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History of Westchester County, New York — Passage 153 (part 3)
It is unquestionable, however, that on more than one occasion during the Revolution he was the guest of the patriotic Colonel James Van Cortlandt at the old Van Cortlandt mansion in the " Little Vonkers." The old Valentine house, from which Washington's Vonkers dis-patches were dated, was torn down many years ago. Headquarters were continued on Valentine's Hill during the 21st and 22d, and on CAMPAIGN AND BATTLE OF WHITE PLAINS 385