246 passages in 130 source items for “neutral ground revolution André”
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Macdonald, John. Interview with Smith, Martin, 1786-1860; (1848). Experiencing the Neutral Ground of the American Revolution: The McDonald Interviews, WCHS item 781. Transcription courtesy of the Westchester County Historical Society (No copyright - United States).
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Martin Smith of Tarrytown:
"With respect to Major André's
capture, I have my information from
old Mr. Wildey who owned the ground
where it occurred on both sides of the
road &c. The capture was…
Macdonald, John. Interview with Valentine, Elijah, c.1779-1848; (1847-08-24). Experiencing the Neutral Ground of the American Revolution: The McDonald Interviews, WCHS item 600. Transcription courtesy of the Westchester County Historical Society (No copyright - United States).
…without taking up arms, and remained
neutral. Austin Stinnard lives between
Ed. Ferris's old place and Pelham. He is the
oldest man about West Chester town and
recollects most of the revolution."
Almost the only circumstance of
the Revolutionary…
Macdonald, John. Interview with Lyon, Samuel, 1764-1856; (1845-09-23). Experiencing the Neutral Ground of the American Revolution: The McDonald Interviews, WCHS item 369. Transcription courtesy of the Westchester County Historical Society (No copyright - United States).
…They were
then passing (on the road by) near
Andre's great white wood tree. We held a council of war and deter-
-mined to attack them on the level
ground just below Tarrytown, but
they got near where Irving…
Macdonald, John. Interview with Bayles, Nathaniel, 1791-1873; (1848-11-16). Experiencing the Neutral Ground of the American Revolution: The McDonald Interviews, WCHS item 773. Transcription courtesy of the Westchester County Historical Society (No copyright - United States).
…spot of André's capture. He answered that he would someday
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when at leisure. My request was
renewed, and one day he said "I
will go with now." We went on
the ground, and this is…
Macdonald, John. Interview with Romer, John, 1764-1855; (1845-11-12). Experiencing the Neutral Ground of the American Revolution: The McDonald Interviews, WCHS item 442. Transcription courtesy of the Westchester County Historical Society (No copyright - United States).
…When the seven with André
stopped on their return at our house
someone cautioned my Father mother
not to blow out against the English as
the person outside was a British officer [X]
She was a very strong Whig."
[X…
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Interview with Romer, John §1
— …When the seven with
André
stopped on their return at our house
someone cautioned my Father mother
not to blow out against the English as
the person outside was a British officer [X]
She was a very strong Whig."
[X…
Interview with Romer, John §0
— …daring enterprise. The Hammond family were
from the Island of Bermuda - Col. Hammond's father being from that
place.
André, as I have always un-
-derstood came down to the Post road
for some distance above the Dutch
Church. My…
Macdonald, John. Interview with Bayles, Nathaniel, 1791-1873; (1848-11-30). Experiencing the Neutral Ground of the American Revolution: The McDonald Interviews, WCHS item 805. Transcription courtesy of the Westchester County Historical Society (No copyright - United States).
…Nathaniel
Baylies: "I don't think that David
Hammond's account of
Major André's route can be altogether
relied on, he not being a man of much
intelligence. I will enquire, however,
of the most intelligent of those most…
Macdonald, John. Interview with Paulding, John, 1787-c.1862; (1848). Experiencing the Neutral Ground of the American Revolution: The McDonald Interviews, WCHS item 783. Transcription courtesy of the Westchester County Historical Society (No copyright - United States).
…The spot
where Andre was taken and where the
three were concealed, was about 130 feet
south of Major André's brook and west
of the road. This is what I always
heard from the Paulding family. John Paulding
the…
Macdonald, John. Interview with Hufeland Index to The McDonald Interviews (). Experiencing the Neutral Ground of the American Revolution: The McDonald Interviews, WCHS item 2131. Transcription courtesy of the Westchester County Historical Society (No copyright - United States).
