, was attacked by a party of Americans in the fields back (South West) of Squire Bonnotts' and near Soulice's and Bishop Underhill's old Tavern. Seven or eight of the Hessians were killed. The firing created much alarm in the camp.