Macdonald, John. Interview with Cregier, Augustus, b.c.1769; (1846-11-17). Experiencing the Neutral Ground of the American Revolution: The McDonald Interviews, WCHS item 1764. Transcription courtesy of the Westchester County Historical Society (No copyright - United States).
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- Hufeland Index Page 373 - November 17th Augustus Cregier: Capt. Ogden with his children at Vermille's under the hill. When taken his son had a broken arm. My father took sur- -gical care of him (the Captain) when he had a severe wound in the arm. (Ogden took very good care of his children.) Joshua Barnes was a Captain of foot in Emmerick's. (?) General Washington on the 3rd …
Captain [X2] Armand surprised (in 1779 (?) a Picket Guard of Colonel Wormb's Yager's at Frederick [Van Courtland's] on Tippett's Hill, and killed and cut to pieces a good many, but took no prisoners. When the Yagers horse deserted they formed Armand's corps. DeLancey's Headquarters during part of the war were at Madam Morris's house where Gouverneur Morris's house now stands …
John Cook, tavern keeper, at Paparinimo, and John Corbie of the city of New York spiked the cannon at or near Fort Independence. (Probably the second party mentioned by the prisoner Haines &c.) General Oliver de Lancey's house which was burnt stood, I think, near the French Tanneries and a little south of them, and near the White Fort being on the banks of the river. Colonel …
- Hufeland Index Page 377 - Daniel Deveau lived by the road, and Frederick Deveau in the fields. Three Indians were killed at Tippett's brook. The battle was between Mile Square road and Tippett brook across Courtland's ridge which was east of Tippett's brook. There are two ridges called Courtland's, one east of and the other west of Tippett's brook. Fort Independence was on …
and Hoghill where three of Pray's men were who had been left behind from some mistake by Pray who was over the day before. (This took place sometime in the summer or fall of 1781, and before Cornwallis surrender.) Rouw marched with a band of his men, and the three [X1] fired and mortally wounded him in the body. He was taken in Mrs. Babcock's horse and chair as far as Van …