Westchester County, New York, During the American Revolution
" On the night of the 5th instant, he had been out on a scouting party, "with Major Austin; and,on their return.the Major ordered him back.with '•five men, to thehouses which they burned ; and told him to take good care " of whatever things he got ; to keep them safe ; and bring them off, to his " markee j" etc.-- (Testimony of Sergeant Churchill, at the same trial, " Nov- " ember 13," in which Captain Keith and James Linzer fully concurred.)
" Further says, that what things were tied up, in two blankets, were "carried to the Major's markee ; and all the rest were left with the wo- " men."-- (Testimony of Tilley now, at the same trial, " November 13 ; " in which James Linzer and Captain Keith fully concurred.)
s Testimony of Mrs. Adams, at the same trial.
8 Testimony of Tilley How, and of James Limer, and of Captain Keith, at same trial.
* Testimony of Mrs. Adams, at the same trial.
1 "Major Austin told his men to go and set the other houses on fire, "as quick as he could."-- (Testimony of Mrs. Adams, at th« same trial.)
See, also, the testimony, on the same subject, of Sergeant Churchill, of Tilley How, of James Linzer. and of Captain Keith, at the same trial.
• Understood, from aged people, many years since, to have occupied the lower portion of the property now occupied by the respected widow of the late C. Halsey Mitchell-- that portion of that property, indeed, which was occupied, so many years, for the Law-offlces of Minott Mitchell, Esq., so long the head of the Bar of Westchester-county.