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Macdonald, John. Interview with Lockwood, Daniel, 1769-1857; (1849-11-15). Experiencing the Neutral Ground of the American Revolution: The McDonald Interviews, WCHS item 1630. Transcription courtesy of the Westchester County Historical Society (No copyright - United States).
…Once when the Refugees came up to
Horseneck the cannon was drawn into a
field of grain, concealed and saved. I think
Major Fitch commanded at Horseneck
at this time. One of Mosiers men was from the
town of Stamford…
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Interview with Lockwood, Daniel §2
— …Once when the Refugees came up to
Horseneck the cannon was drawn into a
field of grain, concealed and saved. I think
Major Fitch commanded at Horseneck
at this time. One of Mosiers men was from the
town of Stamford…
Interview with Lockwood, Daniel §3
— …Once when the Refugees came up to
Horseneck the cannon was drawn into a
field of grain, concealed and saved. I think
Major Fitch commanded at Horseneck
at this time. One of Mosiers men was from the
town of Stamford…
Interview with Lockwood, Daniel §1
— …General Waterbury didnt come (command) in the
line till towards the end of the war. His Head
Quarters were here at my father's house. Once
he was informed that the Refugees were coming
up to surprise him when he…
Interview with Lockwood, Daniel §4
— The tide was down and
the British vessels aground so that they
couldn't bring their guns to bear. [X]
The Refugees frequently came up as
high as this within half a mile of the
fort. Once they took two…
Interview with Lockwood, Daniel §0
— …General Waterbury didnt come (command) in the
line till towards the end of the war. His Head
Quarters were here at my father's house. Once
he was informed that the Refugees were coming
up to surprise him when he…
Interview with Lockwood, Daniel §5
— The two redoubts or
Bastions in the West were of stone, and the
two on the east of fascines filled in with
earth."
[I went to see Fort Nonsense in company
with Deacon Daniel Lockwood and David
Miller, and viewed…
Interview with Lockwood, Daniel §6
— It was
situated on the east side of the Mahanus
river and the west side of the road and
contained within its bounds more than
an acre of land. - J. M. M. Novr. 15
1849.]
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There…
Bolton, Robert Jr. A History of the County of Westchester, from its First Settlement to the Present Time, Vol. I. New York: Alexander S. Gould, 1848.
…510 HISTORY OF THE
*' It had been reported to Colonel Livingston by messengers
from Teller's Point, that the vessel was so near the shore as to be
within reach of cannon-shot, and that the inhabitants were likewise apprehensive…
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A History of the County of Westchester, Vol. I §1034
— …510 HISTORY OF THE
*' It had been reported to Colonel Livingston by messengers
from Teller's Point, that the vessel was so near the shore as to be
within reach of cannon-shot, and that the inhabitants were likewise apprehensive…
A History of the County of Westchester, Vol. I §272
— It had been reported to Colonel Livingston by messengers from Teller's Point, that the vessel was so near the shore as
to be within reach of cannon-shot, and that the inhabitants were
likewise apprehensive boats would land and…
A History of the County of Westchester, Vol. I §271
— …It had been reported to Colonel Livingston by messengers from Teller's Point, that the vessel was so near the shore as
to be within reach of cannon-shot, and that the inhabitants were
likewise apprehensive boats would land and…
A History of the County of Westchester, Vol. I §1035
— …with cannon, who fired upon the Vulture and compelled
her to remove from the position she had held during the night,
and drop farther down the river, till she was beyond the reach of
the shot. Andre beheld the scene…
A History of the County of Westchester, Vol. I §511
— …Nearly half a century
before this monument was built,
the conscript fathers of America
had in the senate chamber voted that
Isaac Van Wart,
was a faithful patriot, one in whom
the love of country was invincible,
and this tomb…
A History of the County of Westchester, Vol. I §484
— …On the south side wood 9 feet thick, the Wt. North and
East sides 4 feet thick, no cannon in the works, a slight and single Abetters,
no ditch or Pickett. Cannon on two Batteries. No Bomb Proofs.
Redoubt No…
A History of the County of Westchester, Vol. I §363
— …By his wife Ruth Gedney, the Hon. Stephen Ward left issue
eight sons and four daughters ; the fourth son was the late Jonathan Ward, surrogate of the county of Westchester, and a delegate to the convention that framed the late…
A History of the County of Westchester, Vol. I §421
— …The damage
sustained by the enemy was not known." 7lh August, 1781, in
the morning, about two o'clock, the American army was awakened
by the firing of cannon at Dobb's Ferry. It appeared that two
of the enemy…
O'Callaghan, E.B., ed. The Documentary History of the State of New York, Vol. II. Albany: Weed, Parsons and Co., 1849.
…Are there any
and what Ball belonging to them *? if not enough send down one
of the Shot that is a patern.
The ten large Battoes for the cannon must be made at Albany :
But as the Governour expects the…
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Documentary History of the State of New York, Vol. II §1130
— …Are there any
and what Ball belonging to them *? if not enough send down one
of the Shot that is a patern.
The ten large Battoes for the cannon must be made at Albany :
But as the Governour expects the…
Documentary History of the State of New York, Vol. II §535
— …the forts -- That day we travelled to the river Chambly
where our canoes were laying.
The 24 ditto we went as far as fort Lamotte.
The 25 ditto we reached the Sand point, where we shot 2
elks.
The 26…
Documentary History of the State of New York, Vol. II §1131
— …18 June Sent copyed the above to Col Johnson & reported that
he would order tlie Carriages to be made for the 4 brass field Pieces
and also proper Carriages for Such other Small cannon as he may
take with him…
Documentary History of the State of New York, Vol. II §536
— of Canada for his salute of heavy cannon during our meal -- they
fired from the morning till 2 o'clock in the afternoon from all
three of the forts -- That day we travelled to the river Chambly
where our canoes…
Documentary History of the State of New York, Vol. II §531
— …conjured by the devil, and said that a great battle had taken
place at Quebeck (Cubeck) and that much heavy cannon must
have been fired there, and that one hundred canoes with savages
had come down the river from Cadaraqui…
Documentary History of the State of New York, Vol. II §1129
— …Sir
I wrote you yesterday by Brasier the Express Sent by M'"
Alexander, and at the Bottom of my Letter I added by the
Governors Directions, that if you thought the carriage for transporting
the Cannon which was made at…
Documentary History of the State of New York, Vol. II §600
— …shot at my men last night when they were comming on
board, having given an a^* they were his Majisties Soldiers, I am
come to protect his Majesties Subjects & preserve the peace, if
you begin the breach of that it…
Documentary History of the State of New York, Vol. II §660
— …BILL
[From Office files.]
An Accompt fFor the Wounded & those Men that were
Killed in their Majesties Service against Lisseler and
his accomplices
To Richard Grenard Saddler iFor curing him a gun shot
wound through both hips 15:00:00…
Dawson, Henry B. Westchester County, New York, During the American Revolution. Morrisania, NY: (privately printed by the author), 1886.
…bodies
" mingled with cannon and grape-shot, all round us. I was in the ac-
" tion, and under as good advantages aB any one man, to obBerve all that
" passed, and write these particulars of the action from my own…
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Westchester County, New York, During the American Revolution §1594
— …bodies
" mingled with cannon and grape-shot, all round us. I was in the ac-
" tion, and under as good advantages aB any one man, to obBerve all that
" passed, and write these particulars of the action from my own…
Westchester County, New York, During the American Revolution §1547
— …Cannon,
three hundred stand of Small-arms, five tons of Bariron, and " a great quantity of Spears, Shot, Shells,
" etc., too numerous to mention," which were within
or near the Fort, and all of which were recklessly
abandoned, 5 that…
Westchester County, New York, During the American Revolution §1548
— …Cannon,
three hundred stand of Small-arms, five tons of Bariron, and " a great quantity of Spears, Shot, Shells,
" etc., too numerous to mention," which were within
or near the Fort, and all of which were recklessly
abandoned, 5 that…
Westchester County, New York, During the American Revolution §1275
— …that,
" yesterday, at one o'clock, P.M., the galleys attacked
" the Plicenix and the Hose, off Tarrytown.
