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History of Westchester County, New York, Vol. I

Scharf, J. Thomas, ed. History of Westchester County, New York, including Morrisania, Kings Bridge, and West Farms, which have been annexed to New York City, Vol. I. Philadelphia: L.E. Preston & Co., 1886. 286 words

1 Luahington's Life of Lord Harris, 81 .

See, also, Extract from a letter from Fort Lee, dated October 20, 1776, in The Penn^jlvania Jotinial, No. 1768, Philadelphia, Wednesday, October 23, 1770 ; Sautliier's Plan of the Opmilions ; etc.

- Extract from a letter from Mount WiishimjtoH, dated October 23, 1776, in The Penmi/tcunia Jnunuil, No. 17C9, Philapei.piiia Wednesday, October 30, 1776 ; General Huire to Lord George Germaine, " New-Yoek, 30 "November, 1776;" Sautliier's Han; etc.

3 Colonel Glover's letter, dated, "Mile-Square, October 22, 1776."

* We are not insensible that Colonel Glover, in bis letter of which so much <ise has been made, in the preparation of this narrative, stated tliat eifjht vfevfi killed; but the ttfficial Returns, referred to, below, clearly indicated that only six were killed -- no Returns of the Wounded having oeen made, only the Killed can be noticed.

The Return of the Regiment conmianded by Colonel Read shows that, of that Regiment, Samuel Cole, of Captain Pond's Company, Uaniel Deland, of Captain Warren's Company, and Ezekiel Fuller, of Captain Peters's Company, were killed. (A Return of the Killed, Miss'ng, titc, without date, in Force's American Archives. V., ii., 718.)

The Return of Colonel Shepard's Regiment sliows that, of that Regiment, Sergeants .lames Scott and Charles .\<lams and Private Thaddens Kemp, all of them of Captain Bolster's Company, were killed. {A Itelum of the Killed, Taken, and Missing of the Third Kegimenf, commanded hy Colonel Shi-pard. etc., "North-Castle, November 10, 1776.")

The ReHirn of Colonel Baldwin's Regiment shows that that Regiment Btistained no loss, on the day under consideration. {Return of the Killed, Wounded, Prisnners, and Missing in the Britjade commanded by GurdonSaltotistall, Esq. " North-Castle. November 19, 1776.")