Macdonald, John. Interview with Cregier, Augustus, b.c.1769; (1847-10-01). Experiencing the Neutral Ground of the American Revolution: The McDonald Interviews, WCHS item 1757. Transcription courtesy of the Westchester County Historical Society (No copyright - United States).
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- Hufeland Index Page 528 - Octr. 1st. Augustus Cregier: "Joshua Barnes was one of Emme- -rick's men, one of his captains, and they all wore a red uniform. Emmerick had a company of horse and two or three companies of foot. Tarleton's Headquarters were at my fathers for about three weeks after which he went to Crawford's at Mile Square. He was a handsome military looking man …
When Washington came down in 1781, he reconnoitered from Dennis Valentine's hill or Gunn hill. Anna Fowler was engaged to marry Captain Row, but died where Dr. Bibby now lives at Van Courtland's hall. Row was shot about half a mile east of the Methodist Meeting House, and near a small ravine. Colonel Armand and not Kilmaine or the French surprised the picket guard of Col …
The Legion horse and the 17th dragoons carried carbines. Capt. Daniel Williams was near the Indians and in their rear when the fight occurred. He was there with his company and met them by accident, and would have fallen into the ambuscade if the Indians had not. Old Mr. Bowers was a Hessian who came over with the Hessian army and married a daughter of Jacob Moore the father …
The picket guard consisted of twelve men. Armands horse came up screaming and shouting and cut to pieces six or seven of them, but made no prisoners, retreating soon after. Captn Pray of the Water guards after the war was second keeper of the Greenwich State prison and while there shot a convict who attempted to escape. Emmerick flogged his men severely for stealing from the …
Had the Indians in 1781 been a few minutes later, Captn. Daniel Williams and his rangers would have fallen into the ambuscade. As it was he escaped with difficulty, being hotly pursued. Old Jacob Moore had two sons, Blaze, who after his death kept the Blue Bell, and Baltus, who was a tobacconist and accumulated a large fortune. If there be a man of that family now living in …