Person:Rebecca DeVOE (1)

When 17 years old, her father's last two horses were stolen. An excellent rider, she said she was not afraid to go and look after them. Borrowed a horse from neighbor, Augustus Van Cortlandt. She had ridden but a few miles when her inquiries found she was on the right road, and thus she trailed the animals as far as Lake Mahopac, about 30 miles from her father's house. Here she found the horses yet in the possession of the thieveish Skinners, but by the assistance of a soldier acquantance, through the officer in command, she was enabled to get the animals, and that same night, by hard riding, found her and the horses safely at her home. They retained these horses but a few months after, as the Cow Boys stole and led them off to the city of New York, where they could not be found.

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2} Plumley, Judith Dick (2).