Item 549: Interview with Garrison, Garret Date: 1846-10-09 Interviewee: Garrison, Garret, 1760-1852; People mentioned: Donop, Karl Moritz von; Martling, Isaac, d.1779; Requa, Glode; Locations: Hastings-on-Hudson (Village) - Greenburgh (Town) - Westchester County - New York; Tarrytown (Village) - Greenburgh (Town) - Westchester County - New York; Westchester County - New York; Manuscript source: Hufeland Mss. Book 1. Vol. 3, pg. 452. Matched keyword: Tarrytown URL: https://collections.westchestergov.com/digital/collection/mcdonald/id/549

Archivist summary: The actual surname of Garret Garretson (1760-1852) was Garrison. The first few sentences of Garrison’s interview appear to refer to the Battle of Edgar’s Lane, which took place on September 30, 1778. However, Garrison claims that on the same night, he saw Isaac Martling, who was killed by Nathaniel Underhill in Tarrytown on May 26, 1779. He also notes that Loyalist soldiers set fire to the home of Gload (also spelled Glode) Requa in Tarrytown. The interview concludes with the names of two individuals whom Garrison believes may have information useful to John Macdonald.