…wounded soldier at 861
Andre 204, 247, 275, 277, 278, 427, 467, 544, 658, 564, 573, 703, 734, 472, 473
Andre Route 853, 854, 845
Andre Captors 180, 281, 848, 1097
Andres capture 155, 828, 830, 832, 833, 834, 835…
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Hufeland Index to The McDonald Interviews §0
— …wounded soldier at 861
Andre 204, 247, 275, 277, 278, 427, 467, 544, 658, 564, 573, 703, 734, 472, 473
Andre Route 853, 854, 845
Andre Captors 180, 281, 848, 1097
Andres capture 155, 828, 830, 832, 833, 834, 835…
Hufeland Index to The McDonald Interviews §43
— …Refugee 20, 483, 511, 519,
Williams Mary (
Andre) 703
Williams Miss with Mrs Babcock 429, 431, 526
Williams Bridge 103, 411, 520, 550, 695, 749,
fight near 552
Wilson Hannah Sherwoods bridge Int 995
Wilson Lieut. of Waterbury's 943…
Hufeland Index to The McDonald Interviews §2
— …Tarrytown (*
Andre*) 830, 850
Bearmore 8, 64, 116, 117, 132, 134, 157, 215, 261, 297, 306, 309, 317, 325, 365, 481, 488, 515,
H.Q., 517, 519, 521, 557, 622, 672, 688, 791, 836, 842, 876, 878, 880, 883, 885…
Hufeland Index to The McDonald Interviews §44
— …998, 1056, 1078, 660
Barker Wm Scarsdale 224
Bates Jonathan Darien 344
Battin Joseph NYC 911
Baylis Nathl Tarryt (
Andre) 830, 858
Column(R)
Beagle Mary Somers 730
Bearmore Gilbert 1035
Bearmore Silas King St 775
Belcher Mrs Elisha King…
Hufeland Index to The McDonald Interviews §1
— …Tarrytown (*
Andre*) 830, 850
Bearmore 8, 64, 116, 117, 132, 134, 157, 215, 261, 297, 306, 309, 317, 325, 365, 481, 488, 515,
H.Q., 517, 519, 521, 557, 622, 672, 688, 791, 836, 842, 876, 878, 880, 883, 885…
Hufeland Index to The McDonald Interviews §42
— …Refugee 20, 483, 511, 519,
Williams Mary (
Andre) 703
Williams Miss with Mrs Babcock 429, 431, 526
Williams Bridge 103, 411, 520, 550, 695, 749,
fight near 552
Wilson Hannah Sherwoods bridge Int 995
Wilson Lieut. of Waterbury's 943…
Hufeland Index to The McDonald Interviews §23
— …Motts Linen curtains 264
Miller Andrew
Andre stopping place? 555
Miller Capt Anthony 425
Miller, Anthony W.P. died in NY prison 362, 363, 425
Miller David W.P. Int 222
Miller Capt David Bedford Int 406, 798
Hannah Miller…
Hufeland Index to The McDonald Interviews §24
— …Motts Linen curtains 264
Miller Andrew
Andre stopping place? 555
Miller Capt Anthony 425
Miller, Anthony W.P. died in NY prison 362, 363, 425
Miller David W.P. Int 222
Miller Capt David Bedford Int 406, 798
Hannah Miller…
Westchester County Historical Society / John M. McDonald Interviews — Digital Collection April 2025
…Nathaniel Baylies (1791-1873), whose surname is actually spelled Bayles, owned land at the site of the capture of British Major John André in Tarrytown. He does not believe in the reliability of David Hammond’s account of the route…
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Macdonald, John. Interview with Hammond, David, c.1768-1854; (1848-11-29). Experiencing the Neutral Ground of the American Revolution: The McDonald Interviews, WCHS item 802. Transcription courtesy of the Westchester County Historical Society (No copyright - United States).
…Van Wart said Andre gave this account
to satisfy their enquiries which were numerous
before and after they arrived at Colonel
Jamieson's quarters. Paulding, at the time of the capture,
was not more than 17 or 18, being younger…
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Interview with Hammond, David §1
— …Van Wart said
Andre gave this account
to satisfy their enquiries which were numerous
before and after they arrived at Colonel
Jamieson's quarters. Paulding, at the time of the capture,
was not more than 17 or 18, being younger…
Interview with Hammond, David §0
— …Isaac Van Wart
told me the route
Andre pursued after leaving Pines-
-bridge, which was as follows (and which
Andre
told him, as we had to answer on being question-
-ed): He went from Pinesbridge on the
road to White…
Macdonald, John. Interview with Yerks, John, 1758-1848; (1845-09-16). Experiencing the Neutral Ground of the American Revolution: The McDonald Interviews, WCHS item 1985. Transcription courtesy of the Westchester County Historical Society (No copyright - United States).
