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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.

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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…
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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' [page break] 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…
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When I was taken prisoner * about sixteen as we afterwards were informed. [page break] 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…
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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 [page break] [margin: E] parole, and was afraid of difficulty if…
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