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Archer, Samuel
John M. McDonald interview — 1844
From the Westchester County Historical Society catalog:
Samuel Archer (b.c.1796) owned the land on which British Fort No. 8 was constructed in 1776. He notes that some remains of the fort are still visible. Archer notes that the area was called Fordham before John Archer received a patent for the Manor of Fordham in 1671, and that the title deeds for the manor have been lost.
Samuel Archer (b.c.1796) owned the land on which British Fort No. 8 was constructed in 1776. He notes that some remains of the fort are still visible. Archer notes that the area was called Fordham before John Archer received a patent for the Manor of Fordham in 1671, and that the title deeds for the manor have been lost.
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- Hufeland Index Page 119 -
Saml. Archer: Samuel Archer of Morrisania (of Fordham?): Owns the farm on which fort No.8 stood – Same remains yet. The place was called Fordham before John Archer obtained the manor The title deeds of the manor are lost. (S.A.)
Transcription from Experiencing the Neutral Ground of the American Revolution: The McDonald Interviews.
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