Macdonald, John. Interview with Valentine, Elijah, c.1779-1848; (1847-08-24). John M. McDonald Interviews, 1844-1851, WCHS item 600. Westchester County Historical Society. Transcribed by history.croton.news April 2026.
seized and shook one of them who screamed
for assistance. His comrades came to his aid
and my father threw them about and knocked
some of them down. More came, and the French
soldiers, now very much excited raised the cry
of "Refugee!" "Refugee!" My father then
pulled a stake out of the fence and defended
himself for sometime, keeping them at bay, and
knocked several of them down. He was at last
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