hill (Chatterton's) near the bridge was my father. He was there during the battle of White Plains, and during the cannonade and firing, hid himself in the cellar of the house. A party of the British advanced from the South, an unexpected quarter and took the Americans by surprise and decided the battle. The British built a bridge over the Bronx during the engagement over which they crossed. This b…

This officer was very kind to my mother during her confinement; frequently sending her presents of wines and other delicacies (Dumas? Lamothe? &c?). A French general (I don't remember his name) -- it might have been de Deville -- took my grandfathers house, which was a little south west of my father's, for his quarters and occupied it during the time they remained encamped at Greenburg. The Frenc…

Squads were posted on all sides for the protection of property so that the soldiers could not steal or destroy had they been so disposed. The French camp formed a good market where everything was paid for in hard money at the highest rate. A French general had his quarters at Gilbert Underhills about 400 yards south of our house. When they came, they advanced from the north west and cut a road thr…

Refugee! and multitudes of comrades soon came to their assistance and surrounded James Tompkins, who drew a stake from the fence and for a long time defended himself -- beating, and knocking down all within his reach. Closing up on all sides the soldiers at last took him prisoner, and conducting him to Headquarters called upon General Rochambeau to punish him. Extremely exasperated the soldiers w…

house to the road they built a round house of stone which has recently been removed by me. I don't know for what purpose they used it. There was once an alarm which proved false that the French artillery was fired at the aforesaid place where it lay, and the army all turned out. These facts I heard mostly from my mother. Her first child was born at the French camp, on (I believe) the 9th of July 1…

There was once an alarm which proved false that the French artillery was fired at the aforesaid place where it lay, and the army all turned out. These facts I heard mostly from my mother. Her first child was born at the French camp, on (I believe) the 9th of July 1781. The French general at my [grand]fathers permitted the family to remain up stairs. Septr. 7th. Jackson Odell -- " It was Acker's s…