…the three came to us with Major André
whom they had taken and examined
a short time before, and his horse &c. We then all went to Jacob Romer's
(Tavern) where we took breakfast (some
refreshments) and then proceeded…
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Interview with Yerks, John §2
— …the three came to us with Major
André
whom they had taken and examined
a short time before, and his horse &c. We then all went to Jacob Romer's
(Tavern) where we took breakfast (some
refreshments) and then proceeded…
Interview with Yerks, John §1
— …the three came to us with Major
André
whom they had taken and examined
a short time before, and his horse &c. We then all went to Jacob Romer's
(Tavern) where we took breakfast (some
refreshments) and then proceeded…
Macdonald, John. Interview with Hopkins, James, c.1767-1859; (1848-11-10). Experiencing the Neutral Ground of the American Revolution: The McDonald Interviews, WCHS item 1685. Transcription courtesy of the Westchester County Historical Society (No copyright - United States).
…When André was taken Lieutenant
Colonel Jamieson lay at the head
of Mill Square at or near Thomas
Wright's Mills. In 1781, Lauzun's Legion
marched from Bedford by the Post
road passing Smith's at sun about
one…
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Interview with Hopkins, James §8
— …When
André was taken Lieutenant
Colonel Jamieson lay at the head
of Mill Square at or near Thomas
Wright's Mills. In 1781, Lauzun's Legion
marched from Bedford by the Post
road passing Smith's at sun about
one…
Interview with Hopkins, James §7
— …When
André was taken Lieutenant
Colonel Jamieson lay at the head
of Mill Square at or near Thomas
Wright's Mills. In 1781, Lauzun's Legion
marched from Bedford by the Post
road passing Smith's at sun about
one…
Macdonald, John. Interview with Griffen, William; (1846-11-05). Experiencing the Neutral Ground of the American Revolution: The McDonald Interviews, WCHS item 495. Transcription courtesy of the Westchester County Historical Society (No copyright - United States).
…My
father was a neutral in politics, and
for that reason was suspected of being
a tory. My father invited the Dukes officers (?),
who paid us, to dinner - treated them
to some "Cider Royal", when they forgot
their pique about…
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Interview with Griffen, William §1
— …My
father was a
neutral in politics, and
for that reason was suspected of being
a tory. My father invited the Dukes officers (?),
who paid us, to dinner - treated them
to some "Cider Royal", when they forgot
their pique about…
Interview with Griffen, William §0
— …My
father was a
neutral in politics, and
for that reason was suspected of being
a tory. My father invited the Dukes officers (?),
who paid us, to dinner - treated them
to some "Cider Royal", when they forgot
their pique about…
Macdonald, John. Interview with King, Joshua I., 1801-1887; (1846). Experiencing the Neutral Ground of the American Revolution: The McDonald Interviews, WCHS item 554. Transcription courtesy of the Westchester County Historical Society (No copyright - United States).
…When Andre was taken in charge by my father
he instantly pressed for the journey to White Plains,
and was shaved by his valet. After finishing
his toilet, he invited Andre to follow his example. Andre pulled off his coat…
Macdonald, John. Interview with Ketchum, Morris, 1796-1880; (1846-09-03). Experiencing the Neutral Ground of the American Revolution: The McDonald Interviews, WCHS item 584. Transcription courtesy of the Westchester County Historical Society (No copyright - United States).
…Morris Ketchum, on the authority
of Major Chapman, says that every facility was
afforded Andre to escape at Tappaan by the
American officers, but he would not avail him-
-self of the advantage. (?)
