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Title: History of Westchester county : New York, including Morrisania, Kings Bridge, and West Farms, which have been annexed to New York City /
Year: 1886 (1880s)
Authors: Scharf, J. Thomas (John Thomas), 1843-1898,
Subjects: Manors
Publisher: Philadelphia : L.E. Preston & Co.
Contributing Library: Columbia University Libraries
Digitizing Sponsor: The Durst Organization

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man Ferguson, private, Fourth Artillery, Company J, February 1, 1864. Of these, Charles White, George Reynolds, IraBush, A. J. Sarles, Nelson Cree, Stephen Merritt,N. B. Lynes and Abram Knapp were at the surrenderof General Lee and the Confederate army. CharlesBailey was wounded at Petersburg, and died June30, 1*64. James H. Russell was taken prisoner atthe battle of Reams Station, about the 25th ofAugust, 1864, and confined at Salisbury Prison, wherehe died about February 8,1865. J. Wesley Knapp was taken prisoner at RoamsStation, confined in Salisbury Prison, paroled Feb-ruary 20,1865, and died at homo March 30th following.James Quick, wounded at the first battle of Freder-icksburg, December 12, 1862, died January 5,1863, at Eckington Hospital, Washington, D. C.James M. McKeel was killed at the battle of ReamsStation August 25, 1864. Eugene Johnston, takenprisoner at the battle of Reams Station, was conlinedin Salisbury Prison six months. Kaki.y Roads and Railroads.—An act of Leg-
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t 504 HISTORY OF WESTCHESTER COUNTY. islature was passed in 1790 authorizing the survey ofthe towns of Westchester County. In accordancewith its provisions, the town of North Salem was sur-veyed January 14, 1798, under the superintendenceof Daniel Delavan, then supervisor, of the town. Fromthis survey, a copy of which is here inserted, it willhe noticed that a post road passes through the townfrom the north between Lake Pehquennakonck andthe Connecticut line and on the west side of LongPond or Lake Wepuc. It was the post road fromVermont to New York. Highways were laid out as early as 1769, across thetown from east to west, one following the course ofthe Titicus River to Croton River, the other from thepost road, below Lake Pehquennakonck, to CrotonRiver, and from this point along its eastern bank intoLewisboro. Between Croton Falls and PurdysStation a road crossed the Croton River into Stephen-town (now Somers). The bridge at this place wasbuilt before the Revolution, as in April, 17

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