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Cypher, Rachel
John M. McDonald interview — 1846-11-21
From the Westchester County Historical Society catalog:
Rachel Ecker Cypher (1761-1854, also spelled Syffer) states her belief regarding the location of a raid where Loyalists under the command of Colonel James DeLancey captured American stores and cattle. She believes that the raid took place at Wright’s Mills, a location that has since been submerged by the Kensico Reservoir.
Rachel Ecker Cypher (1761-1854, also spelled Syffer) states her belief regarding the location of a raid where Loyalists under the command of Colonel James DeLancey captured American stores and cattle. She believes that the raid took place at Wright’s Mills, a location that has since been submerged by the Kensico Reservoir.
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Transcription
- Hufeland Index Page 361 -
1846 November 21. Rachel Cypher: – “The American stores and cattle taken by the Refugees (Major Grant and Colonel DeLancey) must have been at Wrights mills. Mr. Brewer lived where Elias Capron lives.
Transcription from Experiencing the Neutral Ground of the American Revolution: The McDonald Interviews.
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