History of Westchester County, New York — Passage 184
[Frederic Shonnard & W.W. Spooner (1900)] and Smith occupying the same bed. The Miller house was on the southerly side of Crompond Road in Yorktown, about one-third of a mile east of Lexington Avenue. It has been torn down, but the cellar is still to be seen. Saturday, September 23, they took an early departure. Passing through Crompond Corners, and when at the junction of the Somers-town Road, near Strang's or Mead's tavern, they were saluted by a sentinel in the road and taken to Captain Ebenezer Foot, who was in charge of a guard there. He examined their passes, and, being-satisfied, they proceeded on tluur journey eastward about half a mile, until they reached the road southerly to Tine's Bridge over the Croton. Taking that road, they proceeded to the house of Isaac Underbill, where they took breakfast of corn meal mush and milk. They journeyed no farther together. Smith returned to Peekskill, and then went to Fishkill, where his family was, stopping on his way at the Robinson house to dine with Arnold and notify him of the progress that Andre had made. When Andre and Smith parted, it was understood that Andre was to go to Xew York by way of White Plains, but, after passing-Pine's Bridge, which was located about half a mile north of the present bridge, he took the westerly road leading toward the Hudson River. Captain Boyd had told Andre to avoid the river road, as there were many British upon it. He was probably induced by this remark to change his plans and take it, hoping thereby to fall in with friends.