Macdonald, John. Interview with Carpenter, Jotham, c.1763-1852; (1848-10-30). Experiencing the Neutral Ground of the American Revolution: The McDonald Interviews, WCHS item 1695. Transcription courtesy of the Westchester County Historical Society (No copyright - United States).

- Hufeland Index Page 766 - October 30th Jotham Carpenter of North Castle: "I am 85 years old and was a boy of twelve when the Revolution commenced. I believe that the first excursion of the enemy was when James Miller was killed. This occurred on the high ground half a mile north east of Smith's Tavern and near the Post road. A party of the enemy advanced in front and the …

The other prisoners were taken on. The enemy took off at the same time two horses of a friend John Cornell. These they left at Clapp's and Anthony Tripp and John Cornell rode back upon them. The enemy were all horseman. They burnt no houses this time and didn't plunder much. When the British burnt Bedford the following houses were burnt by them on the White Plains road as they …

Sometime in the latter end of the war, Major Huggeford came up with a party of horse to Horseneck to sur- -prise a Guard under Captain Fogg, and crossing over a place called "Peck's Land," they took Mr. Peck (or whoever lived on that land) and compelled him to pilot them across to where Fogg lay. When they came near Huggeford halted and told his followers to lay quiet until …

They said he might have so fortified himself in the swamp as to have bid defiance to an enemy. One of his men was killed and one wounded I believe he didn't afterwards command I think there was no fighting when they took Major Samuel Lyon who was a very pleasant, good man. William Mosier was a mason from near Horseneck who afterwards moved up the country. When Captain Theall …

Totten and Tillet were two of them. The Frenchman went down upon his knees and begged. They cast lots who should kill and the person on whom it should fall was to have his gold watch over and above an equal share of the plunder, such as horse, money &c. The lot fell on Tillett (?) who performed the murder by striking him on the head with the butt of his pistol being afraid of …

Burke and others once came to my father in law's house seized, and attempted to gouge his eye out by seizing a lock of his hair, &c. My father in law was a Friend and named Aaron Furman. He was a blacksmith. He had a daughter a resolute woman who took hold of her father's sledge hammer kept for safety in the house, and said, "If you take hold of my father again, I'll lay you …