The farmers of Westchester-county were robbed, indiscriminately, not only by the camp followers and the privateB of the Army, but by the Officers, including Field-officers;* and, in that work of plunder, the records are singularly ample in their evidence that the plunderers were almost exclusively men and Officers of the Massachusetts and Connecticut Lines.f At a later period than that which is now under consideration, even a Major-general of the Continental Army was confederated with similar thieves ; and gave orders on the Paymasters of the Army for

* The Committee of Safety to the President of the Continental Congress, "In Committee or Safety tor the £tate op New York, Fishkill, " November 28, 1776 ;" Deposition of John Marline, " 13 November, 1776 ;" Deposition of Marmaduke Foster, '-13 November, 1776 ;" Petition of Phoebe Oakley, " 2 December, 1776 ; " Deposition of Talman Pugsley, "2 Decem- " ber, 1776 ; " Deposition of Ebenezer Burrill, " 2 December, 1776 ; " Journal of the Committee of Safety, "Monday morning, 2 December, 1776 ;" the Committee of Safety to General Heath, "In Committee of Safety for "the State of New York, Fishkill, December 3, 1776;" Petition of Inhabitants of Wettchester-county, " Westchester-county, December 23, - "1776;" etc.

■(■The Regiment of Massachusetts Artificers, commanded by Colonel Brewer, and the Regiment of Connecticut troops, commanded by Colonel Charles Webb, were especially notorious, as thieves.

See, General Order for securing Sergeant Tripp and others, "Peekskill, " 11 December, 1776 ; " Minutes of Court Martial for trial of Major Austin, " Philipsburg, November 12, 1776;" Commitment of Captain Phineas Ford to the Duchess-county Jail, " By the Committee of Safety of the "State of New- York, Fishkill, January the 1st, 1776;" etc.