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Lambert, Mrs.
John M. McDonald interview — 1846
From the Westchester County Historical Society catalog:
Mrs. John James Lambert gives her recollections of April 28, 1777, the day of the Battle of Compo Hill and the day after the Battle of Ridgefield.
Mrs. John James Lambert gives her recollections of April 28, 1777, the day of the Battle of Compo Hill and the day after the Battle of Ridgefield.
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Transcription
- Hufeland Index Page 467 -
Mrs. John James Lambert: The British, on the 28th of April, 1777, were civil, but hungry, asking for bread. Mother happened to be baking and gave them all she had. Then baked more, which was taken by the rear guard. Baked again when the Americans came hungry and she fed them. Col. Heard said he kept the British dragoon officer off by swinging his sword behind him.
Transcription from Experiencing the Neutral Ground of the American Revolution: The McDonald Interviews.
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