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Macdonald, John. Interview with Vail, Lydia, b.c.1772; (1847-11-19). Experiencing the Neutral Ground of the American Revolution: The McDonald Interviews, WCHS item 1353. Transcription courtesy of the Westchester County Historical Society (No copyright - United States).
…We arrived at Davenport
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house about sunrise, or a little after and
found the floors and walls covered with the
blood of the dead, wounded and dying. Flagg
and the Captain were killed outright. The
Refugees…
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Interview with Vail, Lydia §2
— …We arrived at Davenport
- Hufeland Index Page 654 -
house about sunrise, or a little after and
found the floors and walls covered with the
blood of the dead, wounded and dying. Flagg
and the Captain were killed outright. The
Refugees…
Interview with Vail, Lydia §1
— …before sunrise. I lived at my fathers
half a mile off northerly on the Crompond
road. Word came to us that they were
all cut off and killed at Headquarters and
we all ran through the field's to Davenport…
Bolton, Robert Jr. The History of the Several Towns, Manors, and Patents of the County of Westchester, from its First Settlement to the Present Time, Vol. II. New York: Charles F. Roper, 1881.
…This disaster
happened a little before sunrise. I lived at my father's, half a mile ot!
northerly, on the Crompond road ; word came to us that they were all
cut off and killed at head -quarters, and we all…
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The History of the Several Towns, Manors, and Patents of the County of Westchester, Vol. II (1881 revised ed.) §719
— …This disaster
happened a little before sunrise. I lived at my father's, half a mile ot!
northerly, on the Crompond road ; word came to us that they were all
cut off and killed at head -quarters, and we all…
The History of the Several Towns, Manors, and Patents of the County of Westchester, Vol. II (1881 revised ed.) §702
— …to cross the ford after sunrise ; and therefore
had taken no precaurions to prevent it. By tliis means, Davenport's
house was surounded by the enemy, and all possibility of escape cut 0*7
before the danger was discovered. De…
The History of the Several Towns, Manors, and Patents of the County of Westchester, Vol. II (1881 revised ed.) §697
— …Greene's worst fears were fully
realized by his surprisal at Davenport's or Danforth's house, by the
British refugees, upon the 13th of ]May, 1781. The following account
of this incursion, is given by General Heath : --
" The ne…
Bolton, Robert Jr. A History of the County of Westchester, from its First Settlement to the Present Time, Vol. II. New York: Alexander S. Gould, 1848.
…to cross the ford after sunrise, and therefore had
taken no precautions to prevent it. By this means, Davenport's
house was surrounded by the enemy, and all possibility of
escape cut of!:' before the danger was discovered. De Lancey…
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A History of the County of Westchester, Vol. II §794
— …to cross the ford after sunrise, and therefore had
taken no precautions to prevent it. By this means, Davenport's
house was surrounded by the enemy, and all possibility of
escape cut of!:' before the danger was discovered. De Lancey…
A History of the County of Westchester, Vol. II §792
— …William Smith, on
the Pine's bridge road, a narrow lane diverges son ih- west to
Davenport's or Danforth's house, the scene of Colonel Green's surprisal by the British Refugees, upon the 13th of May, 1781. The…