. The borough of the Bronx, 1639-1913; its marvelous development and historical surroundings. PELHAM AND WESTCHESTER 177 In the woods not far from the large stone Pell mansion is the "Lord Howe chestnut" beneath wjiose unbrageous branches Lord Howe and his officers lunched with a number of Westchester loyalists whom he had invited for the occasion. On the morning of October 23, 1776, Westchester County beheld a most magnificent pageant. Preparatory to pursuing Washington towards White Plains, Lord Howe drew up for review his entire army consisting of about 10,- 000 men each clad in h
. The borough of the Bronx, 1639-1913; its marvelous development and historical surroundings. PELHAM AND WESTCHESTER 177 In the woods not far from the large stone Pell mansion is the "Lord Howe chestnut" beneath wjiose unbrageous branches Lord Howe and his officers lunched with a number of Westchester loyalists whom he had invited for the occasion. On the morning of October 23, 1776, Westchester County beheld a most magnificent pageant. Preparatory to pursuing Washington towards White Plains, Lord Howe drew up for review his entire army consisting of about 10,- 000 men each clad in his Sunday uniform. The soft green of the Hessians formed a charming contrast with the brilliant scarlet. Lord Howe Chestnut of the British regulars, while the bright arms of the troops glis- tened in the sunlight. After riding along the lines to inspect the army, Howe and his officers with the loyalist gentlemen, sat down at noon to partake of some refreshments. "Let us hope, however," we read, "that the meal of these fine gentlemen was not spoiled by the presence of that rough old German, the Count Von Kny- phausen, who tho a dashing soldier and a brave man, was no courtier and anything but a pleasant dining ; Pelham Neck, which was called by the Dutch Annes Hoeck, or Ann's Neck, is situated between the Sound on the north and East- chester Bay on the south, and is the largest of all the necks in the. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Cook, Harry Tecumseh, 1873-; Kaplan, Nathan Julius, 1887-. New York, The author
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