2Ist of October, 1780, " intelligence was received that the enemy were meditating an excursion as far up as Crompond and its vicinity, to sweep off the cattle." General Heath " immediately ordered Colonel Hazen, with a detachment of 500 men, to move to Pine's Bridge, and Lieut. Col. Jameson, with the 2d light dragoons, to move from Bedford towards Col. Hcizen. The detachment arrived at Pine's Bridge about 10 o'clock the same evening, and Colonel Jameson with the dragoons at about 2 o'clock the next morning. The evening of the 23d, Col. Hazen returned with the detachment ; the enemy did not come out."b It was in the vicinity of Pine's Bridge that Enoch Crosby, the Westchester spy, first commenced his career of secret service.

By way of a general geographical description of Yorktown, it may be observed, "that the north is broken by the hills of the southern border of the Highlands, and the general surface is hilly, though its hills are of a moderate height in the south.''^ The numerous streams supply abundance of mill seats. " The soil is generally productive, and well distributed into arable, pasture and meadow lands. Much of it is stony ; and previous to the late introduction of gypsum as a manure, many farms were nearly exhausted by constant tillage.''^ The timber is very thrifty and tall, consisting for the most part of oak, chesnut, hickory and walnut, (fcc. The low grounds yield maple, black birch, ash and hemlock, &c.

The first entry relating to town officers occurs in the manor book, entitled, " Record for the manor of Cortlandt and Yorktown." " At a town meeting held for ye manor of Cortlandt, on the first Tuesday, in April, in the year of our Lord, 1760, to choose town officers for ye said manor for the ensuing year, and the respective names and offices of ihose chosen." Pierre van Cortlandt, Supervisor, Moses Travis, Clerk,