Harrison, the Secretary of General Washington, to the President of the Congress, dated " White- " Pl.vi.vs, 29 October, 1770," with General Washington's letter to the same, dated " White-Plains, 0 November, 1770," in the latter of which he Sitid, "I am happy to inform yon, that, in the engagement on Mon- '• day se'nniglit, 1 have reason to believe our loss was, by no means, so " considerable as wiis conjectured, at fii'st."

See, also. Colonel Robert H. Hurrison^s letter to Governor TnimbtiU, "White-Plains, November 0, 1770;" llie same to Governor Cmike, " WiiiTE-Pl..4iNS, November G, 1770; " etc.

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HISTORY OF WESTCHESTER COUNTY.

vates, missing' -- among those who were killed were Captains Bracco and Scott, of Colonel Smallwood's Regiment; and, among those who were wounded, were Colonel Smallwood and Lieutenants Goldsmith and Waters, of the same Regiment. ^ General Howe reported to the Home Government, evidently including all who were captured in Westch ester-county, that one Captain, two Lieutenants, one Quarter-master, and thirty-five Privates were taken, "October 12 -- "White Plains;"'' but we have no means for ascertaining who of these were taken prisoners on the twenty-eighth of October. The loss sustained by the Second Brigade of British troops, commanded by General Leslie, was Lieutenant-colonel Carr,Captains Deering and Gore, Lieutenant Jocelyn, Ensign Eagle, oiu Sergeant, and twenty-nine Rank and File,* killed; Lieutenant-colonel Walcott,'' Captain Fitzgerald, Captain-lieutenant Ma.ssey,* Lieutenants Taylor, Banks, and Roberts, twelve Sergeants, and one hundred and two Rank and File, ' wounded ; and two Rank and File, * missing. ' The three Regiments composing the