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Odell, Jackson
John M. McDonald interview — 1846-10-08
From the Westchester County Historical Society catalog:
Jackson Odell (1792-1849) was a son of John Odell, one of the Westchester Guides. Here, he discusses the death of Abraham “Brom” Dyckman during a skirmish on March 4, 1782. He also alludes to the site of the skirmish that took place at the outset of the Battle of Harlem Heights during which American Lieutenant Colonel Thomas Knowlton was killed.
Jackson Odell (1792-1849) was a son of John Odell, one of the Westchester Guides. Here, he discusses the death of Abraham “Brom” Dyckman during a skirmish on March 4, 1782. He also alludes to the site of the skirmish that took place at the outset of the Battle of Harlem Heights during which American Lieutenant Colonel Thomas Knowlton was killed.
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Transcription
- Hufeland Index Page 453 -
October 8th Jackson Odell: Brom [Dyckman] shot three quarters of a mile south from the barn where Woodbridge fired from, and near the forks of the road a little north of Judge Ward’s house. The road then ran north of the barn. Henry Trenchard made a circuit north and east of the barn – passed through a swamp and rejoined his friends. Valentine’s Hill, near Hunt’s bridge - (Hunt’s hill?). Mr. Jacobus [Dyckman] told me that Col. Knowlton’s affair with the British was near Peter Myers.
Transcription from Experiencing the Neutral Ground of the American Revolution: The McDonald Interviews.
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