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Stevenson, Ann
John M. McDonald interview — 1849-10-23
From the Westchester County Historical Society catalog:
Mrs. Stevenson is likely Ann Stevenson, the mother of Dr. John B. Stevenson. She was native of Scotland, and mentions that she attended a school at which the poet Robert Burns was a pupil. Mrs. Stevenson also references Dr. John Witherspoon, a signer of the Declaration of Independence and president of the College of New Jersey, now Princeton University.
Mrs. Stevenson is likely Ann Stevenson, the mother of Dr. John B. Stevenson. She was native of Scotland, and mentions that she attended a school at which the poet Robert Burns was a pupil. Mrs. Stevenson also references Dr. John Witherspoon, a signer of the Declaration of Independence and president of the College of New Jersey, now Princeton University.
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Transcription
- Hufeland Index Page 912 -
Oct. 23d. Mrs. Stevenson: “I am 88 years of age and never saw my father. Both my parents died in my infancy. My maiden name was Macdonald. I went in childhood to a school at which Robert Burns the poet was a pupil. Doctor John B. Stevenson has not been home since early morn &c. Dr. Witherspoon of Princeton had several sons and you lady is a daughter of one of them,” &c.
Transcription from Experiencing the Neutral Ground of the American Revolution: The McDonald Interviews.
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