18 Cornelius Steenrod to " the Convention,"" without place or' date-- Jovjrnals of the Provincial Congress, ii., 147.

"In June, 1776, Isaac Yonngs testified before the Committee on Conspiracies, of the Provincial Congress, that Thomas Vernon, that prisoner who made so much trouble, had informed him that one of tho Captains in McDougal's Regiment of Continentals, was a loyalist, in correspondence with Governor Tryon, and acting under the orders of the Governor. (Historical Manuscripts, etc. : Miscellaneous Papers, xxxiv., 404 )

Cornelius Steenrod had only recently joined that Regiment, at the head of a Company, when that statement was made.

« General Lord Stirling's General Orders, "New York, March 16, "1776."

1* Journal of Die Provincial Congress, "Die Mercurii, 10 ho., A.M., 0c-

"tober25, 1776."

II List of Officers' names of New York Troops, viz.: Colonel McBougaTt BegiimerU-- Historical Manuscripts, etc.: Military Committee, xxv., 488.

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the War; 1 his command reciprocating, like that of Captain Hyatt, by deserting, in great numbers, and, thereby, seriously crippling the Regiment ; 2 and, also like Captain Hyatt, personally, he was reported as "unfit" for his command. 3 . The similarity of that Company and its Officers and that commanded by Captain Hyatt and its Officers is singularly continued in the fact that the Second Lieutenant who was with Captain Steenrod when the Company was mustered into the Continental Service, was subsequently cashiered, 4 assuredly for conduct which was more than ordinarily bad ; and in the Report, concerning First Lieutenant Titus and Ensign Jones, that " These two are unfit for the service." 5