" The Lady Washington fired the first gun on our
"side, in answer to one received from the Pluenix:
" this first shot from…
Westchester County, New York, During the American Revolution §1620
— …York, 30 November, 1776," stated that, after the engagement, "the
" Hessian Grenadiers," [those wlw had assaulted the left of the Americans,]
' " were ordered forward, upon the heights, within cannon-shot of the
" entrenchments, the Bronx, from its winding course, being…
Westchester County, New York, During the American Revolution §1673
— The two Armies continued in their
respective lines, not more than a long cannon-shot
from each other, 2 until the following Saturday night,
[November 2,] when the American sentries heard what
they supposed to havebeen the rumbling sound of…
Westchester County, New York, During the American Revolution §1621
— " Hessian Grenadiers," [those wlw had assaulted the left of the Americans,]
' " were ordered forward, upon the heights, within cannon-shot of the
" entrenchments, the Bronx, from its winding course, being still between
WESTCHESTER COUNTY.
prepared his dinner, for the purpose…
Westchester County, New York, During the American Revolution §1671
— …Here, unknown to them, were
"some twelve-pounders, upon the discharge of which, they made off,
" with their field-pieces, as fast as their horses could draw them.
"A shot from the American cannon, at this place, took off the…
Higgins, Alvin McCaslin. The Story of Croton. Paper read before the Ossining Historical Society, 1938. Published posthumously in The Quarterly Bulletin of the Westchester County Historical Society, Vol. 16, No. 3 (1940), pp. 49-63.
…The first shot of the cannon
splintered a spar of the warship. Major Andre had been rowed ashore before midnight and had
arrived already at Joshua Smith's "treason house" above Haverstraw. History says that he was much agitated when…
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The Story of Croton §17
— …The first shot of the cannon
splintered a spar of the warship. Major Andre had been rowed ashore before midnight and had
arrived already at Joshua Smith's "treason house" above Haverstraw. History says that he was much agitated when…
The Story of Croton §3
— …the ends than in the middle, with small
cannon poking their muzzles out of the few port holes. The English
ship-master, wearing the Dutch garb of the time, leaned over the rail
watching the Indian wigwams that dotted the…
The Story of Croton §13
— …If there
is a village shrine in Croton, it is the Manor House. One of the most prominent patrician families of Holland was that
of Cornelius Barentse Van Wyck. His grandson Abraham Van Wyck
wooed and won Catherine Van Cortlandt…
The Story of Croton §16
— On that eventful September day in 1780, two Croton men, Moses
Sherwood and John Peterson (the latter a colored man who had served
in General Van Cortlandt's Westchester militia) , were making cider on
the land now known as Orchard…
The Story of Croton §32
— …94 p. (Order of Colonial Lords of Manors in America, Pub'ns., no. 29.)
Higgins, Alvin McCaslin. The story of Croton, New York. A paper
read before the Ossining Historical Society, March 23, 1938. Croton-on-Hudson, N. Y., 1938…
The Story of Croton §12
— …He was a member of the courtmartial that tried Benedict Arnold for misappropriation of money at
Philadelphia. Commanding a regiment under his bosom friend, Lafayette, he was raised to the rank of brigadier general by Congress for
his valor at…
The Story of Croton §39
— …The objects of the Society as recited in the original articles of incorporation were: To obtain and preserve information pertaining to the history of the
United States of America, of the State of New York, and especially of the
County…
The Story of Croton §7
— His father's career inspired
him ; and at the age of thirty-four, six years after his marriage, he was
elected mayor of New York. He must have succeeded beyond question
for it is recorded in history that the public…
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.
…May that God
in whose hands are all events, speedily restore peace and liberty to my unhappy country. May Great Britain and America be soon united in the bonds
of everlasting unity, and when united, may they continue a free…
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A History of the County of Westchester, Vol. II §508
— …May that God
in whose hands are all events, speedily restore peace and liberty to my unhappy country. May Great Britain and America be soon united in the bonds
of everlasting unity, and when united, may they continue a free…
A History of the County of Westchester, Vol. II §900
— …to get behind the redoubt and hill at the bridge
receiving one shot more as they were turning round the point. It was not
suspected that the enemy had any cannon in the redoubt within the bridge, but
they now…
A History of the County of Westchester, Vol. II §874
— …Simcoe's great surprise, the enemy's cannon were fired at
the infantry, whom he expected to have been hidden from their sight, by tlie
intervention of the woods; but it appeared that while Captain Ross was with
the advanced…
A History of the County of Westchester, Vol. II §509
— …At the moment
when Lewis voted in congress for indejjendence, British ships of
war vvere lying within cannon shot of his house; and soon after,
his manor of Morrisauia was desolated, his woodland of one thousand acres destroyed, and his…
A History of the County of Westchester, Vol. II §875
— …any chance shot,
and made use of the low ground (the crossing of which would have led him
into the ambuscade,) to march his infantry under its cover, out of their sight, or
the reach of their cannon; he sent…
A History of the County of Westchester, Vol. II §244
— …In
case of an attack upon the frontiers, that portion of the United States army
would be as inefiicient and as unable to defend the inhabitants or themselves
even, as so many women. As to cannon, muskets and ammunition, I…
A History of the County of Westchester, Vol. II §891
— …441
It was here too, that during the absence of the ilhistrious Peter
Stuyvesant, who was then occupied in reducing the Swedish
fortresses on the Delaware, a body of nine hundred Indians
having crossed the river, came and landed at…
A History of the County of Westchester, Vol. II §890
— …on the east side of the
river, rousing on their return the spirits of Sleepy Hollow,^ or
the more ferocious Manhatta,b and here 'in the inlet of Haarlera
river, they had concentrated a force that impatiently awaited the
arrival…
Scharf, J. Thomas, ed. History of Westchester County, New York, including Morrisania, Kings Bridge, and West Farms, which have been annexed to New York City, Vol. I. Philadelphia: L.E. Preston & Co., 1886.
…bodiea
"mingled with cannon and grape-shot, all round us. I was in the ac-
" tion, and under as good athat
" passed, and write these particulars of the action from my…
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History of Westchester County, New York, Vol. I §2492
— …bodiea
"mingled with cannon and grape-shot, all round us. I was in the ac-
" tion, and under as good athat
" passed, and write these particulars of the action from my…
History of Westchester County, New York, Vol. I §4126
— …of cannon. About ten o'clock they made
a sally out the Boston road in force, drove the guards
from Negro Fort and Valentine's house, and pushed
on so impetuously, keeping up a brisk fire, that the
retreating guards…
History of Westchester County, New York, Vol. I §2445
— …the Cannon,
three hundred stand of Small-arms, five tons of Bariron, and " a great quantity of Spears, Shot, Shells,
" etc., too numerous to mention," which were within
or near the Fort, and all of which were recklessly
abandoned,^ that…
History of Westchester County, New York, Vol. I §2446
— …the Cannon,
three hundred stand of Small-arms, five tons of Bariron, and " a great quantity of Spears, Shot, Shells,
" etc., too numerous to mention," which were within
or near the Fort, and all of which were recklessly
abandoned,^ that…
History of Westchester County, New York, Vol. I §2572
— The two Armies continued in their
respective lines, not more than a long cannon-shot
from each other, ^ until the following Saturday night,
\^November 2,] when the American sentries heard what
they supposed to have been the rumbling sound of…
History of Westchester County, New York, Vol. I §4188
— …shot and shell for them during the war. To explain the process by which the
various articles are produced at the Johnson Foundry,
and to enumerate them, would very far exceed our
limits. It is sufficient to say that they…
History of Westchester County, New York, Vol. I §2179
— …saved from total
destruction, " almost miraculously," by a
sailor who leaped, naked, on board the
sloop, and, with an axe, " disengaged the
"chain of the grappling wliieh had
" linked the two vessels together." ' It
is said,* very reasonably, that the…
History of Westchester County, New York, Vol. I §2478
— …Stedman, in his History of the American War, (i., 214,) attempted to
qualify that fact--" it rose so gradually from the Bronx," he said, " that
" its crest was not within random cannon-shot, as was proved by many
"of our…
Macdonald, John. Interview with Ferris, Samuel, 1773-1858; (1848-11-29). Experiencing the Neutral Ground of the American Revolution: The McDonald Interviews, WCHS item 791. Transcription courtesy of the Westchester County Historical Society (No copyright - United States).
