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Garrison, Garret
John M. McDonald interview — 1846-10-09
From the Westchester County Historical Society catalog:
The actual surname of Garret Garretson (1760-1852) was Garrison. The first few sentences of Garrison’s interview appear to refer to the Battle of Edgar’s Lane, which took place on September 30, 1778. However, Garrison claims that on the same night, he saw Isaac Martling, who was killed by Nathaniel Underhill in Tarrytown on May 26, 1779. He also notes that Loyalist soldiers set fire to the home of Gload (also spelled Glode) Requa in Tarrytown. The interview concludes with the names of two individuals whom Garrison believes may have information useful to John Macdonald.
The actual surname of Garret Garretson (1760-1852) was Garrison. The first few sentences of Garrison’s interview appear to refer to the Battle of Edgar’s Lane, which took place on September 30, 1778. However, Garrison claims that on the same night, he saw Isaac Martling, who was killed by Nathaniel Underhill in Tarrytown on May 26, 1779. He also notes that Loyalist soldiers set fire to the home of Gload (also spelled Glode) Requa in Tarrytown. The interview concludes with the names of two individuals whom Garrison believes may have information useful to John Macdonald.
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Transcription
- Hufeland Index Page 452 -
October 9th Garret Garretson, of Yonkers: Donop’s horse was ambuscaded by a party of Americans who got above and below them – the infantry below [some distance from] the cavalry. The noise of the fight resembled a smith hammering a bar of iron – no firing, fought only with their swords. The same night I saw Isaac Martling who was killed by the Refugees. They set fire to Gload Requas house one mile below Tarrytown, but the fire was extinguished.
Transcription from Experiencing the Neutral Ground of the American Revolution: The McDonald Interviews.
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