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'To give a full account of the general military operations that were enacted on this Manor during the Revolution, is beyond the scope
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OTHER INCIDENTS.
of this work, which is more of a personal eliaraeter. The battle of White Plains took place upon its borders, Oct. 28, 1776. In January, 1777, Gens. Heath and Parsons made a movement through here with considerable armies in the direction of New York. In October of the same year Sir Henry Clinton landed at Tarrytown with about 5,000 men, moving against Cols. Luddington and Hammond and in the direc- tion of Peekskill. On July 19th and 20th, 1779, the enemy were here in foree with their right resting on Davids' Hill, and their left extending to Croton. Besides there were various alarms and some contests with the enemy on the river. But the great event, so far as the movements of troops was concerned, was the appearanee here of the allied armies un- der the immediate command of Washington and de Rochambeau in the great historic campaign of 1781, the demonstration being in foree against the enemy in the eity of New York. The Continentals, withi Gen. Washington, passed through Tarrytown in their forward march on the evening of July 2d, resting for a time, as he states in his diary, at the old Dutch Church. It was such a display of militant strength as brought hope to the Patriots of all this region, and the cause of Lib- eity and Independence seemed to be regnant with vietory as the stars and stripes waved beside the golden lilies of France on the Greenburgh hills. It was during this tentative period of waiting that the so-called "Action at Tarrytown" took place, on the 15th of July, in which Capt. Hulbert of Sheldon's Dragoons distinguished himself, receiving a wound which afterwards caused his death, while resisting the attack of the enemy's vessels upon transports engaged in bringing supplies to the troops. A Sergeant of Soissonnais' also took part in the engage- ment. In this connection it is pertinent to quote the following from Jackson Odell, son of Col. John: "Rochambeau's headquarters were at the Col. John Odell bouse, then owned by a Mr. Bates ; and Wash- ington's headquarters were at Joseph Appleby's, about half a mile from the Dobb's Ferry road and the same distance from the Saw Mill River." And again he adds that the headquarters remained there dur- ing "all the time " that the armies were so encamped. Good author- ity on that controverted point. And then on the 8th of August the army marelied away again, and in the direction of Yorktown and su- preme vietory, in pursuance of the plan conceived by Washington in those decisive days.
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The Old Manor House. -
A brief sketch of the old Philipse Manor House fittingly comes in here as a finale. The earliest known edifice erected upon this Manor now standing, (built 16S2-3, ) it has interest aside from the fact that the
THE OLD MANOR HOUSE.
first Lord of the Manor had his home there, and made it the seat of his temporal sovereignty. Rev. J. Selden Spencer, in his Centennial ad- dress delivered at Tarrytown, July 4th, 1876, said of it: "Upon the
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THE OLD MANOR HOUSE.
banks of the picturesque Pocantico, shortly after 1680, Frederick Phil- ipse built his Manor-house or Castle Philipse, as it was called, for it was strongly fortified as a protection against the Indians. Though in the progress of time it has been subject to many changes, yet there is much about it identical with the first edifice. The south half of the present house, is very much as it was first, and traces of the port-holes are found in the cellar walls. Here the Philipses for several genera- tions enjoyed the distinctions and blessings of their vast estate in a truly baronial style, and exercised a large and liberal hospitality. The old manor house, with 1, 600 acres of land adjoining, was bought by Gerald G. Beekman, who married Cornelia Van Cortlandt, a connec- tion of the Philipses. She was the daughter of Pierre Van Cortlandt, born in 1753, and manifested an indomitable and patriotic spirit all through the Revolutionary war. She died, with her fine faculties til- impaired in 1847, aged 94 years."
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The Patriots of the Manor.
Three important papers in the shape of memorial, to the State authorities by the man, of this Manor during the Verolow fre die-
containing a civar statement of theor condition and environment. frat, and most important dated Janly agthe King is largely quand for by Judge Min in at addres. Than
proud. It is a declaration of an. the end of de
dela; in the art of the lands on CIL Massa able to return to theed and take poda lica; for though the Person. was virtually ended elsewhere it is a significant fact that tothis warfare allt continued hete, and that not until the I; Og, were the Patriot of this die,
anks that the sale of the lan da by the
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thing to the halo of giom : forever enshrined in the heart their service.
Receipts and Disbursements.
Receipts.
