. Historical collections of the state of New York : being a general collection of the most interesting facts, biographical sketches, varied descriptions, &c. relating to the past and present : with geographical descriptions of the counties, cities, and principal villages throughout the state . site the widest part of Tap-pan bay. The village contains 4 churches, 80 or 90 dwellings, andabout 1,000 inhabitants. The following is a view of the place, situatedabout one fourth of a mile N. of the village where Andre was takenprisoner, in Sept., 1780, by three militiamen. The road at that timeran a l
. Historical collections of the state of New York : being a general collection of the most interesting facts, biographical sketches, varied descriptions, &c. relating to the past and present : with geographical descriptions of the counties, cities, and principal villages throughout the state . site the widest part of Tap-pan bay. The village contains 4 churches, 80 or 90 dwellings, andabout 1,000 inhabitants. The following is a view of the place, situatedabout one fourth of a mile N. of the village where Andre was takenprisoner, in Sept., 1780, by three militiamen. The road at that timeran a little to the west of its present location. The three were play-ing cards in the field on the right of the engraving, w^hich was thencovered with trees and shrubbery, when their attention was arrestedby the clattering of a horses hoofs over a wooden bridge thrown acrossthe little brook seen in the foreground. They left their cards, and ar-rested Andre in the vicinity of the place where now stands a small pinetree, near which a human figure is placed in the engraving. The annexed account of the taking of Andre, is from a manuscriptin the possession of Isaac H. Tiffany, Esq., of FullonviUe, being thenotes of a personal conversation which he had with David Williams, WESTCHESTEa COUNTy. 359. North view of the place where Andre was taken prisoner. one of the actors in the scene at Broome, Schoharie county, , 1817. Williams, Van Wart, and Paulding, (Williams aged between 22 and 23, the other twobeing younger,) were going to see some relations 20 miles below. The three were seatedbisiile the road in the bushes, amusing themselves at cards, when their attention was ar-rested by the galloping of a horse. On approaching the road, they saw a gentleman ridingtowards ihem, seated on a large brown horse, which was afterward observed to have markedon the near shoulder the initials U. S. A. The rider was a light, trim-built man, about 5feet 7 inches in height, with a bold military counten
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