[marg: 1848] September 9th. Mrs. Randall of 116th Street Haerlem: "Randall's Island opposite us was formerly Montresor's Island. Mrs. Mary Ward, of Ward's Island is a connexion of our family. I believe she is living." Mrs. Ryer of Fort Washington east side of the road, near Laurel Hill: "My mother was a sister of Blazé Moore. My brother Jacob Bowers sometime ago bought a farm of a Mr. Underhill,…

There was no road in the Revolutionary war that I ever heard of, leading from my house or from any place between my house and DeVoe's Point, directly to West Farms. There might have been a military road but I never knew of one. People hereabouts when going to West Farms went up this road till they came to the road from Dyckman's bridge or the Farmers Bridge to DeLancey's Mills and pursued that rou…

James Morris (the Sheriff's) house was built in the woods where no house had previously stood. I don't know where the Refugee Settlement burnt in 1781 by Colonel Hull stood, but it was probably near the old Mill which stood on Mill Brook, a little below James Morris's Gate on the Post road. Colonel Roger Morris who lived in the house now owned by Madame Jumel, was no relation to our family. He was…

cautiously, took sentinels, and made his men pull off their coats and lay them on the planks for fear of giving an alarm, as it was his intention to make prisoners of Colonel DeLancey & other Refugee Officers who were then at a neighboring house enjoying a cock fight. -- Notwithstanding all his precautions however, they escaped. Colonel White settled at the West, but finally returned, and died, I…