Notes - New York Herald extracts
John M. McDonald interview — 1846
The original notebooks kept by John Macdonald appear to have had extracts from The New York Herald regarding Revolutionary War events.
Manuscript page facsimiles
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- Hufeland Index Page 344 -
1846 Notebook No
Extracts (N.Y. Herald – Nov 29 to Dec. 3. 1842) from Proceedings of the Court Martial held at Tappan for the trail of Joshua Hett Smith charged with aiding Gen. Arnold in his conspiracy with Andre et al. &c. - pp 1-15.
“ American Archives – vols. 4&5. Miscellaneous pp.16-22.
Explanations of some Military terms and phrases – pp. 23-27.
Extracts from O’Callaghans New Netherland – pp. 29-32.
Norwalk. Tuesday August 25 – Went to Norwalk on board the Cricket, and arrived at Capt. Fords at Rhoton hill at 8 o clock, or thereabouts – Aug. 26 & 27th it rained, drizzled, and was uncomfortable and gloomy weather. Aug. 28, Went with Capt. Ford to the house of