Macdonald, John. Interview with Hobby, Enos, 1761-1857; (1848-11-03). John M. McDonald Interviews, 1844-1851, WCHS item 763. Westchester County Historical Society. Transcribed by history.croton.news April 2026.
he fired and the ball passed between
her legs through her petticoat. They
were thirty or forty yards apart, and
Daniels an excellent shot. He fired
too low. It was conjectured that Mr
Worden's sons of came up, took him to the
woods and killed him.
[margin: affects Knapp, one
of DeLancey's Captains. John
Montross.]
November 3. Enos Hobby
of Middle Patent aged 88: " I was
born in Stanwich and lived…
A strong party
of us went up, I think, as many
as five or six hundred - part foot and
part horse. He started in the afternoon - sun about one hour high, and
about midnight were at Twitchings'
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corners. We had gone up the North
River road when hearing of a large
force from above moving east of us,
we crossed to Twitchings' store. Here
about midnight we were hailed by a
Scout of about tw…
When I was taken prisoner
* about sixteen as we afterwards were
informed.
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I was not exchanged for the rest of the
war, but went back to Morrisania
on parole and remained there during
the rest of the war, being afterwards
of course never engaged in no service
whatever.
[margin: Moses]
[margin: Morrisania
Point.]
When Washington and Rocham-
-beau were down to Morrisania Point
in 1781, o…
I knew him better than
Sam who was considered a very good
officer. I was with two or three girls that
lived in the neighborhood whom I had
met; and when I saw the French troops
I said to the girls: "These are not
our troops." They said so too. I kept my
way on towards Morrisania Point and crossed
to York Island, because I had lost my
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[margin: E]
parole, and was afraid of difficulty
if…