All the population of Connecticut were or…
Macdonald, John. Interview with Holmes, Nathaniel B., c.1796-1881; (). Experiencing the Neutral Ground of the American Revolution: The McDonald Interviews, WCHS item 782. Transcription courtesy of the Westchester County Historical Society (No copyright - United States).
…Holmes:
"I have always understood that
André was taken west of the road
and south of the brook, and examined
by the three captors on the east side
of the highway. My information
came from Mr. Wildey who owned
the…
Macdonald, John. Interview with Chadeayne, Samuel, c.1770-c.1854; (1848-10-16). Experiencing the Neutral Ground of the American Revolution: The McDonald Interviews, WCHS item 1386. Transcription courtesy of the Westchester County Historical Society (No copyright - United States).
…On the morning of André's capture
a young woman named Martha Wil-
-liams was on a visit at a house about
three or four miles from Pines Bridge. A young gentleman (always supposed
to be Andre) rode up to…
Macdonald, John. Interview with Miller, Hannah Mabie, c.1759-1849; (1848-11-16). Experiencing the Neutral Ground of the American Revolution: The McDonald Interviews, WCHS item 886. Transcription courtesy of the Westchester County Historical Society (No copyright - United States).
…Moses Miller says André was
captured by the three who at the time
were concealed in the bushes on the
east side of the road."
Novr. 16th Mrs. Hannah
Miller: "I am now in my 90th
year. There was, I…
Macdonald, John. Interview with Merritt, Robert, b.1771; (1848-12-06). Experiencing the Neutral Ground of the American Revolution: The McDonald Interviews, WCHS item 818. Transcription courtesy of the Westchester County Historical Society (No copyright - United States).
…My father was neutral
and reputed a tory.
We had a fine young horse taken by
the Hessians when they lay on Griffen's hill
which we never got again. Another was
taken and my mother went below to re…
Macdonald, John. Interview with Van Wart, Alexander, 1799-1890; (1848-11-30). Experiencing the Neutral Ground of the American Revolution: The McDonald Interviews, WCHS item 806. Transcription courtesy of the Westchester County Historical Society (No copyright - United States).
…Alexander Van
Wart: "I never heard my father say
what André's route was after he left the
White Plains and Pines Bridge road. I
would urge you to see Mrs. Campbell who
lives at the corner, who always lived…
Macdonald, John. Interview with Paulding, John, 1794-1850; (1848-11-18). Experiencing the Neutral Ground of the American Revolution: The McDonald Interviews, WCHS item 804. Transcription courtesy of the Westchester County Historical Society (No copyright - United States).
…My mother an aged woman who always
lived in this vicinity says she has always
heard that Major Andre was taken south
of the brook by the three who were posted at
the time on the west side of the…
Macdonald, John. Interview with Morris, Robert, 1762-1851; (1848). Experiencing the Neutral Ground of the American Revolution: The McDonald Interviews, WCHS item 704. Transcription courtesy of the Westchester County Historical Society (No copyright - United States).
…I lived some years at Tarrytown and
know exactly where Major André was
taken. His captors were lying in ambush
on the east side of the road.
wrong
Notwithstanding all his precautions,
however, they escaped. Colonel…
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Interview with Morris, Robert §3
— …I lived some years at Tarrytown and
know exactly where Major
André was
taken. His captors were lying in ambush
on the east side of the road.
wrong
Notwithstanding all his precautions,
however, they escaped. Colonel…
Interview with Morris, Robert §2
— …I lived some years at Tarrytown and
know exactly where Major
André was
taken. His captors were lying in ambush
on the east side of the road.
wrong
Interview with Morris, Robert §0
— …I left here in the
beginning of the war of the
Revolution
and did not return till its termination. Colonel DeLancey's Headquarters were for
a long while at my father's house before
it was burnt. There was no…
Macdonald, John. Interview with Strang, Thomas, 1763-1851; (1845-10-06). Experiencing the Neutral Ground of the American Revolution: The McDonald Interviews, WCHS item 380. Transcription courtesy of the Westchester County Historical Society (No copyright - United States).
…Greene and Flagg were both
interred if the Crumpond burying
ground and I believe in one grave,
without a monument or tombstone
having any inscription. Plain rough
stones designate their resting place.
