Griffen conveyed to him one hundred acres of land without either buildings or orchard. He rented a house of Thomas Vail for one year, on the farm adjoining his own, where Daniel D. Tompkins was born June 21st 1774, and which after Vail's death he purchased, whereon I have resided for the last 50 years. The house and barn on this one hundred acres (conveyed by Capt. Griffen) was built during the year my Father resided in Vail's house. He resided in the house he built until about a week before the battle at White Plains, when the family were removed to John Cromwells near the Friends Meeting house in Harri-son. The day before the battle, the family removed to South Salem, now called Lewisborough.

THE CAPTURE OF DELANCY'S OUTPOST (This is entitled "From Caleb Tompkins' Papers" and ap-pears on pp. xi and xii of the Introduction to Part I of "The McDonald Papers.")

OAKLEY'S ESCAPE FROM THE REFUGEES AT MAMARONECK. (This appears on pp. xii and xiii of the Introduction to Part I of "The McDonald Papers.")

THE FIRST BLOOD SHED IN WESTCHESTER COUNTY In the latter part of September 1775 some British vessels of war came up to the east river and lay off Suttons (now called Delancy's Neck) at Mamaroneck, it was suspected with a view to land and plunder. The militia of the lower part of the County, who were called out to rendezvous at Mamaroneck under the command of Major Gen'l Lewis Morris. While there, information was obtained that William Lounsberry who TOMPKINS' RECOLLECTIONS 55