Macdonald, John. Interview with Holmes, Patty, b.1755; (1848-11-02). Experiencing the Neutral Ground of the American Revolution: The McDonald Interviews, WCHS item 756. Transcription courtesy of the Westchester County Historical Society (No copyright - United States).
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- Hufeland Index Page 785 - Novr. 2nd. Mrs. Patty Holmes aged 94: "We were kept in a constant state of alarm during the Revolutionary war - constant reports were abroad that the Refugees were at the village of Bedford. When Poundridge was burnt, news came that the enemy were coming. An old man named Andrew Mills took his gun to hide it and was found with it by the Refugees …