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Interview with Valentine, Frederick

Macdonald, John. Interview with Valentine, Frederick, b.c.1760; (1847). Experiencing the Neutral Ground of the American Revolution: The McDonald Interviews, WCHS item 588. Transcription courtesy of the Westchester County Historical Society (No copyright - United States). Passage 1 of 1 281 words

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Frederick Valentine of 206 Delancey Street down an alley in the rear of a butcher's shop: "The maiden name of Bearmore's mother was Kirkpatrick, an old West Chester family in reduced circumstances, and he was born on the Neck. He was a brave, humane, popular man, but couldn't keep his men from plundering, and was in conse- -quence much blamed - In person, he was straight, tall, fair complexioned and handsome After he received his mortal wound he was

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taken to New York and died in Roosevelt St. I believe but am not sure that he was Delancys major. His sister kept house for me a short time after my wife's death. I do not know whether she's alive. DeLancey's Headquars were about a mile below West Farms. Captn. Corsa was under DeLancey. I had two uncle's named Williams on different sides - vizt. One Frederick Williams, a Captain in DeLanceys, and a very capable officer; and the other Capt. Daniel Williams, a celebrated parti- -san in the American service, who was a large fleshy, swarthy man, brave, enterprising, and of great military abilities.

His sister kept house for me a short time after my wife's death. I do not know whether she's alive. DeLancey's Headquars were about a mile below West Farms. Captn. Corsa was under DeLancey. I had two uncle's named Williams on different sides - vizt. One Frederick Williams, a Captain in DeLanceys, and a very capable officer; and the other Capt. Daniel Williams, a celebrated parti- -san in the American service, who was a large fleshy, swarthy man, brave, enterprising, and of great military abilities.

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