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Corsa, Frederick
John M. McDonald interview — 1844
From the Westchester County Historical Society catalog:
Frederick Corsa, whose surname is usually spelled Curser or Cursor, notes the location of a block house in West Farms that was built by Loyalist Colonel James DeLancey. It was attacked and burned by an American force led by Aaron Burr in 1779.
Frederick Corsa, whose surname is usually spelled Curser or Cursor, notes the location of a block house in West Farms that was built by Loyalist Colonel James DeLancey. It was attacked and burned by an American force led by Aaron Burr in 1779.
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- Hufeland Index Page 119 -
Fredrick Corsa: The Block House at West Farms stood on the Hill in or near the village – A party from above came down, attacked and burnt it. Col. Burr ? (F.C.)
Transcription from Experiencing the Neutral Ground of the American Revolution: The McDonald Interviews.
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