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Macdonald, John. Interview with Van Wart, Alexander, 1799-1890; (1848). John M. McDonald Interviews, 1844-1851, WCHS item 145. Westchester County Historical Society. Transcribed by history.croton.news April 2026.

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102 828 160. Now! 16th Mrs. Hannah Miller: "I am now in my 90th year. There was, I think, in the Revolutionary war a blacksmith's shop on the hill above Moses Fowler's, kept by one Gabriel &c - H. Fadron, brother of John. Moses Miller says André was captured by the three who at the time were concealed in the bushes on the east side of the road." Rev: Alexander Van Wart: "My strong impression and …
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Mess: Nathaniel Baylies, Pierre Wildey (Supr.) and Martin Smith, all of Tarrytown, well know. &c When the American army lay at White Plains, General Schuyler's Headquarters were at my grandfather's (Nicholas Storms) now owned by Jonathan Baylies, and situated in the fields about one mile from my house. A lane running in a westerly direction leads to it from the Saw Mill river road. An old black wo…
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