Peter Delancey, of Delancey's Mills, had four sons - vizt Col. James, Oliver, Warren, and John (of the Bowery). - Delancey's unpopular - overbearing - the Colonel a coarse man. (Valentine) Bearmore raised a corps before Delancey? (Corsa.) Simcoe had a stoop in the shoulders - Fought with the Indians up along Tippett's Brook - Emmerick, a short fat, oldman, - active. Delancey large and coarse - best good looking - Negro fort in Van Cortlandt's - (Valentine) Capt. Corsa taken of a rainy day at his house where the Catholic college now is. The Yagers when they retreated from Philip's house in 1781, got under the fire (protection) of Fort Charles on York Island. They could not cross Kings bridge until the possession of Cortlandt's House enabled them to pass the Salt Creek in which Tippett's Brook empties - They being

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west of the Creek. (Corsa). Armands horse were taken for the British on account of their wearing the same kind of cloaks (Hussars). They were first seen on rising ground south of Corsa's house, by the son of Andrew (Capt) Corsa who remained a prisoner nearly a year. (Corsa) Refugee settlement in Governeur Lewis's Morris's woods, both east and west of Morris Brook - Nuts. (Corsa.) Fort Independence on Tetard's Hill or thereabouts - three quarters of a mile north of Dennis Valentine's. Bron Dyckman died at a house a little [margin: Benjamin] above Hampton Valentine's. - Dutch Church got possession of the Manor of Fordham and sold it - Judge Morris bought the residence. Totten an excellent officer.