Macdonald, John. Interview with Cregier, Augustus, b.c.1769; (1846-11-17). John M. McDonald Interviews, 1844-1851, WCHS item 1764. Westchester County Historical Society. Transcribed by history.croton.news April 2026.
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Refugees were compelled to retreat, not
having time to make search for Donell
=son.
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
fo…
DeLancey's Head quarters during
part of the war were at Madam
Morris's house where Gouverneur
Morris's house now stands. In July 1781, General Lincoln, or
rather Captain Jonathan and Lawrence
landed in the farm of Isaac (Lawrence?)
about two miles north of King's bridge
where Thomas Ludlow now lives, and
marched to Tetard's hill where a severe
skirmish ensued. Scannell's brigade
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[…
Colonel Philipse was taken up the
country as a loyalist, but broke his
parole at the instigation of his wife, and
left, I think, in the winter or fall of
1776 or 1777. It was the Fall of 1776. I think. Colonel Wurmb's Headquarters
were at Frederick Van Courtland's after
moving on the hill, about three years. His regiment was encamped on the
same hill called (generally) Tippett's
Hill. Frederick Va…
Rau belonged to Wurmb, and
a patrol was made every day by order
of Wurmb who lay in front of Dyck-
=man's at King's bridge leaving at day-
=light eighty or a hundred in number
marching from King's bridge up to
Mile Square road, then across Valentine's
hill and so on over the Saw Mill river
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and Hoghill where three of Gray's men
were who had been left behind from some
mistake by Gra…