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History of Westchester County, New York — Passage 210 (part 4)

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[J. Thomas Scharf (1886)] Lee, though not in command of this depart-ment, as the senior in rank of Heath, took it upon himself, notwithstanding positive commands from Washington to the contrary, to order over the Hudson with his own troops two of the best regiments at Con-tinental Village. Heath declined to give such an order. " Then," exclaimed Lee, " I wil' order them myself." " That makes a wide difference," rejoined Heath. ''You are my senior, but I have received positive written instructions from him who is supe-

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