Macdonald, John. Interview with Deveau, Daniel, 1787-1857; Corsa, Andrew, 1762-1852; (1844-08-26). John M. McDonald Interviews, 1844-1851, WCHS item 323. Westchester County Historical Society. Transcribed by history.croton.news April 2026.
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[margin: The Corsa's name appears here, he says nothing. - Deveau does all the talking. J.E.]
Daniel Deveau (and Andrew Corsa).
1844. Augt. 26th. The road which passes
from the Mile Square road west by my
house was made after the Revolutionary
war, before which it (my house) stood
in the fields. My father and grandfather
(John and Frederick Deveau) lived in
it. John Deveau was…
Emmerick was a very talkative, agreeable
man - often visited my father - and was
fond of being with the women to whom he
made himself agreeable. He was more
social than Simcoe who also visited
my father often. Courtland's house is
One and a half miles from my house. Courtland's woods extend to the road which
connects the Deveau houses. Hunt's
Bridge east of Yonkers.
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