…I have heard that Colonel
Holmes commanded them. Old Colonel Holby was a captain
in the Revolutionary war, and must have
left several papers which if saved are in
the hands of his grandson Jonathan Hobby
of Middle Patent. Samuel…
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Interview with Ferris, Samuel §2
— …I have heard that Colonel
Holmes commanded them. Old Colonel Holby was a captain
in the Revolutionary war, and must have
left several papers which if saved are in
the hands of his grandson Jonathan Hobby
of Middle Patent. Samuel…
Interview with Ferris, Samuel §3
— …Luther Kinnicutt at the close of the
war was a skinner and his reputation
bad. He lived in North Castle. Daniel Chapman, was father to
Silas Chapman shot at Stanwich close
by the Meeting House. The father always
said he…
Interview with Ferris, Samuel §1
— …whilst at work in the fields gave
out that he would have a good shot at
the British wherever he met them. The
Refugees heard of this and he was waylaid
by them and shot dead at a place about…
Interview with Ferris, Samuel §0
— …The Refugees fearing an
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increase of the American force, from the
alarm, soon after retreated. I think
that Lieut. Benjamin Brush commanded
the Americans this time. He was cousin
to Benjamin Brush of Stanwich who died…
Ruttenber, E.M. Footprints of the Red Men: Indian Geographical Names in the Valley of Hudson's River, the Valley of the Mohawk, and on the Delaware. Published in the Proceedings of the New York State Historical Association, Vol. VI. 1906.
…Certified that Cape Breton was taken, and
63 cannon shot at Fort Edward and small arms. In joy we made
"^ For other and corroboratory original accounts of the attacks of July
20th and 27th see French despatches in Col. Doc…
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Footprints of the Red Men: Indian Geographical Names §272
— …Certified that Cape Breton was taken, and
63 cannon shot at Fort Edward and small arms. In joy we made
"^ For other and corroboratory original accounts of the attacks of July
20th and 27th see French despatches in Col. Doc…
Footprints of the Red Men: Indian Geographical Names §271
— …Certified that Cape Breton was taken, and
63 cannon shot at Fort Edward and small arms. In joy we made
"^ For other and corroboratory original accounts of the attacks of July
20th and 27th see French despatches in Col. Doc…
Footprints of the Red Men: Indian Geographical Names §115
— …91
'* rounds of cannon from the breast-work, which number we re-
" turned from our artillery."^)
Fort Reed was on the west side of the Newtown creek and on
the north bank of the Tioga, where the creek falls into…
Footprints of the Red Men: Indian Geographical Names §255
— …hewn timbers."
The walls of the fort were pierced for cannon as well as for
rifles, or muskets. In passing it may be said that from time to
time, this, like all similar frontier forts of the time, was enlarged…
Footprints of the Red Men: Indian Geographical Names §258
— …March loth, 1758, Major Robert Rogers, the Ranger, with
'Col. Montresor, who served in America from 1757 until 1760, makes
several allusions to the "Half-Way" in his Journals covering that period.
'This is the generally accepted local usage of…
Footprints of the Red Men: Indian Geographical Names §116
— After the discharge of 13 cannon, for our new ally the
King of Spain, several oxen were killed for the officers and men.
(Col. Gansevoort's Journal thus describes this atTair : "25. --
" This morning the small arms of the whole…
Footprints of the Red Men: Indian Geographical Names §273
— …the picquet guard went to meet the teams ; a Sargeant and four men went forward to tell Half W^v Brook guard
that the picquet was coming; and the Indians shot the Sergeant
and scalped him before one man got…
Footprints of the Red Men: Indian Geographical Names §117
— …Encamped that night 3 miles below
Chemung and within 3 miles of Tioga. j
30. -- Decamped at 6 A. M., arrived at Fort SulHvan at i P. M. '
Upon our arrival the garrison discharged 13 cannon and we returned the…
Shonnard, Frederic, and W.W. Spooner. History of Westchester County, New York, from its Earliest Settlement to the Year 1900. New York: The New York History Company, 1900.
…bodies mingled with the cannon and grapeandaround
down
shot all
There are differences of opinion about the value of the services
rendered the American regiments by the two field-guns at their disposal. It is said that Alexander Hamilton, visiting…
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History of Westchester County, New York, from its Earliest Settlement to the Year 1900 §795
— …bodies mingled with the cannon and grapeandaround
down
shot all
There are differences of opinion about the value of the services
rendered the American regiments by the two field-guns at their disposal. It is said that Alexander Hamilton, visiting…
History of Westchester County, New York, from its Earliest Settlement to the Year 1900 §949
— …They had sent a
delegation to Colonel Livingston to inform him that the "Vulture"
was within cannon shot of Teller's Point, whereupon Livingston sent
a party with a four-pound cannon from Verplanck's Point in the
night. A…
History of Westchester County, New York, from its Earliest Settlement to the Year 1900 §920
— …the works so begun,
At that point a bateau
at the water's edge.
was sunk by a shot from the "Vulture" while
conveying the captured iron cannon from Stony
the victory by
after
Point
Point to West
The cannon…
History of Westchester County, New York, from its Earliest Settlement to the Year 1900 §948
— …They had sent a
delegation to Colonel Livingston to inform him that the "Vulture"
was within cannon shot of Teller's Point, whereupon Livingston sent
a party with a four-pound cannon from Verplanck's Point in the
night.
History of Westchester County, New York, from its Earliest Settlement to the Year 1900 §921
— …the works so begun,
At that point a bateau
at the water's edge.
was sunk by a shot from the "Vulture" while
conveying the captured iron cannon from Stony
the victory by
after
Point
Point to West
The cannon…
History of Westchester County, New York, from its Earliest Settlement to the Year 1900 §33
— …The impressive record of these disastrous failures, in connection with the uniformly unflattering accounts of the lands farther north, deterred all
The poverty of
European nations from like pompous adventurings.
the native inhabitants of North America saved them from the…
History of Westchester County, New York, from its Earliest Settlement to the Year 1900 §34
— The impressive record of these disastrous failures, in connection with the uniformly unflattering accounts of the lands farther north, deterred all
The poverty of
European nations from like pompous adventurings.
the native inhabitants of North America saved them from the…
History of Westchester County, New York, from its Earliest Settlement to the Year 1900 §971
— …the Westchester
shore in bringing a cannon down from Verplanck's Point and firing
on the " Vulture " from Teller's (Croton) Point probably had quite as
much to do with the ultimate capture of Andre and salvation of
America as…
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. I. New York: Charles F. Roper, 1881. Revised posthumous edition.
It had been repotted to
Colonel Livingston by messengers from Teller's Point, that the vessel
was so near the shore as to be within reach of cannon-shot, and that
the inhabitants were likewise apprehensive boats would land and…
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The History of the Several Towns, Manors, and Patents of the County of Westchester (1881 revised edition, Vol. I) §510
— It had been repotted to
Colonel Livingston by messengers from Teller's Point, that the vessel
was so near the shore as to be within reach of cannon-shot, and that
the inhabitants were likewise apprehensive boats would land and…
The History of the Several Towns, Manors, and Patents of the County of Westchester (1881 revised edition, Vol. I) §509
— …It had been repotted to
Colonel Livingston by messengers from Teller's Point, that the vessel
was so near the shore as to be within reach of cannon-shot, and that
the inhabitants were likewise apprehensive boats would land and…
The History of the Several Towns, Manors, and Patents of the County of Westchester (1881 revised edition, Vol. I) §422
— …At that point a bateau was sunk by
a shot from the Vulture while conveying the captured iron cannon from Stony
Point to West Point after the victory by Wayne. The cannon brought up by
the anchor was doubtless one…
The History of the Several Towns, Manors, and Patents of the County of Westchester (1881 revised edition, Vol. I) §651
— …Captain Samuel Delavan commanded us, and he was saved that night in consequence of wearing a red coat, thus passing for a British officer. The
enemy approached Ward's house from the west side of the road. A sentinel was…
The History of the Several Towns, Manors, and Patents of the County of Westchester (1881 revised edition, Vol. I) §652
— The British were about fifty strong and had a fort
at the bridge. It was night before we returned to Ward's house. Captain Samuel Delavan commanded us, and he was saved that night in consequence of wearing a red…
The History of the Several Towns, Manors, and Patents of the County of Westchester (1881 revised edition, Vol. I) §1381
— …Burr's route
towards Mamaroneck, which enabled Tryon to get the start of him. Col. Burr
then endeavored to intercept him in East Chester according to his first plan, and
actually got within cannon shot of him. But Tryon ran…
The History of the Several Towns, Manors, and Patents of the County of Westchester (1881 revised edition, Vol. I) §879
— …Nearly half a century
before this monument was built,
the conscript fathers of America
had in the Senate Chamber, voted that
Isaac Van Wart,
was a faithful patriot, one in whom
the love of country was invincible,
and this tomb…
The History of the Several Towns, Manors, and Patents of the County of Westchester (1881 revised edition, Vol. I) §795
— …On the south side wood nine feet thick, the Wt. North and
East sides 4 feet thick, no cannon in the works, a slight and single Abatters, no
ditch or pickctt. Cannon on two batteries. No Bomb Proofs.
