When Emmerick was a Captain, and was drilling his men in the beginning of the war, his headquarters were at Cook's house on Paparinimo. The house and Island belonged to Colonel Philipse

When Washington came down in 1781, he reconnoitred from Dennis Valentine's hill or Gunn hill.

Anna Fowler, was engaged to marry Captain Row, but died where Dr Bibby now lives at Van Cortlandt's hall. Row was shot about half a mile east of the Methodist Meeting House, and near a small ravine.

Colonel Armand and not Kilmaine or the French, surprised the picket guard of Col. Worm, about half a mile north east of Frederick Van Cortlandt's, and north near

carried swords and pistols but not carbines. The Legion horse and the 17th dragoons carried carbines.

Capt. Daniel Williams was near the Indians and in their rear when the fight occured. He was there with his company and met them by accident, and would have fallen into [the] an ambuscade if the Indians had not.

Old W. Bowers was a Hessian who came over with the Hessian army and married a daughter of Jacob Moore the father of Blaze Moore of the Blue Bell. The Blue Bell Tavern was kept after the Revolutionary war by Blaze, son of the old proprietor, Jacob Moore.

Chamberlain, one of DeLancey's, was one of those who maimed Lieut. Jayne near Tarrytown. Charles Leggett was another. Capt. Kipp commanded the party. Chamberlain was wounded badly in the thigh at Mosier's affair

near King Street, and his wounds were dressed by my father, Dr. Cregier.