Macdonald, John. Interview with Horton, John, 1780-1854; (1848-12-14). Experiencing the Neutral Ground of the American Revolution: The McDonald Interviews, WCHS item 848. Transcription courtesy of the Westchester County Historical Society (No copyright - United States).
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- Hufeland Index Page 906 - December 14th John Horton of White Plains: "The commanding ground, described by General Heath as being on his left and east of the hollow, must have been Caleb Merritt's hill, the top of which was then covered with wood. My father owned the farm on the summit of Merritt's hill, and at the close of the Revolutionary war lived there in a loghouse near …