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Davis, Silas, 1772-1868
Davis, Silas, 1772-1868
John M. McDonald interview — 1851-10-18
From the Westchester County Historical Society catalog:
John Macdonald unsuccessfully attempts to visit Silas Davis (1772-1868). Davis’s niece states that her uncle is away in New York City, but suggests Macdonald visit his sister, Elizabeth Germain, at Glen Cove, Long Island.
John Macdonald unsuccessfully attempts to visit Silas Davis (1772-1868). Davis’s niece states that her uncle is away in New York City, but suggests Macdonald visit his sister, Elizabeth Germain, at Glen Cove, Long Island.
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- Hufeland Index Page 1065 -
October 18th Silas Davis, of Indian Harbor about one mile south of Horseneck church, was in the City of New York. His niece informed me that her aunt, Mr. Davis’s sister, vizt. Mrs.
- Hufeland Index Page 1066 -
Elizabeth German or Jarmin was still alive, with all her faculties well preserved except her hearing. That she still resides at Glen cove, L.I. near the steamboat wharf along with her son John Jarmin who, I think, is a boatman, &c. She remembered my visit last year. I left my card for Mr. Davis.
Transcription from Experiencing the Neutral Ground of the American Revolution: The McDonald Interviews.
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