I. obtained a flag of truce in the beginning of Dec, 1776 and appl)e*l to the Com. of Safety, then at Fishkill, for permission to remove his family, tog-ether with his furniture, books and papers back to the city. It does not appear whether he obtained permission or not. His family then consisted of his wife, Mrs. Cookes ler mother, and three children, the oldest not quite three years, the youngest about three months old, and four servants. Journal of tke N. Y. Prov. Congress, i. 746, 748; ii. 249.

2 Samuel AucHMtrTr, D. D., son of Judge A. was born at Boston, and grad-

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indisposed during the spring and summer, retired witli liis family to Brunswick in New Jersey ; and the care of the churches, in his absence, of course, devolved on me, as the oldest assistant, a situation truly diincult and trying in such times, especially as the otlier assistants were young and inexperienced, though very loyal, and otherwise worthy young men.

About the middle of April, ^Ir. Wasliington, commander in Chief of the rebel forces, came to town with a large reinforcement. Animated by his presence, and I suppose, encouraged by him, the rebel committees very much harassed the loyal inhabitants • here and on Long Island. They w^ere summoned before those committees, and upon refusing to give up their arms, and take the oaths tliat were tendered, tliey were imprisoned or sent into banishment. An army was sent to Long Island to disarm the inhabitants wlio were distinguished for their loyalty. Many had their property destroyed, and more were carried off prisoners. It should be observed, that members of the Church of England were the only sufferers on this occasion. The members of the Dutch Church are very numerous there, and many of them joined in opposing tlie rebellion ; yet no notice was taken of them, nor the least injury done to them.