Macdonald, John. Interview with Lyon, Samuel, 1760-1849; (1844-11-01). John M. McDonald Interviews, 1844-1851, WCHS item 305. Westchester County Historical Society. Transcribed by history.croton.news April 2026.
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[margin: Mad Mead contd]
[margin: PARIS]
a Refugee lives near the Toll gate and
must remember much. He
Putnam encountered most danger
after arriving at the bottom of the hill. Here he leaped his horse over the north
side of the fence, and passing in rear
of a farm house (?) rode furiously towards
through a swampy piece of ground overgrown with bushes, his fine horse leaping
fences and obstacle…