Macdonald, John. Interview with Romer, John, 1764-1855; (1848-11-30). Experiencing the Neutral Ground of the American Revolution: The McDonald Interviews, WCHS item 798. Transcription courtesy of the Westchester County Historical Society (No copyright - United States).

- Hufeland Index Page 848 - November 30th Capt. John Romer "The three captors of André stopped at my fathers in the morning before day and took breakfast, and took with them a dinner prepared by my mother and de- -posited in a pewter basin. After the capture they forgot the basin and the dinner which I was sent for and found it where they had left it on the knoll east of the …

I believe Paulding was the youngest of the three captors. The others were about half a mile (or there abouts) off to the east on the hill. Abraham Martling who kept Tammany Hall in New York, was wounded on board one of the American galleys in the battle with the Phoenix and Rose lying off Tarrytown. These galleys were down as low nearly as Dobbs Ferry when the battle began …

The fire of the house caused a great alarm among the British shipping and they were forced to return by way of New Jersey after burning the boats A British frigate once came up and was lying off Tarrytown. She sent a boat which rowed towards Beekman's Point. Colonel Armand who was scouting about asked me to guide him. He had been lying on the hill and saw the boat. He meant to …

had been posted on Davis's Hill or Sugar Loaf Hill (Kakeout?) [X] His intention was to cut them off by going down the Beekman's Point with his wall piece while they were in the cove by the mill, at which place they used - Hufeland Index Page 852 - a swamp where they could not follow him. On the 26th of May 1779, a party of Refu- -gees suddenly came upon Tarrytown. The …