Edwin Gould, $=50 00
James Wood, $25 00
M. K. Couzens, $5 co
Jolin 1). Rockefeller, . 225.00
E. T. Lovatı. . 25 00
P. J. Connell. 5 co
Isaac L. Requa, 250, 00
Alfred B. Hall, 25 00
John F. Schall. . . 5 00
Benson Ferris. 100 00
Henry Dalc. 25 00
John B. Ketchum, 5 00
Samuel Requa. . 100 00
Robert G. Mead, 25 00
Alfred Lawrence. 5 00
Leonard F. Requa, .
Rufus King, . 20 00
William Perry, 5 00
J. D) Archbold. 100 00
C. F. Kingsland. 15 00
Alexander Requa, . 5 00
Miss Helen M. Gould, .
Wm. Cary sanger,
10 00
Isenj. F. Requa, 5 00
C. B. Hackley. . ICO 00
C .. D'enison Beiden,
10 00
Fred Bock. 5 co
Mrs. Mary Futnam Buil, 100 00
J. H. Vail.
10 00
Mrs. Geo. A. Jones, 5 00
Wm. H. Wehb .. :00 00
Geo. E. Carpenter,
10 00
Jos. W. Tompkins, 5 00
Mrs. Cornelia Ward Hail, 100 00 Wm. Rockefeller,
M. D. Raymond. .
50 00
Pierre W. Wildey.
50 00
Mlrs. Carrie Archer Brink, 15 00 L. T. Yale, . 10 00
Frank C. Requa, 5 00
F. W. Guireau, .
50 00
R. E. hopkins,
50 00
Louis Sterr. 50 00
C. Fred Odell. 10 00
N. B. Alexander, 5.co
Mrs. Frank R. Hoyt, 50 co
John Webber, 10 CO
Mrs. Geo. A. Freeman, J. S. McLean,
5 00
Robert Sewell,
50 00
Noah Davis ..
50 00
Lewis Roberts. . 10 co
Fred G LeRoy, 5 co
James D. Sarven,
50 00
C. W. Kequa,
25 00
Isaac Kequa,
25 CO
isaac B. Lovett, 12 00
James Parr, 5 00
James M. Requa.
25 00
John J. Odell, 10 00
Frederic Sbonnard, 5 00
Wn .. H. Morse, .
25
00
Mir. Perkins. IO CO
Joseph E. Smith, 5 CO
N. Holmes Odell,
:500
B. J. Engelke. 10 00
J. Kennedy Berry, 4 CO
Geo. C. Andrews, 25 00
Mrs. Chas. J. Gould. . 10 00
C. W. B. Dammann, 3 00
Franx V. Millard, 25 00
Mrs. John Daniell, Sr.,. 10 00
H. R. Frost. 3 00
Rashford Dean, . 25 00
Mrs. Caroline Gihon. CO CI E. H. Birdsall,
5 00
Mrs. E. B. Strange. 25 00
Thro. H. Silkman. 10 00
W'm. Bassett,
3 00
Edgar Underhill. 25 00
Mr. Graei, . 10 00
Elmore T. Willsea, 2 00
Geo. B. Newton. .
25. 00
Miss Horton,
2 00
Mirs. A. G. Phelps,
25 00
Matthew Bassett, 2 00
John I. Storm,
25 0O
Geo. W. H. Hunter, 2 CO
Wm. N. Crane. . 25 00
Mrs. Sarah A. Macy, . 5 00
Albert Cureau. . 2 00
Glode Requa, 25 00
Joseph Hadficki Davis, 200
A. F. Bliss,
25
Miss Harric: Martine Dean,5 00
C. H. Curtis & Co .. . 2 00
Amos C. Requa, 25 00
Thomas E. Verinilye. . 5.03
T. & I. U. Gas Light Co., 2 00
E. C. Spofford, . 25 00
Bertrand F. Tompkins, 5 00
W.m. D. Humphreys. . I CO
I. O. Bradier,
25 00
S. B. Schenffelin, . 5 00
Josiah Smith, 1 00
Mr .. AnnieStephensTian :525 co
Mrs. Wm. H. Lester. 590
Received from Contribebay. .
$3,533 CO
Disbursements.
Paid S. J. Sackett & Co., for Momument, per contract, .
$2,0:7 15
.. for Transportation of Troops.
175 00
' Carriages and Cartage.
" Traveling and other Expenses of Committee, 134 25
117 55
" Entertainment of Guests,
213 00
Stationery. Printing and Engraving.
59 00
se Carpenter Work. lumber and Wood.
74 44
.. Badges, Decorations and Photographing. 130 01
100 Copies of Souvenir of Monument Dedication. . 401 00
$3.654 35
Deficit made up by Monument Committee. .
