Macdonald, John. Interview with Hoag, Hannah, b.c.1762; (1846-10-31). Experiencing the Neutral Ground of the American Revolution: The McDonald Interviews, WCHS item 646. Transcription courtesy of the Westchester County Historical Society (No copyright - United States).
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- Hufeland Index Page 404 - October 31. Mrs. Hannah Hoag, aged 86: "My father, in the beginning of the war lived at Verplank's Point and afterwards at Tarrytown, and was re- -peatedly plundered both by cowboys and skinners. I saw the British army when they landed at Tellers P[oint] and marched up [in 1779, probably]. They then en- -camped one night on Colberg Hill, a short …