Macdonald, John. Interview with Tompkins, Nehemiah; (1847-08-24). Experiencing the Neutral Ground of the American Revolution: The McDonald Interviews, WCHS item 597. Transcription courtesy of the Westchester County Historical Society (No copyright - United States).
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- Hufeland Index Page 480 - Augt. 24th. (Tuesday). Dr. Nehemiah U. Tompkins, of No. 161 Bowery: "My grandfather Underhill, and all his family and connections were Royalists. He and my father were guides to the British army October 27th & 28th 1776. My father said that the British Light horse decided the battle of Chatterton Hill by a charge. In 1781, some of the French lay at …