$131 35
TARRYTOWN, N. Y., Jan. 31, 1895.
BENSON FERRIS, Treasurer.
5 00
John T. Terry. 50 00
W. F. Minnerly. 10 00
Wm. H. Robertson, 10 00
Smith & Co., 5 00
Kobert Bonner. 10 00
Daniel Shanahan. 5 00
Mrs. Mary P. Murdock, 5 00
F. R. Pierson,
25.00
Van Orden & Knapp. 30 00
Hon. Geo. W. Robertson, 19 00
Rev. David Requa Foster, 5 co F. Burdette Cypher, 4 00
D. O. Archer, 25 00
Henry C. Griffin, 10.00
S. J. Sackett, 5 00
kussell & Lawrie. 10 00
Eugene Barnes. 5 co
Dr. R. B. Coatant. 50 00
Edward Buckhout, 10 00
A. Doien 5 00
H. D. McCord. 10 00
Jacob B. Odeli, . 5 00
Miss Lizzie Dutcher.
A. F. Gross Sons, 5 00
F. E. Conover, . 5 00
Isaac Odell, : 50 00
C. S. Davison,
C. H. Curtis, . 5 00
James Bird.
William Dutcher, 5 00
Sincon Durcher, 5 00
Mrs. Mary Field, 5 00
Wim. A. Archer, 5 00
00
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*. Music. . 2,2 04
$
Additional Memoranda.
IHEUT. ABRAHAM DYCKMAN, popularly called " Brom " Dyckman, though not a resi- dent of this Manor, performed such important service here as one of the Westchester Guides, all through the Revolution, at last yielding up his life for the cause, that he deserves more than a passing tribute at our hands. He was a son of Win. Dyckman, of Kingsbridge, and was own cousin to Col. Jotin Odell, who was so closely associated with him during the Revolution. He is described by one who knew him as "a broad shoul- dered, thick-set, athletic man." He was mortally wounded in an expedition to Morris- ania, March 4, 1782, but was brought off the field on his horse, his brother Michael, who was also a Patriot Guide, supporting him. He died on the 9th of March, and was buried at Crumpond with military honors. At the time of his death he is said to have been engaged to be married to a sister of Cornelius Oakley, another of the Westchester Guides. The kindred of the brave Lieut. Abraham Dyckman should see to it that a suitable monu- ment is erected at his unmarked grave.
CAPT. DANIEL WILLIAMS is said to have been "a large, fleshy, swarthy man." Had a brother Frederick who was a Captain in Col. Delancey's Refugee Corps.
The following is the testimony of James Willis in regard to disaffection concerning serving under Col. Thomas Thomas : " That he heard several of the militia say that they had rather fight on the Green until they were dead than go under officers that they did not like. And this deponent says that he was present when the north part of the Battalion met at Tarrytown : that he was present in a room where Col. (Joseph) Drake and the , rest of the officers of that part of the Regt. were met ; that the resolutions of the Conven- tion for raising levies and Gen. Morris' order for the purpose were read ; and Col. Drake asked the men whether any of them chose to turn out, but that he did not hear the officers say whether they would or would not ; he left the room when the rest of the officers did. That the said resolutions were read before the Battalion ; did not hear the said Col. Drake say anything to the men to discourage thein from turning out as Volunteers. That soon after the Declaration of Independence was read. Boats coming down the river, on which the Militia went down to the shore," &c. JAMES WILLIS.
Aug. 6, 1776.
The above James Willis was a Lieutenant in Hammond's Regiment, and lived at New Rochelle. And so the Declaration of Independence was formally proclaimed at Tarry- town, officially read to the Patriot soldiers of this Manor here assembled on the ad of Aug- ust 1775, a significant fact which has hitherto been unnoticed by historians. It was a good time after that to go down to the river side and make ready for battle.
The following significant letter from Lieut .- Col. Jameson, who had command on the lines bere at the time of the capture of Andre, dated Sept. 27, 1780, four days after that event and never before published, is of interest here :
To his Excellency. Gen. Washington :
This will be delivered to you by John Paulding, one of the young men who took Major Andre and nobly refused any sum of money that he should offer. The other two young men that were in company with him have not yet been found ; as soon as they shall arrive they will be sent on. Two British officers went on board the Culture just above Tarrytown. They were out in the country clothed in mean, ragged country clothes, and at the river-side exchanged them for fine-laced regimentals.
JOHN JAMESON.
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