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Macdonald, John. Interview with Miller, Hannah Mabie, c.1759-1849; (1845-11-19). John M. McDonald Interviews, 1844-1851, WCHS item 426. Westchester County Historical Society. Transcribed by history.croton.news April 2026.

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294 7 [margin: 1845] November 19th Hannah Miller of Greenburg: "I was born a Mabie at the house in White Plains where John Fisher now lives, and am eighty six years old. During the Rebellion, I lived with my aunt the widow Brewer who resided in the house, where John Wolf of afterwards lived and which is now occupied by Caprons, being on the road to Robins's Mills and about three quarters of a mile…
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The military and surgeons at the battle of White Plains came in without ceremony and took possession of some of our rooms bringing some bedding and an immense quantity of lint with them. The wounded were soon after taken to North Castle Church. This church was Episcopalian and stood two miles or more north of Mile square. It was converted into an hospital, and used as such during most part of the …
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They passed our house, and I begged Totten to stop and let me dress his wound, as from seeing wounded men treated by the army surgeons I had a little knowledge of the healing art, but that officer refused saying it was a mere scratch and he must go on to Morrisania. Green's wound was in the head. During a considerable part of the war the advanced post of the American army was kept at my aunt Brewe…
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