Macdonald, John. Interview with Wood, James; (1847-11-18). Experiencing the Neutral Ground of the American Revolution: The McDonald Interviews, WCHS item 1372. Transcription courtesy of the Westchester County Historical Society (No copyright - United States).

- Hufeland Index Page 643 - Novr. 18th James Wood, aged 86, of Bedford, New Purchase: "I lived during the Revolutionary was in North now New Castle. When Colonel Green was killed part of the Refugees advanced to the Bridge, after waiting till the planks were laid which were taken up every night and replaced in the morning. They then attacked the widow Griffen's about a quarter …

Pool, and a body of militia that pressed him hard on his retreat. Captain Knapp meanwhile having heard that a Continental force from New Jersey had landed at Tarrytown went in that direction to reconnoitre. During his absence a horseman came in at speed out of breath and his horse blown with intelligence that Kipp had seized a valuable drove of cattle which were in danger of …

Looking back and seeing only one dragoon, Poole turned about, and aimed a blow at his pursuer which would probably have killed him if the sword had not turned in his hand, so that the blow took effect with the flat instead of the edge, inflicting upon his antagonist a bruise instead of a wound. Leggett instantly cut him in the sword arm, and before he could transfer his sword …

The White Plains and Pinesbridge having joined the Bedford and Tarrytown road a quarter of a mile or more north of the corner.] I don't know whether the man who fought with Charles Leggett was an officer or not. He was taken to Morrisania and died there (as I understood) the same night riding the horse down there on which he fought. I saw him as he rode with the blood flowing …

I joined this drove with some cattle belonging to the man I lived with. The drove was concealed in the hills and woods of Chappequa. We started in the night and went forward as fast as we could expecting every moment to be joined by Knapp, but Knapp didn't appear. We went on for Tarrytown and now began to be alarmed for our- -selves and cattle for it was daylight. All t once …

Knapp on this occasion came up the North River road to Tarrytown and from that place went on the Clark's corner. When Captain Knapp joined us we were about a mile north of Buttermilk Hill. Knapp retreated by the same road on which he advanced. Knapp (I understood) and the other Refugee officers were in the habit of exacting from the drovers one half or one fourth or some part …

One Mosier who was hanged would not tell where his money was but remained resolute to the last. When almost dead he was cut down. He said that when he found himself dying he said to himself in consolation: "Now the villains won't get my money after all their trouble!" He was a man of great resolution. The Skinners came to my fathers once, disguised, with blackened faces, and …