8 Gilbert Drake to " Mr. Marin Scolt," " April the 24th, 1776 ; " Journal of the Committee of Safely, " Die Jovis, 10 ho., A.M., April 25, 1776."

* A List of the Officer^ names in New York Troops, eh.: Col. McDongaVs Regiment. (5). -- Historical Manuscripts, etc. . Military Committee, XXV., 488.

MiUta*-!/ Returns, xxvii., 88.

Military Returns, xxvii., 96.

Military Returns, xxvii., 92.

Military Returns, xxvii., 104.

9 There are good reasons for believing that that Company, like the similar Company commanded by Cornelius Steenrod, of which mention will be made, hereaftor, had been really enlisted for Colonel Samuel Drako's Regiment of Minute-men, then at Hoern's Hook, as already started ; and that a system of schemes bad followed, first with Alexander

McDougal, of the first New-York Regiment ; then with some Connectic

6 Historical Manuscripts, etc. : fl Historical Manuscripts, etc. : 1 Hixtorical Manuscripts, etc. : 8 Historical Mannserijits, etc.

WESTCHESTEK COUNTY.

and his command were accepted by the Committee of Safety, as one of the two Companies required from Westchester-county ; l and it subsequently constituted the Fifth Company of the First Regiment of the New York Line, commanded by Colonel Alexander Mc- Dougal. 2 It was said of the Company, afterwards, that the Captain " has deceived the Convention " [the Provincial Congress f\ " in Enlisting the men " for 6 & 12 months instead of doing it for the " war ; " 3 that the men, who had, also, been deceived by their Captain, deserted in large numbers ; 4 that the Regiment was greatly reduced by the desertions, of which those from this Company were part ; 5 and the Company was thereby disgraced, through all time. Of Captain Hyatt, it was stated that he was " unfit" to be retained in the service, 6 as " he wants authority "to make a good Officer :" 7 of the three Subalterns, the same record stated, " These three wish to de- " cline the service ; they will be no loss to it." 8