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Brown, Merritt

John M. McDonald interview — 1844-11-01

From the Westchester County Historical Society catalog:
Merritt Brown (1768-1851) describes a skirmish that took place on King Street along the border of New York and Connecticut between a party of Americans under the command of Erasmus Gill and a contingent of Loyalists under Mansfield Bearmore.

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- Hufeland Index Page 081 - Merritt Brown. Novr. 1. 1844. Merritt Brown: –

The attempt made by Gill to decoy Bearmore was in King Street where the road to Hogpenridge commences. Bearmore posted a sentry behind the School house which stood near where the Methodist church now is. Gill came down King Street and advanced west to the rising ground on the Hogpenridge road. Bearmore then came on in force from towards Saw pitts and attempted to cut him off, but Gill regained the King Street road, escaping by the fleetness of his horse.

<margin> drawn map: including Bearmore location, Gill location, Hogpenridge, King Street, School House <margin>

Transcription from Experiencing the Neutral Ground of the American Revolution: The McDonald Interviews. Courtesy of the Westchester County Historical Society. No Copyright – United States. View the original manuscript at WCHS →