Redoubt No…
Lossing, Benson John. The Hudson, from the Wilderness to the Sea. New York: Virtue & Yorston, 1866. Internet Archive identifier: hudsonfromwilder00lossi. Illustrated travel-history of the Hudson River valley by the writer and artist Benson J. Lossing, whose chapter on Teller's / Croton Point is a primary source for Senasqua place-name etymology, Sarah Teller's 1682 purchase, and the Underhill vineyard.
…to the narrative of a British officer present, a shot from the
THE HUDSON.
Vulture sloop-of-war sunk one of the boats off Dondcr Berg Point. This
cannon, probably, went to the bottom of the river at that time…
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The Hudson, from the Wilderness to the Sea §360
— …to the narrative of a British officer present, a shot from the
THE HUDSON.
Vulture sloop-of-war sunk one of the boats off Dondcr Berg Point. This
cannon, probably, went to the bottom of the river at that time…
The Hudson, from the Wilderness to the Sea §574
— …But sudden see the woods above
Pour down another corps,
All belter skelter in a drove.
Like that I sung before.
Irvine and terror in the van,
Came flying all abroad,
And cannon, colours, horse, and man,
Ban tumbUng to…
The Hudson, from the Wilderness to the Sea §359
— …The true history of the cannon found there is, probably, that it is one
of several captured by the Americans at Stony Point, just below, in 1779. They attempted to carry the cannon on galleys (flat boats) to West Point…
The Hudson, from the Wilderness to the Sea §371
— …cannon charged with deadly grape-shot. In the
face of this terrible storm the Americans made their way, by force of
bayonet, to the centre of the works. Wayne was struck upon the head
by a musket ball that brought…
The Hudson, from the Wilderness to the Sea §372
— …A large portion of the heavy ordnance was placed upon a
galley to be conveyed to West Point. It was sunk by a shot from the
Vulture, off Bonder Berg Point, and one of the cannon, as we have
observed…
The Hudson, from the Wilderness to the Sea §581
— …length of the Great Eastern), covered with
plates of iron so as to be absolutely bomb and round shot proof. It is to
be moved by steam engines of sufficient power to give it a momentum
that will cause it…
The Hudson, from the Wilderness to the Sea §373
— It was sunk by a shot from the
Vulture, off Bonder Berg Point, and one of the cannon, as we have
observed, raised a few years ago by accident, was supposed to have been
brought up from the wreck of…
The Hudson, from the Wilderness to the Sea §179
— …In 1683 the
little trading post, having grown first to a hamlet and then to a large
village, was incorporated a city, and Peter Schuyler, alreadj' mentioned
(son of the first of that name who came to America), was chosen…
O'Callaghan, E.B., ed. The Documentary History of the State of New York, Vol. I. Albany: Weed, Parsons and Co., 1849.
…Pistol shot of the Fort, & on Friday the 13 th between one & two
in the afternoon, the whole Garrison consisting of 300
men of Pepperells commanded by Capt n
Barford of that Regiment haveing first spiked their Cannon consisting of…
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Documentary History of the State of New York, Vol. I §925
— …Pistol shot of the Fort, & on Friday the 13 th between one & two
in the afternoon, the whole Garrison consisting of 300
men of Pepperells commanded by Capt n
Barford of that Regiment haveing first spiked their Cannon consisting of…
Documentary History of the State of New York, Vol. I §921
— …sailed in two sloops to attempt cannonading the Camp, before they could reach the shore where the
enemy lay they were fired upon with Cannon very briskly, that four shot struck the Ontario, three
of them stuck in her side…
Documentary History of the State of New York, Vol. I §910
— …Signed,
Return of Effects found in the Fort and sent to Frontejiac, the pillage not included.
7 cast cannon of the calibre of 19. 14. & 12
48 of iron of 9. 6. 5. & 3.
cast mortar, 9 inches 4 lines…
Documentary History of the State of New York, Vol. I §605
— …aside for that purpose, he uttered
the ordinary warning cry to direct some young Onnontagues who pursued the Outaouacs, the swiftHah' a league was made that day.
ness of whose legs saved him.
captain,
was left in the fort with…
Documentary History of the State of New York, Vol. I §920
— …sailed in two sloops to attempt cannonading the Camp, before they could reach the shore where the
enemy lay they were fired upon with Cannon very briskly, that four shot struck the Ontario, three
of them stuck in her side…
Documentary History of the State of New York, Vol. I §924
— …Pistol shot of the Fort, & on Friday the 13 th between one & two
in the afternoon, the whole Garrison consisting of 300
men of Pepperells commanded by Capt n
Barford of that Regiment haveing first spiked their Cannon consisting of…
Documentary History of the State of New York, Vol. I §927
— …That one Saturday morning
the 14 th a Party of the French forded the River 'about Cannon shot from the old Fort who remained
Documentary History of the State of New York, Vol. I §870
— …slightly wounded a third, but were repulsed, and not without considerable Loss, as the Cannon play'd
That two Whale
Boats were sent to make Discoveries on the French Shore, the same Day, and after rowing about 1
upon them…
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.
…2 2d,) by the appearance of a large force from a wood
within cannon-shot of the fort. Their uniforms showed them to be
Hessians. They were, in fact, four battallions, twelve hundred strong
of grenadiers, picked men, besides light…
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The History of the Several Towns, Manors, and Patents of the County of Westchester, Vol. II (1881 revised ed.) §731
— …2 2d,) by the appearance of a large force from a wood
within cannon-shot of the fort. Their uniforms showed them to be
Hessians. They were, in fact, four battallions, twelve hundred strong
of grenadiers, picked men, besides light…
The History of the Several Towns, Manors, and Patents of the County of Westchester, Vol. II (1881 revised ed.) §545
— …to get
behind the redoubt and hill at the bridge, receiving one shot more as they
were turning round the point. It was not suspected that the enemy had
any cannon in the redoubt within the bridge, but they now…
The History of the Several Towns, Manors, and Patents of the County of Westchester, Vol. II (1881 revised ed.) §519
— Simcoe's great surprise, the enemy's cannon were fired at the infantry, whom he expected to have been hidden from their
sight, by the intervention of the woods ; but it appeared that while Captain Ross
was with the atlvanced…
The History of the Several Towns, Manors, and Patents of the County of Westchester, Vol. II (1881 revised ed.) §518
— …Simcoe's great surprise, the enemy's cannon were fired at the infantry, whom he expected to have been hidden from their
sight, by the intervention of the woods ; but it appeared that while Captain Ross
was with the atlvanced…
The History of the Several Towns, Manors, and Patents of the County of Westchester, Vol. II (1881 revised ed.) §546
— It was not suspected that the enemy had
any cannon in the redoubt within the bridge, but they now began to
cannonade the artiller}' men who had descended the hill, who had to
draw up their pieces as fast as…
The History of the Several Towns, Manors, and Patents of the County of Westchester, Vol. II (1881 revised ed.) §74
— …At the moment when Lewis voted in Congress
for independence, British ships of war were lying wthiu cannon shot of
his house ; and soon after, his manor of Morrisania was desolated, his
woodland of one thousand acres was destroyed, and…
The History of the Several Towns, Manors, and Patents of the County of Westchester, Vol. II (1881 revised ed.) §536
— …shot at it also a falcon, and shot it through
and killed one of them, then our men with muskets killed three or four
more of them, so they went their way."^
It was here, too, that during the absence…
The History of the Several Towns, Manors, and Patents of the County of Westchester, Vol. II (1881 revised ed.) §535
— …whereupon the rest fled into
the woods. Yet they manned off another canoe with nine or ten men,
which came to meet us; so I shot at it also a falcon, and shot it through
and killed one of them…
Brodhead, John Romeyn. History of the State of New York, Vol. I (1609-1691). New York: Harper & Brothers, 1853.
