This page contains the secondary source documents relating to the Revolutionary War within the WCHS Manuscript Collection. Historians created each of these manuscripts and typescripts by compiling research on specific aspects and events of the War period. The topics include French involvement in the Revolutionary War, the skirmish known as Mosier’s Fight in present-day Rye Brook on December 2, 1781, and the route of British Major John André before and after his capture on September 23, 1780.
The French Army in Westchester County
Description
James Wood, who served as President of the Westchester County Historical Society from 1876 to 1900, delivered this address at an annual meeting of WCHS. It chronicles the encampments of the French army in Westchester County during the summer of 1781 and September and October of 1782. The 1781 encampments took place before the allied American and French armies marched south for the campaign that culminated with the British surrender at Yorktown, while the 1782 encampments took place after the battle and before the French army departed for the West Indies.
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The cover of the folder containing a historic report, with the handwritten note: “The French Army in Westchester Read 08. 28. 1895.”
Document Title: The French Army in Westchester County; read at the annual meeting of the Westchester County Historical Society, October 28, 1895.
Call Number: Mss. #1256
Creator/Author: Wood, James, 1839-1925
Creation Date: 1895
Coverage: 1781-1782
Format: Typescript
Cite As: Courtesy of the Westchester County Historical Society.
Rights: No copyright – United States. Please credit Westchester County Historical Society. Please contact for higher resolution image(s).
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Mosier’s Fight
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These pages contain notes regarding the incident known as Mosier’s Fight that took place in present-day Rye Brook on December 2, 1781. A group of Westchester County militiamen commanded by Lieutenant William Mosier successfully repulsed attacks by British and Loyalist cavalry by forming a square. Although the creator of this manuscript is unidentified, it may be Allison Albee (1904-1978), who served as Westchester County Historian from 1959 to 1978.
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Typescript regarding skirmish in present-day Rye Brook between American forces of Lieutenant William Mosier and British forces of Colonel James Holmes, December 2, 1781.
Typescript regarding skirmish in present-day Rye Brook between American forces of Lieutenant William Mosier and British forces of Colonel James Holmes, December 2, 1781.
Typescript regarding skirmish in present-day Rye Brook between American forces of Lieutenant William Mosier and British forces of Colonel James Holmes, December 2, 1781.
Typescript regarding skirmish in present-day Rye Brook between American forces of Lieutenant William Mosier and British forces of Colonel James Holmes, December 2, 1781.
Typescript regarding skirmish in present-day Rye Brook between American forces of Lieutenant William Mosier and British forces of Colonel James Holmes, December 2, 1781.
Document Title: Typescript regarding skirmish in present-day Rye Brook between American forces of Lieutenant William Mosier and British forces of Colonel James Holmes, December 2, 1781.
Call Number: Mss. #1359
Creator/Author: Unknown
Creation Date: Unknown
Coverage: 1781
Format: Typescript
Location: Rye Brook, N.Y.
Cite As: Courtesy of the Westchester County Historical Society.
Rights: No copyright – United States. Please credit Westchester County Historical Society. Please contact for higher resolution image(s).
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The Route of Major John André
Description
These notes contain descriptions of the route taken by British Major John André before and after his capture on September 23, 1780. The identity of the author (or authors) of these notes is unknown. However, the author of the typescript that makes up the last eight pages of this file may have been Allison Albee (1904-1978), who served as Westchester County Historian from 1959 to 1978. The date given on the 21st page of the PDF indicates that the typescript was created in 1955.
WCHS is currently transcribing this document and adding annotations. Note that there may be some errors in the original.
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Preliminary notes on the route taken by Major John Andre in Westchester County, Sept. 22-23, 1780. Includes a typescript of Andre’s route after his capture.
Preliminary notes on the route taken by Major John Andre in Westchester County, Sept. 22-23, 1780. Includes a typescript of Andre’s route after his capture.
Preliminary notes on the route taken by Major John Andre in Westchester County, Sept. 22-23, 1780. Includes a typescript of Andre’s route after his capture.
Preliminary notes on the route taken by Major John Andre in Westchester County, Sept. 22-23, 1780. Includes a typescript of Andre’s route after his capture.
Preliminary notes on the route taken by Major John Andre in Westchester County, Sept. 22-23, 1780. Includes a typescript of Andre’s route after his capture.
Preliminary notes on the route taken by Major John Andre in Westchester County, Sept. 22-23, 1780. Includes a typescript of Andre’s route after his capture.
Preliminary notes on the route taken by Major John Andre in Westchester County, Sept. 22-23, 1780. Includes a typescript of Andre’s route after his capture.
Preliminary notes on the route taken by Major John Andre in Westchester County, Sept. 22-23, 1780. Includes a typescript of Andre’s route after his capture.
Preliminary notes on the route taken by Major John Andre in Westchester County, Sept. 22-23, 1780. Includes a typescript of Andre’s route after his capture.
Preliminary notes on the route taken by Major John Andre in Westchester County, Sept. 22-23, 1780. Includes a typescript of Andre’s route after his capture.
Preliminary notes on the route taken by Major John Andre in Westchester County, Sept. 22-23, 1780. Includes a typescript of Andre’s route after his capture.
Preliminary notes on the route taken by Major John Andre in Westchester County, Sept. 22-23, 1780. Includes a typescript of Andre’s route after his capture.
Preliminary notes on the route taken by Major John Andre in Westchester County, Sept. 22-23, 1780. Includes a typescript of Andre’s route after his capture.
Preliminary notes on the route taken by Major John Andre in Westchester County, Sept. 22-23, 1780. Includes a typescript of Andre’s route after his capture.
Preliminary notes on the route taken by Major John Andre in Westchester County, Sept. 22-23, 1780. Includes a typescript of Andre’s route after his capture.
Preliminary notes on the route taken by Major John Andre in Westchester County, Sept. 22-23, 1780. Includes a typescript of Andre’s route after his capture.
Preliminary notes on the route taken by Major John Andre in Westchester County, Sept. 22-23, 1780. Includes a typescript of Andre’s route after his capture.
Preliminary notes on the route taken by Major John Andre in Westchester County, Sept. 22-23, 1780. Includes a typescript of Andre’s route after his capture.
Preliminary notes on the route taken by Major John Andre in Westchester County, Sept. 22-23, 1780. Includes a typescript of Andre’s route after his capture.
Preliminary notes on the route taken by Major John Andre in Westchester County, Sept. 22-23, 1780. Includes a typescript of Andre’s route after his capture.
Preliminary notes on the route taken by Major John Andre in Westchester County, Sept. 22-23, 1780. Includes a typescript of Andre’s route after his capture.
Preliminary notes on the route taken by Major John Andre in Westchester County, Sept. 22-23, 1780. Includes a typescript of Andre’s route after his capture.
Preliminary notes on the route taken by Major John Andre in Westchester County, Sept. 22-23, 1780. Includes a typescript of Andre’s route after his capture.
