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Weeks, Benjamin
John M. McDonald interview — 1848-10-19
From the Westchester County Historical Society catalog:
Benjamin Weeks is the brother of Abraham Weeks, who also gave an interview on October 19, 1848. He seconds the statements made by his brother in that interview, but believes that it was Lieutenant James Kipp and not Captain Samuel Kipp who commanded the Loyalist force at the skirmish at Dickenson’s near Chappaqua.
Benjamin Weeks is the brother of Abraham Weeks, who also gave an interview on October 19, 1848. He seconds the statements made by his brother in that interview, but believes that it was Lieutenant James Kipp and not Captain Samuel Kipp who commanded the Loyalist force at the skirmish at Dickenson’s near Chappaqua.
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Transcription
- Hufeland Index Page 723 -
October 19th Benjamin Weeks of the same place (Somers), on the road to New Castle corner, aged 76. “My brother Abraham recollects more than I – I agree with him in the above statement, except that I think in the surprise of the American scout at Dickensons, Lieut. James Kipp, and not Capt. Sam (Kipp) commanded the Refugees.”
Transcription from Experiencing the Neutral Ground of the American Revolution: The McDonald Interviews.
Courtesy of the Westchester County Historical Society. No Copyright – United States.
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