It has been heretofore proposed that,
by reducing the number of the Directors to two-thirds, one-third of their salaries could be
saved and the allowances to those still employed, or in lieu thereof the existing pay, be so…
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History of the State of New York, Vol. I (1609-1691) §790
— It has been heretofore proposed that,
by reducing the number of the Directors to two-thirds, one-third of their salaries could be
saved and the allowances to those still employed, or in lieu thereof the existing pay, be so…
History of the State of New York, Vol. I (1609-1691) §892
— …Ja'lTnon''^""''
*"" They have already progressed so far in New England that they east iron pots,
cannon, shot and similar articles from the mineral they have there ; and we
believe that here it only requires a commencement, for we have…
History of the State of New York, Vol. I (1609-1691) §893
— …Ja'lTnon''^""''
*"" They have already progressed so far in New England that they east iron pots,
cannon, shot and similar articles from the mineral they have there ; and we
believe that here it only requires a commencement, for we have…
History of the State of New York, Vol. I (1609-1691) §298
— …the release of the aforesaid ship, and
that the merchant-men of the West India Company may in future be saved from such like
annoyances. And in justification of the trading of said Company to the aforesaid New
Netherland, the…
History of the State of New York, Vol. I (1609-1691) §659
— …that they will next with guns destroy us, our wives and
children, while the men are ruined, the grain and other produce burnt, very little saved, not
even a plough can be put in the ground this fall, so that…
History of the State of New York, Vol. I (1609-1691) §639
— Next morning, before the
return of the troops, a man and woman were shot at Pavonia, who had come either through
curiosity to look at, or to plunder the dead; the soldiers rescued a young child, which the
woman had…
History of the State of New York, Vol. I (1609-1691) §579
— High Mightinesses favor, by reporting at Amsterdam that your High Mightinesses will not
contribute any more to the support of the West India Company that such was evident from
;
the fact that your High Mightinesses had extended both Charters, notwithstanding…
History of the State of New York, Vol. I (1609-1691) §1185
— …And whereas
your High Mightinesses, as sovereigns over your subjects, are well qualified, nay, bound to
see that the property of the latter, (still in a condition to be saved and improved if no time
be lost and good care…
Hogue, O. Wendell, and Veronica Gilbert Agne. “A Brief Historical Sketch of Croton-on-Hudson.” In Croton on Hudson Golden Jubilee, 1898-1948, September Nineteenth to Twenty-Sixth. Croton-on-Hudson, NY: Croton Golden Jubilee Committee, 1948. Seq 14 only — additional pages not yet extracted from HathiTrust htid nyp.33433062496793.
…the farm horses were dragging down the Post Road to Croton and out on to Teller's Point the light artillery which had an effect upon the destiny of America . It was almost daylight before the horses deposited the cannon…
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Croton on Hudson Golden Jubilee, 1898-1948 (Brief Historical Sketch) §7
— …the farm horses were dragging down the Post Road to Croton and out on to Teller's Point the light artillery which had an effect upon the destiny of America . It was almost daylight before the horses deposited the cannon…
Croton on Hudson Golden Jubilee, 1898-1948 (Brief Historical Sketch) §8
— …The first shot of the can- non splintered a spar on the war- ship . Major Andre ' had been rowed ashore before midnight and had arrived already at Joshua Smith's ' treason house " above Haverstraw . History says that he was much…
Croton on Hudson Golden Jubilee, 1898-1948 (Brief Historical Sketch) §14
— …The Pubic Works Department consists of the Superintendent , a general foreman , three motor - equip- ment operators and eight laborers . At the beginning of each fiscal year the Board appoints a Village Counsel . The Board of Assessors is com- fitting that…
Croton on Hudson Golden Jubilee, 1898-1948 (Brief Historical Sketch) §2
— …His exploit later gave the river its name , the Hud- son . The Indians had previously called the river " Shatamuc " which means " The river that flows both ways . " The colored glass portrayal of the " Half - Moon " on the entrance to the…
Croton on Hudson Golden Jubilee, 1898-1948 (Brief Historical Sketch) §15
— Their names are inscribed with the dead of World War II on the memorial erected by the Village and dedicated on Memorial Day 1948. The inscription reads " Let us live for those who have fallen that in our lives they…
Croton on Hudson Golden Jubilee, 1898-1948 (Brief Historical Sketch) §6
— …Although the Croton countryside was not occupied by troops , it was , like the rest of Westchester , troubled by the pests that kept farmers awake nights and demanded cau- tion all day long - those marauding bands of men , the " Cowboys " and…
Croton on Hudson Golden Jubilee, 1898-1948 (Brief Historical Sketch) §1
— …some distance up the river in 1524. * For some years after this French navigators sailed up the river to trade with the Indians , and while history does not record where they stopped , one naturally concludes that they could hardly have…
Croton on Hudson Golden Jubilee, 1898-1948 (Brief Historical Sketch) §12
— …This proposition met with so much opposition that it failed . In April 1928 , a mass meeting was held in the Croton High School and the Harmon Planning Commit- tee was formed , with the purpose of deciding whether Harmon should CROTON…
Macdonald, John MacLean. Battle of White Plains, etc. Paper read at the New-York Historical Society, October 7, 1856. Published as The McDonald Papers, Part I, Chapter 2 in Publications of the Westchester County Historical Society, Vol. IV. 1925-26.
…One alone was prevailed on the treat out the blaze and collect the shot. The few that returned made not more than two discharges, when they retreated with the field-piece."
This piece of cannon, the only one made use…
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The McDonald Papers, Part I, Chapter 2: Battle of Whiteplains, Etc. §16
— …One alone was prevailed on the treat out the blaze and collect the shot. The few that returned made not more than two discharges, when they retreated with the field-piece."
This piece of cannon, the only one made use…
The McDonald Papers, Part I, Chapter 2: Battle of Whiteplains, Etc. §29
— …He accordingly made no other movement against the Americans while he remained at Whiteplains. "The two armies," says General Heath in his memoirs, "lay looking at each other, and within long cannon-shot. In the night time, the British lighted…
The McDonald Papers, Part I, Chapter 2: Battle of Whiteplains, Etc. §11
— …Here they received a shot from the field piece of Lieutenant Fenno, pointed with such accuracy, that it covered them with a shower of earth and stones and unhorsed one of their number. They then galloped out of the field…
The McDonald Papers, Part I, Chapter 2: Battle of Whiteplains, Etc. §21
— The officer in immediate command of this part of the lines had received the most peremptory
BATTLE OF WHITEPLAINS, ETC. 53
Unable, however, to endure the bravado of the royal cava-liers, he directed two cannon to be discharged upon…
The McDonald Papers, Part I, Chapter 2: Battle of Whiteplains, Etc. §12
— It soon became apparent that the British commander-in-chief, fear-ful for the safety of his left flank, would not venture to attack the American lines in front until he should have obtained pos-session of Chatterton Hill. Upon…
The McDonald Papers, Part I, Chapter 2: Battle of Whiteplains, Etc. §20
— …The officer in immediate command of this part of the lines had received the most peremptory
BATTLE OF WHITEPLAINS, ETC. 53
Unable, however, to endure the bravado of the royal cava-liers, he directed two cannon to be discharged upon…
The McDonald Papers, Part I, Chapter 2: Battle of Whiteplains, Etc. §36
— …He commanded for the King at the battle of Bunker's Hill, and the dear-bought experience of that day is supposed to have influenced him throughout the rest of his military life. Three days after the battle of Whiteplains…
The McDonald Papers, Part I, Chapter 2: Battle of Whiteplains, Etc. §34
— …So great was the deficiency of these latter weapons, that some of the men were furnished with pikes hastily and roughly manufactured, for the purpose of resisting the British cavalry. The want of bayonets was one reason why upon Chatterton…
Macdonald, John. Interview with Ryder, Jesse, 1812-1889; (1848-10-20). Experiencing the Neutral Ground of the American Revolution: The McDonald Interviews, WCHS item 726. Transcription courtesy of the Westchester County Historical Society (No copyright - United States).
