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Macdonald, John. Interview with Corsa, Andrew, 1762-1852; Valentine, Elijah, c.1779-1848; (1844). John M. McDonald Interviews, 1844-1851, WCHS item 1891. Westchester County Historical Society. Transcribed by history.croton.news April 2026.

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Andrew Corsa: Simcoe. A square built stout man rather above the middle size - dark and florid - a good horseman and slightly round shouldered. Emmerick. Was smaller but square built - dark, swarthy - middle aged - face marked with powder - a good horseman. Delancey. A large fleshy man - florid - fine looking. - His horse stolen by Tim Knapp who had deserted from him, and was hung in Theophilus H…
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Peter Delancey, of Delancey's Mills, had four sons - vizt Col. James, Oliver, Warren, and John (of the Bowery). - Delancey's unpopular - overbearing - the Colonel a coarse man. (Valentine) Bearmore raised a corps before Delancey? (Corsa.) Simcoe had a stoop in the shoulders - Fought with the Indians up along Tippett's Brook - Emmerick, a short fat, oldman, - active. Delancey large and coarse - bes…
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They were first seen on rising ground south of Corsa's house, by the son of Andrew (Capt) Corsa who remained a prisoner nearly a year. (Corsa) Refugee settlement in Governeur Lewis's Morris's woods, both east and west of Morris Brook - Nuts. (Corsa.) Fort Independence on Tetard's Hill or thereabouts - three quarters of a mile north of Dennis Valentine's. Bron Dyckman died at a house a little [marg…
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