I shall be at the Bi-id'je, ready to march, at 3 o'clock, and wish to have all the militia in Crompond mustered aud at the Bridge by that time. I am, sir, your most obedient servant,

William Hull, Lieut. Colonel. P. S. -- I beg you to send to Major Strang's and Capt. Drake's.

On the morning of the 25th of June, 1779, ^^^ British light horse, and about 1,000 infantry, u-ere at Pines Bridge. Gen. Heath "ordered 200 light infantry, under the command of Lieut. Col. Grosvcnor, to march to Robinson's stores, near Marpoach Pond, to cover that quarter.".

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7o6 HISTORY OF THE COUNTY OF %\T.STC HESTER.

Oil the 2ist of October, 17S0, ••intelligence was received tiiat the enemy were meJitatin;.; an excursion as far up as Crompond and its vicinitv to sweep off the cattle." Gen. Heath immediately ordered Col. Hazcn, with a detachment of 500 men, to move to Pines Bridge, and Lieut. Col. Jameson, with the 2d light dragoons, to niove from Bedford towards Col. Hazen. The detachment arrived at Fines Bridge about twu o'clock the next morning. The evening of tlie 23d, Col. Hazen returned with the detachment ; the enemy did not come out.'* It was in the \-icinity of Pines Bridge that Enoch Crosby, the Westchester spy, first commenced his career of secret service.

By way of a general geographical description of Yorktown, it may be observed, " that the north is broken by the hills of the southern border of the Highlands, and the general surface is hilly, though its hills are of a moderate height in the south "^ The numerous streams supplv abundance of mill seats. " The soil is generally productive, and wcil distributed into arable, pasture, and meadow lands. ]Much of it is stony; and previous to the late introduction of g^-psum as a manure. many fanns were nearly exhausted by constant tillage."" The timber is very thrifty and tall, consisting for the most part of oak, chestnut, hickor}' and walnut, &c.