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which I can point…
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Interview with Strang, Thomas §2
— …Greene and Flagg were both
interred if the Crumpond burying
ground and I believe in one grave,
without a monument or tombstone
having any inscription. Plain rough
stones designate their resting place.
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which I can point…
Interview with Strang, Thomas §3
— DeLancey's
troops on their return crossed the
Croton at a ford above Pine's Bridge
Joshua Hett Smith and
Major
André were stopped at or
near Crumpond by a Sergeant's guard
under Crawford, a one
eyed man. The…
Interview with Strang, Thomas §0
— …In the
Revolution two
of them, vizt. my uncle, Major Joseph
and my father Henry Strang, were
whigs, being officers in Colonel Samuel
Drake's militia regiment, and the
other two were tories, viz, Daniel and
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Macdonald, John. Interview with {} (1845-09-16; 1845-09-18). Experiencing the Neutral Ground of the American Revolution: The McDonald Interviews, WCHS item 1996. Transcription courtesy of the Westchester County Historical Society (No copyright - United States).
…The
brook where André was taken was called
Clark's Kill. At the capture of Young's
house a party of the British diverged easterly
from the Sprain road and made their ad-
-vance by a hollow which crosses the…
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Interview with Romer, John §5
— …The
brook where
André was taken was called
Clark's Kill. At the capture of Young's
house a party of the British diverged easterly
from the Sprain road and made their ad-
-vance by a hollow which crosses the…
Interview with Romer, John §4
— …The
brook where
André was taken was called
Clark's Kill. At the capture of Young's
house a party of the British diverged easterly
from the Sprain road and made their ad-
-vance by a hollow which crosses the…
Interview with Romer, John §6
— Colonel
Norton in his advance left his artillery
about two miles south of Youngs' on a rising
ground near James Sniffen's a little to the
west of the Sprain road. His object in
this as was said at the…
Macdonald, John. Interview with Romer, John, 1764-1855; (1845-09-30). Experiencing the Neutral Ground of the American Revolution: The McDonald Interviews, WCHS item 1324. Transcription courtesy of the Westchester County Historical Society (No copyright - United States).
…These
three captors of André were all born
within about two miles of each other,
and were all of Dutch ancestry or
mostly. ? When the American Galleys attacked
the Phoenix and Rose off Tarrytown
I think they were more than…
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Interview with Romer, John §5
— …These
three captors of
André were all born
within about two miles of each other,
and were all of Dutch ancestry or
mostly. ? When the American Galleys attacked
the Phoenix and Rose off Tarrytown
I think they were more than…
Interview with Romer, John §4
— …These
three captors of
André were all born
within about two miles of each other,
and were all of Dutch ancestry or
mostly. ? When the American Galleys attacked
the Phoenix and Rose off Tarrytown
I think they were more than…
Macdonald, John. Interview with Paulding, George W., 1791-1855; (1849). Experiencing the Neutral Ground of the American Revolution: The McDonald Interviews, WCHS item 854. Transcription courtesy of the Westchester County Historical Society (No copyright - United States).
…This happened a few weeks before Andre's capture.
At length when he perceived the
sentinels all off their guard, he suddenly sprang over
the fence, escaped, crossed to New Jersey where he
was arrested as a spy, but was…
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Interview with Paulding, George §1
— …This happened a few weeks before
Andre's capture.
At length when he perceived the
sentinels all off their guard, he suddenly sprang over
the fence, escaped, crossed to New Jersey where he
was arrested as a spy, but was…
Macdonald, John. Interview with {} ({}). Experiencing the Neutral Ground of the American Revolution: The McDonald Interviews, WCHS item 2043. Transcription courtesy of the Westchester County Historical Society (No copyright - United States).