…He was about putting
one of them to death for desertion or some
crime when my grandmother begged
his life of the commander and saved him. Eden Hunt, an American guide, was
shot by a party of Refugees, a little…
crotonhistory.org
…the cannon down to the point. Vouched for by S. W. Underhill, who lived there for sixty years. Dotted shore is low and sandy. Where the shore has declivity marks it is high and rocky. Scenic and Historic America , volume
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Croton Point 1898 §10
— …the cannon down to the point. Vouched for by S. W. Underhill, who lived there for sixty years. Dotted shore is low and sandy. Where the shore has declivity marks it is high and rocky. Scenic and Historic America , volume
Croton Point 1898 §7
— …No one knows how old. Vine Cottage. Fish house. Cannon ball weighing nearly six pounds, plowed up in meadow. Squaw Point. Directly opposite, on the western bank, André landed from the Vulture and first met Arnold. Picnic Point, where Enoch
Croton Point 1898 §6
— …Descendants of Peterson have the musket. Linden Cottage. Cannon ball found by Eugene Anderson, who now has it. It weighs five pounds. Old musket ram-rod found in clay. In possession of H. G Morehouse. Underhill Homestead. Old oak tree…
Croton Point 1898 §8
— …Spy , once enticed ashore and helped capture a boat-load of British soldiers. Farm house 135 years old. Italian villa built by Dr. Robert T. Underhill, deceased. Cannon ball found lodged in a tree about eighty years ago, by Dr.
Croton Point 1898 §11
— 1, issue 1, January 15, 1917. ↩ Hall added a footnote, "Livingston's cannon may have been shifted from one place to another, as the Vulture got under way." ↩ Share this: Print (Opens in new window) Print Email a link to…
Croton Point 1898 §4
— …The group held an option to purchase the land in 1917 and published an article in the first issue of their bulletin, likely written by Hall, that detailed the historic importance of the Point. "The Trustees of the American Scenic…
Croton Point 1898 §5
— Historic Preservation Society hope that the project for a public park on Croton Point . . . will receive the public support which it deserves." 1 Explanation of Map Place whence Peterson and Sherwood fired on the boat . . . the Vulture , September
Croton Point 1898 §3
— monitoring the aesthetic fabric in New York City." He was also an officer of the Association for the Protection of the Adirondacks and the American Scenic and Historic Preservation Society. The ASHPS was instrumental in advocating the preservation of
Macdonald, John. Interview with Bell, Thaddeus, 1759-1851; (1847-11-03). Experiencing the Neutral Ground of the American Revolution: The McDonald Interviews, WCHS item 1651. Transcription courtesy of the Westchester County Historical Society (No copyright - United States).
…As we passed Saugatuck Bridge, the
British fired their field pieces at us from the
opposite hill, but the shot mostly passed
over us. In the Middlesex affair they landed
some men from the armed vessels to help
Frost off…
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Interview with Bell, Thaddeus §8
— …As we passed Saugatuck Bridge, the
British fired their field pieces at us from the
opposite hill, but the shot mostly passed
over us. In the Middlesex affair they landed
some men from the armed vessels to help
Frost off…
Interview with Bell, Thaddeus §7
— John's house, and knew a door
that was not closed a night, so that they
got into Col. St. Johns bedroom without
any alarm, and took him, his son, and Mr. Isaacs, the father of Benjamin and Charles. DeLancey…
Interview with Bell, Thaddeus §3
— …The Americans
next day found this spot from the marks
in the sand, and Captain Nathaniel
Slosson the Commander of the Coast Guard
told old Mills he would give him that
day to remove the house, and if he
didn…
Interview with Bell, Thaddeus §4
— …The Americans
next day found this spot from the marks
in the sand, and Captain Nathaniel
Slosson the Commander of the Coast Guard
told old Mills he would give him that
day to remove the house, and if he
didn…
Interview with Bell, Thaddeus §6
— …Here they got the information
they wanted. One of the parties had lived
in Col. St. John's house, and knew a door
that was not closed a night, so that they
got into Col. St. Johns bedroom without
any…
Interview with Bell, Thaddeus §5
— …If Howe had posted his party
on the west side of the road leading to the
- Hufeland Index Page 597 -
Point (where the Refugees were going) it was
generally thought afterwards that he would
probably have turned the cattle. Howe…
Interview with Bell, Thaddeus §0
— …from the
church till afternoon, when they
captured and took us through the
woods down to an island where the
two vessels that landed them were
waiting near at hand. The island or
two islands lie south of the point…
Interview with Bell, Thaddeus §2
— …He was soon after
with a party of Refugees that took a
small vessel at the eastward, and put
the Refugees Silleck and White Raymond
on board the prize to take her into Long
Island, having on board one Talcott…
Macdonald, John. Interview with Macdonald's Research Notes (). Experiencing the Neutral Ground of the American Revolution: The McDonald Interviews, WCHS item 2168. Transcription courtesy of the Westchester County Historical Society (No copyright - United States).
…horned cattle, with a large number of horses." That in
executing this, they had passed by a vessel of war, within musket shot
of her, without receiving the least interruption, and that our people there were in high spirits." p…
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Macdonald's Research Notes §71
— …horned cattle, with a large number of horses." That in
executing this, they had passed by a vessel of war, within musket shot
of her, without receiving the least interruption, and that our people there were in high spirits." p…
Macdonald's Research Notes §19
— That he
lives at the hither end of Rye Neck - That the first person he ever heard speak of
rendering the cannon useless was William Lounsberry. & afterwards, Josiah Burrell
who lives at Rye Neck, + Wm Sutton, + other people also: - That…
Macdonald's Research Notes §18
— That there were 5 or 6 persons who went off *from
the guns. - & * it was daylight by the time they returned to John Gedney's at New Rochelle
all the cannon at Williams's were spiked by Gedney & Haines - That…
Macdonald's Research Notes §25
— …Loundsberry & the other persons confined in the
upper barracks for making spikes & spiking up the cannon beyond Kingsbridge in
West Chester County, to this Congress at the City Hall, at 5 P.M. &c."
"William Lounsberry examd says - That the…
Macdonald's Research Notes §63
— …ed the situation in wh Fort Washington was, & that 3 of the enemy's shipping had come up
with design to obstruct *Beaudeth's* Ferry (?) & were, after a heavy cannon
ade, driven back. This *w* the truth, but not the…
Macdonald's Research Notes §20
— …reau's, - & John Gedney borrowed the other sledge of Guion a blacksmith:
-That he went with the said party towards the cannon near Valentine's for the purpose
of rendering them useless, & started from John Gedney's on a violent…
Macdonald's Research Notes §26
— Philipse's the day before the cannon were spiked to know
whether he wd. [would] set up again as a representative - That he set off from home with
an intention to spike the guns or disarm them. That the following…
Macdonald's Research Notes §21
— …274
/
"January 31t 1776 - Ordered, that Jaramiah Allen get the cannon
near the house of John Williams, & also those near Kingsbridge, removed to
the larger parcel of Valentine's, so as to have them all brought together,
for the greater…
Macdonald, John. Interview with Davis, Abraham, c.1765-1854; (1845-11-06). Experiencing the Neutral Ground of the American Revolution: The McDonald Interviews, WCHS item 1610. Transcription courtesy of the Westchester County Historical Society (No copyright - United States).
