Macdonald, John. Interview with Miller, David; (1845-10-23). Experiencing the Neutral Ground of the American Revolution: The McDonald Interviews, WCHS item 397. Transcription courtesy of the Westchester County Historical Society (No copyright - United States).

- Hufeland Index Page 222 - October 23d. David Miller of White Plains, undertaker: "Dutch Henry who lived with Capt. Bostwick many years used to say that he was a soldier in one of the Hessian regiments which fought on Chatterton Hill, October 28th. 1776, and that the de- -tachment he belonged to crossed the Bronx somewhere near the widow Fisher's - Daniel Horton's old place …

The soldiers were unwilling to ford it and the artificers and men immediately com- -menced cutting down the adjacent trees for the purpose of constructing a bridge which being observed by the Ame- -ricans, they brought some pieces (?) of cannon to an advantageous spot, a - Hufeland Index Page 223 - large rock, directly in front and close to them. The American field pieces were …