…His tombstone in the Keeler Family Burial Ground in Lewisboro indicates that he was born on May 6, 1760, and died on February 9, 1853 (WCHS Book #10, p.50). KEELER, Jonathan
Jonathan Keeler was a brother of interviewee Jeremiah…
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Supplemental Material - Interviewees §30
— …His tombstone in the Keeler Family Burial
Ground in Lewisboro indicates that he was born on May 6, 1760, and died on February 9, 1853 (WCHS Book #10, p.50). KEELER, Jonathan
Jonathan Keeler was a brother of interviewee Jeremiah…
Supplemental Material - Interviewees §47
— …Paulding was a son of John Paulding, one of the three captors of British Major John
André. He is listed as a 59-year-carpenter in 8th Ward of New York City in the 1850 United States Census. His tombstone…
Supplemental Material - Interviewees §2
— …Lossing, Pictorial Field Book of the
Revolution (New York: Harber & Brothers, 1852), II, p.827. BATTIN, Joseph
See BATTIN, John
BAYLES, Nathaiel
Although John Macdonald indicated that Nathaniel's surname was Baylies, it was actually spelled Bayles. He indicates that…
Supplemental Material - Interviewees §3
— …Lossing, Pictorial Field Book of the
Revolution (New York: Harber & Brothers, 1852), II, p.827. BATTIN, Joseph
See BATTIN, John
BAYLES, Nathaiel
Although John Macdonald indicated that Nathaniel's surname was Baylies, it was actually spelled Bayles. He indicates that…
Supplemental Material - Interviewees §54
— …His tombstone in the Gedney Family Burial
Ground (Eleazer Gedney Burial
Ground) in Mamaroneck, New York, indicates that he died on February 28, 1863, aged 88 years, 3 months, and 1 day (WCHS Book #8, p.95). SEE, William
Mr…
Supplemental Material - Interviewees §23
— …His tombstone in the Purdy Family Burial
Ground (Jonathan Purdy Family Cemetery) in White Plains indicates that he was born on April 18, 1791, and died on April 6, 1853 (WCHS Book #38, p.152). HALL, Stephen
Stephen Hall's…
Supplemental Material - Interviewees §56
— …SMITH, Martin
Martin Smith was a nephew of Isaac Van Wart, one of the three captors of British Major John
André. His mother, Anna Van Wart, was Isaac Van Wart's sister (see Grenville Mackenzie, "Families of the Colonial Town…
Supplemental Material - Interviewees §64
— …https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/V000023
VAN WART, Alexander
The Reverend Alexander Van Wart was a son of Isaac Van Wart, one of the three captors of British Major John
André, and Rachel Storm. He was a preacher in…
Macdonald, John. Interview with Close, Gilbert; (1845-11-14). Experiencing the Neutral Ground of the American Revolution: The McDonald Interviews, WCHS item 446. Transcription courtesy of the Westchester County Historical Society (No copyright - United States).
…My father during
the war moved by Salem, near Cross
River to which place also the family of
the father of David Williams, one of
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André's captors had also removed
from Tarrytown. At Cross River…
Macdonald, John. Interview with Tallmadge, Henry Floyd, 1787-1854; (1848-09-27). Experiencing the Neutral Ground of the American Revolution: The McDonald Interviews, WCHS item 699. Transcription courtesy of the Westchester County Historical Society (No copyright - United States).
…and also
my copy of my father's Journal kept in the
war of the Revolution. I looked over the
Journal which contains interesting particulars
of the battle of White Plains - of Colonel
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Sheldon's surprise…
Macdonald, John. Interview with Peterson, John, 1746-1850; (1845-10-30). Experiencing the Neutral Ground of the American Revolution: The McDonald Interviews, WCHS item 401. Transcription courtesy of the Westchester County Historical Society (No copyright - United States).
…I got back to the ranks safe. - I was
taken prisoner with Job Sherwood
(below Sing Sing) and two others taken
at the same time above - One of them
Abraham Orser -André took breakfast
at John Barratts. - I was under…
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Interview with Peterson, John §1
— …I got back to the ranks safe. - I was
taken prisoner with Job Sherwood
(below Sing Sing) and two others taken
at the same time above - One of them
Abraham Orser -
André took breakfast
at John Barratts. - I was under…
Interview with Peterson, John §0
— …I got back to the ranks safe. - I was
taken prisoner with Job Sherwood
(below Sing Sing) and two others taken
at the same time above - One of them
Abraham Orser -
André took breakfast
at John Barratts. - I was under…