…When the British after the
battle of White Plains advanced to
Travis's (afterwards Hatfields) Hill,
it is said that nine Hessians were
killed by one cannon shot. I think
that on this occasion they must have
advanced on the…
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Interview with Davis, Abraham §2
— …When the British after the
battle of White Plains advanced to
Travis's (afterwards Hatfields) Hill,
it is said that nine Hessians were
killed by one cannon shot. I think
that on this occasion they must have
advanced on the…
Interview with Davis, Abraham §1
— …Colonel
Hatfield was related to the Hatfields
of White Plains. From my recollection of Major
Bearmore, I am under the impres-
-sion that he was a severe man. While below Colonel Delancey
sent to my father informing him
that the…
Interview with Davis, Abraham §0
— …bridled, and the men taking their
repast from their nice tin dishes, when
it was announced that a party of
Sheldon's was at hand. The troopers
were in the saddle in an instant and
pursued the American party, which…
Ruttenber, E.M. History of the Indian Tribes of Hudson's River; their origin, manners and customs; tribal and sub-tribal organizations; wars, treaties, etc., etc. Albany: J. Munsell, 1872.
…nor
the voice of trumpet and cannon reverberated through their
All this was new and strange; the Great Spirit
solitudes.
had
had come to them ; the signals of a mighty change passed be
Their traditions repeat that almost with the
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History of the Indian Tribes of Hudson's River §14
— …nor
the voice of trumpet and cannon reverberated through their
All this was new and strange; the Great Spirit
solitudes.
had
had come to them ; the signals of a mighty change passed be
Their traditions repeat that almost with the
History of the Indian Tribes of Hudson's River §13
— "
weapons." One canoe kept
hanging under the stern," and its
in
soon
detected
was
occupant
pilfering from the cabin windows. When detected, he had secured a " pillow and two shirts, and
two bandeliers " but the " mate shot at him, and…
History of the Indian Tribes of Hudson's River §170
— …said that its outlines can still be traced by numerous
It
was
called
Weckquaskeck, and was located at
the mouth of Wicker's creek, which was called by the Indians
Wysquaqua.
Their second village was called Alipconck.
after our sterne…
History of the Indian Tribes of Hudson's River §171
— There I shot a falcon at
them, and killed two of them ; whereupon the rest fled into the woods. Yet
to shoot at us.
they manned off another canoe with nine
or ten men, which came to meet us.
So…
History of the Indian Tribes of Hudson's River §588
— That a number of Indians having encamped at the mouth of Yellow
creek, they with one Grithouse had collee ted themselves at the house of one
Baker opposite to the said Indian camp,
and decoyed the Indian men, and two…
History of the Indian Tribes of Hudson's River §646
— …Broken at one corner, the square became a rout, and the flying
Behind a rock on the
fugitives were shot down without mercy.
of
the
Tusten
dressed
wounds
his
field,
neighbors, while ite
shelter was also made the point from…
History of the Indian Tribes of Hudson's River §589
— shooters stationed in ambuscade, shot numbers of them in their
canoes, and compelled the others to return.
brother and sister were among the slain.
Logan's mother,
These transactions were soon followed by another outrage,
which, though of less magnitude…
History of the Indian Tribes of Hudson's River §6
— …and one of the English sailors, John Coleman, was killed by an
He was buried upon the adjacent
beach, the first European victim of an Indian weapon on the
Mahicanituk. The offense which had been committed by
arrow shot in…
Scharf, J. Thomas, ed. History of Westchester County, New York, including Morrisania, Kings Bridge, and West Farms, which have been annexed to New York City, Vol. II. Philadelphia: L.E. Preston & Co., 1886.
He then turned his
gaze upon the prisoner. There sat John Henry
in all his kingly dignity smoking the judge's
cigar. The man who shot with intent to kill
was fined $5.00 which he paid and was discharged…
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History of Westchester County, New York, Vol. II §2081
— He then turned his
gaze upon the prisoner. There sat John Henry
in all his kingly dignity smoking the judge's
cigar. The man who shot with intent to kill
was fined $5.00 which he paid and was discharged…
History of Westchester County, New York, Vol. II §241
— …the tragedy, demanding to know why
one of them had not shot her husband, and
saved him from the "dog's death." She told
the leaders of the vigilantes to beware, that
death was upon their trail, and that everyone…
History of Westchester County, New York, Vol. II §215
— Another shot and another Indian
stopped, but there were now returning shots. A sudden rush was made by a dozen or more
of the Indians, but three shots in quick succession sent them back dragging with them
three companions. That…
History of Westchester County, New York, Vol. II §683
— …Quick action saved a tragedy.
The Schaefer Massacre
One of the tragedies of the period occurred
in 1878. The Schaefer family came from
Plattsmouth and went to work at Tusler's
ranch. The man was employed as cook at
the…
History of Westchester County, New York, Vol. II §240
— …the tragedy, demanding to know why
one of them had not shot her husband, and
saved him from the "dog's death." She told
the leaders of the vigilantes to beware, that
death was upon their trail, and that everyone…
History of Westchester County, New York, Vol. II §1118
— …Cherry is one of the
few that realized the importance of this, and
saved a list, which the public will appreciate
more the coming years. The names thus
provided this historian are as follows:
History of Westchester County, New York, Vol. II §260
— …The Indians started to rush him then, and he
fired his cannon and muskets in a volley. The
Bear and a few Indians fell, the Bear mortally
wounded.
Grattan and five men were killed around the
cannon, and the rest…
History of Westchester County, New York, Vol. II §483
— named Parks were returning, when a shot
came out of the bushes, and the bullet whistled
uncomfortably near. They rushed to the cover
of brush but found no one. That night, while
Parks was writing a letter in the old…
O'Callaghan, E.B., ed. The Documentary History of the State of New York, Vol. IV. Albany: Weed, Parsons and Co., 1851.
…shot off by the first
cannon shot from Fort St. Martin, we left every thing behind,
and among other things 5 or 6 field pieces. Was that a fine
Roman achievement? Who knows how much that expedition
cost the company…
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Documentary History of the State of New York, Vol. IV §265
— …shot off by the first
cannon shot from Fort St. Martin, we left every thing behind,
and among other things 5 or 6 field pieces. Was that a fine
Roman achievement? Who knows how much that expedition
cost the company…
Documentary History of the State of New York, Vol. IV §264
— …to that
expedition was so disorderly, that the like was never seen. Indeed when we broke up the seige and retired, without effecting
any thing, only because of his leg, which was shot off by the first
cannon shot from…
Documentary History of the State of New York, Vol. IV §1051
— Hudson's River
being navigable by Vessels of considerable Burthen to Albany,
the Trade of that part of the Country will probably center there,
to which place the Transportation or Carriage will be much
Easier than to the Ports of…
Documentary History of the State of New York, Vol. IV §88
— Finally they took the field and attacked the bouweries at
Pavonia. There were here at the time, two ships of war and a
privateer who saved considerable Cattle and Grain. Probably
it was not possible to prevent the destruction of…
Documentary History of the State of New York, Vol. IV §158
— …at the swampy, long, broken
and even frequent kills where we halted and must-cut trees 'to
make bridges to pass over, and divers mountains were so steep
that we were obliged to haul the wagons-and cannon up rand
Documentary History of the State of New York, Vol. IV §882
— …Indeed no one from America, ever
had so much Interest, and was so attended to by the great Lords
as Mt Wharton. cannot conclude without doing him the Justice, of saying, that he has the greatest Respect for you & in…
Documentary History of the State of New York, Vol. IV §67
— …of America lying between N. England (which
bounds them on the N, E. side) and Virginia lying to the S. W. The Ocean is confined along its whole length by a clean sandy
coast, very similar to that of Flanders…
Documentary History of the State of New York, Vol. IV §87
— Meanwhile Pachem a crafty man, ran through all the -
Villages urging the Indians to a general massacre, thereupon it
happened that certain Indians called Wappingers, dwelling sizteen miles up the River,with whom we never had any the least
trouble…
Macdonald, John. Interview with Anderson, Jeremiah, b.1778; (1848-12-01). Experiencing the Neutral Ground of the American Revolution: The McDonald Interviews, WCHS item 1570. Transcription courtesy of the Westchester County Historical Society (No copyright - United States).
