Macdonald, John. Interview with Lockwood, Daniel, 1769-1857; (1849-11-15). Experiencing the Neutral Ground of the American Revolution: The McDonald Interviews, WCHS item 1630. Transcription courtesy of the Westchester County Historical Society (No copyright - United States).

- Hufeland Index Page 943 - November 15th Daniel Lockwood, of Stamford aged 81, born January 1769: "General Waterbury was not enterprising. He built Fort Nonsense about the middle of the war (1780 or '81). It was square with bastions at the angles, and enclosed rather more than an acre. The barracks which were of wood formed the sides. Two of the bastions were of stone, and …

He said the key of the ammunition magazine was lost and he couldn't get powder &c. A song in ridicule was written. These are two lines: "'Do you See' [X] has lost his key, And sav'd both stores and men!" &c. General Waterbury didnt come (command) in the line till towards the end of the war. His Head Quarters were here at my father's house. Once he was informed that the …

He was a brave soldier and putting up a fence which had been let down to drive the cattle through when he was killed by a musket ball shot. Lieut. Josiah Smith was wounded on the hand. A Refugee presented his gun at his breast which he put aside with his hand at the muzzle. It was discharged and shot his thumb off. Ensign Joseph Cutler (afterwards of Tarrytown) was wounded in …

My brother in law Samuel Hutton of Stamford owned the horse which was shot from under Colonel Humphreys at Greenwich Point in the year . This was a very fine mare, and Col. Humphreys trained her to leap over walls, &c. Once when the Refugees came up to Horseneck the cannon was drawn into a field of grain, concealed and saved. I think Major Fitch commanded at Horseneck at this …

The tide was down and the British vessels aground so that they couldn't bring their guns to bear. [X] The Refugees frequently came up as high as this within half a mile of the fort. Once they took two horses and a pair of oxen from my father who got one of the horses back at the end of several years. [X] Major Davenport would not consent to attack the enemy on their retreat to …

The two redoubts or Bastions in the West were of stone, and the two on the east of fascines filled in with earth." [I went to see Fort Nonsense in company with Deacon Daniel Lockwood and David Miller, and viewed from the road such traces of the remains as exist. It was situated on the east side of the Mahanus river and the west side of the road and contained within its bounds …

It was situated on the east side of the Mahanus river and the west side of the road and contained within its bounds more than an acre of land. - J. M. M. Novr. 15 1849.] - Hufeland Index Page 949 - There were several able officers at different times under General Waterbury at Fort Nonsense. One, I think, was Colonel Meigs. In the times of the Revolutionary war there was a …