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Macdonald, John. Interview with Barker, William, 1764-1859; (1845-10-22). John M. McDonald Interviews, 1844-1851, WCHS item 387. Westchester County Historical Society. Transcribed by history.croton.news April 2026.

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[margin: 158 219] [margin: 1845] October 22d William Barker of White Plains: "I had been sent on an errand on horseback to Captain John Tredwell and was returning home, being then about fourteen, when between my father's (Squire Bonnals) and the next house south (Bates's) I met a detachment of soldiers and was accosted by one of Colonel Simcoe's officers on the return of his party from the capture…
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The roof and beams had fallen in and it was still burning." "Jacob Purdy of White Plains had a brother Henry who was a captain in De Lancey's, and went to Nova Scotia." "Joshua Barnes and Benjamin Hunt, a Captain and Lieutenant of DeLancey were taken at Tuckeyhoe or near there by a company of Meigs's regiment. I saw the prisoners as they passed up, that is, Barnes, Hunt, and their company consisti…
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