…the soldier
that was shot through the body, and was
all night in your house? I am he. Your wife, I think, saved me, and I
feel towards her as though she was
my mother." &c. He then showed the…
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Interview with Anderson, Jeremiah §6
— …the soldier
that was shot through the body, and was
all night in your house? I am he. Your wife, I think, saved me, and I
feel towards her as though she was
my mother." &c. He then showed the…
Interview with Anderson, Jeremiah §5
— …the soldier
that was shot through the body, and was
all night in your house? I am he. Your wife, I think, saved me, and I
feel towards her as though she was
my mother." &c. He then showed the…
Interview with Anderson, Jeremiah §3
— …He was brought to our house on horseback
being severely wounded, having been shot
in the breast, the ball passing quite through
the body, and being held only by the skin
He was brought into our house and placed
in…
Interview with Anderson, Jeremiah §4
— A Yager, resting his rifle
by the house of Isaac Oakley (Willis's
afterwards) shot a private soldier, one
of the six, who I think were of Sheldon's. He was brought to our house on horseback
being severely wounded…
Interview with Anderson, Jeremiah §1
— …There was a good deal
of parleying between the parties at times. Good quarters were offered and refused. Mo-
-sier repeatedly gave out that if another
shot was fired the offender would be
killed instantly. Strang was taken across
a…
Interview with Anderson, Jeremiah §7
— …He fired, and Shube dropped
dead upon the stairs. Reynolds' gun
was loaded with a ball and three buck
shot, and Reynolds was probably in the
rear of his prisoner Those in front
might have offered quarter, but Shubal
Reynolds…
Interview with Anderson, Jeremiah §2
— …There was a good deal
of parleying between the parties at times. Good quarters were offered and refused. Mo-
-sier repeatedly gave out that if another
shot was fired the offender would be
killed instantly. Strang was taken across
a…
Interview with Anderson, Jeremiah §10
— …He arrived at Head-
-quarters before Colonel DeLancey was
up in the morning, and sent word that
he had brought the Colonel a very fine
mare with a request that he would
come out and see her. The Refugee commander…
Macdonald, John. Interview with Montross, Nathaniel, 1770-1858; (1848-10-19). Experiencing the Neutral Ground of the American Revolution: The McDonald Interviews, WCHS item 1423. Transcription courtesy of the Westchester County Historical Society (No copyright - United States).
Some
followed and were saved, but others replied
'We'll have one shot at the Refugees
before we go,' and staid and fired. These
last were all killed. When Captain Jacob (?) ^Isaac? Van
Wart (not Van Tassel) commanded the
Guard…
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Interview with Montross, Nathaniel §1
— Some
followed and were saved, but others replied
'We'll have one shot at the Refugees
before we go,' and staid and fired. These
last were all killed. When Captain Jacob (?) ^Isaac? Van
Wart (not Van Tassel) commanded the
Guard…
Interview with Montross, Nathaniel §0
— …Some
followed and were saved, but others replied
'We'll have one shot at the Refugees
before we go,' and staid and fired. These
last were all killed. When Captain Jacob (?) ^Isaac? Van
Wart (not Van Tassel) commanded the
Guard…
Macdonald, John MacLean. The Danbury Expedition, April 23d to 28th, 1777. Paper read at the New-York Historical Society, October 5, 1858. Published as The McDonald Papers, Part I, Chapter 4 in Publications of the Westchester County Historical Society, Vol. IV. 1925-26.
…words and movements displayed all the enthusiasm and intrepidity that had characterized his early days. They were the last bright flashes of an expir-ing taper. Just at this time a British cannon shot took effect among his followers, whom…
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The McDonald Papers, Part I, Chapter 4: The Danbury Expedition §18
— …words and movements displayed all the enthusiasm and intrepidity that had characterized his early days. They were the last bright flashes of an expir-ing taper. Just at this time a British cannon shot took effect among his followers, whom…
The McDonald Papers, Part I, Chapter 4: The Danbury Expedition §17
— …His horse at that moment
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was shot but he instantly mounted another, belonging to one of his aides and rode along the highway, sword in hand, followed with alacrity by those to whom he had appealed…
The McDonald Papers, Part I, Chapter 4: The Danbury Expedition §36
— They, too, were in the act of following him across the fence, when he was struck by a grape shot. Dangerously wounded in the body, he fell on the northwesterly side of the enclos-ure. The volunteers who had hitherto…
The McDonald Papers, Part I, Chapter 4: The Danbury Expedition §41
— When soon afterward the volunteers were charged and driven from the wall, Archelaus Buel, his nearest comrade, called upon Peck to escape. But waiting, as was supposed, for another shot, the intrepid old man was surrounded by the enemy, and…
The McDonald Papers, Part I, Chapter 4: The Danbury Expedition §20
— …The death shot of Wooster is said to have proceeded from an American loyalist who carried a musket of unusual length. This man was posted along with some volunteers in a barn east of the road and on the right…
The McDonald Papers, Part I, Chapter 4: The Danbury Expedition §22
— …He moved forward with great caution, secured on the flanks, by guards of nearly two hundred men each; having three or four pieces of cannon in his front, and advancing with music and all the military pomp and circumstance that…
The McDonald Papers, Part I, Chapter 4: The Danbury Expedition §31
— …Such however was the rapidity with which the King's troops retreated from the Saug-atuck, that toward five o'clock in the afternoon and before the Americans could overtake them, they reached the high grounds, which they had occupied…
The McDonald Papers, Part I, Chapter 4: The Danbury Expedition §30
— …Tryon had halted, and now sent forward a detach-ment apparently, with the intention of occupying the bridge. Having taken possession of Couch-Hill, and other neighbor-ing heights he commenced at the same time a violent cannon-ade upon…
Raymond, Marcius D., editor and publisher. Souvenir of the Revolutionary Soldiers' Monument Dedication, at Tarrytown, N.Y., October 19th, 1894. Tarrytown, NY, 1894.
…procured a small
cannon that was in the place, and by the help of a few men, hove up a
breastwork of stone and earth, and with this cannon fired at that vessel,
and most every shot took effect. We…
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Souvenir of the Revolutionary Soldiers' Monument Dedication at Tarrytown §134
— …procured a small
cannon that was in the place, and by the help of a few men, hove up a
breastwork of stone and earth, and with this cannon fired at that vessel,
and most every shot took effect. We…
Souvenir of the Revolutionary Soldiers' Monument Dedication at Tarrytown §385
— …He saved himself by pulling up his horse suddenly and striking at the same moment
a blow which stunned one of his pursuers, Totten, cutting off his forefinger, so that he let his sword fall. I saw this wound afterwards…
Souvenir of the Revolutionary Soldiers' Monument Dedication at Tarrytown §28
— …Seemingly content they lie asleep on the breast of the mightiest,
most liberal, and most excellent Sovereign of the earth.
But with our own America, independent and free in her
national life, the reverse of all these things is the…
Souvenir of the Revolutionary Soldiers' Monument Dedication at Tarrytown §132
— …The cow thieves
scattered around and about three-fourths of a mile north of the Greenburgh Church, the last man was shot in John Buckhout's orchard. We had shot or taken all prisoners but one, their guide, by the…
Souvenir of the Revolutionary Soldiers' Monument Dedication at Tarrytown §235
— …Upon one occasion he recollected to have shot a deserter from our troops who had been with the
British at Fishkill, and that he frequently shot at the British Galleys
going up and down the river. That on one occasion…
Souvenir of the Revolutionary Soldiers' Monument Dedication at Tarrytown §357
— …Heath, dated Camp at
the Highlands, Jan. 25, 1781, giving account of an expedition Jan. 22,
1781, to destroy "the Hutts in Morrisiana which covered the thieves
assembled there under the direction of Col. DeLancey," says that
"Capt. (Israel) Honeywell…
Souvenir of the Revolutionary Soldiers' Monument Dedication at Tarrytown §133
— …The cow thieves
scattered around and about three-fourths of a mile north of the Greenburgh Church, the last man was shot in John Buckhout's orchard. We had shot or taken all prisoners but one, their guide, by the…
Souvenir of the Revolutionary Soldiers' Monument Dedication at Tarrytown §236
— …Upon one occasion he recollected to have shot a deserter from our troops who had been with the
British at Fishkill, and that he frequently shot at the British Galleys
going up and down the river. That on one occasion…
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Cannon Ball Time to Harmon
This post features a historical advertisement from the New York Evening World (June 25, 1907) promoting land sales in Harmon. The ad describes Harmon as "the highest, healthiest, most beautiful…