@DLGenealogist Some guys in red coats came over from Staten Island, passed thru the hood… got into a brawl on the way downtown. Then they hung around for awhile.
@DLGenealogist One of my neighbors was in the merchant marine during the war, and sail in convoys. I also remember as a kid in the ‘50s sailing up the Hudson and passing many ‘retired’ Liberty ships waiting to be scrapped.