Captn Pray of the Water guards after the war was second keeper of the Greenwich State prison and while there shot a convict who attempted to escape.

Emmerick flogged his men severely for stealing from the rebels and for other offences, and would sometimes cry

while the punishment was going on, declaring he meant it all for their good. Once, one of his men after running the gauntlet, leaped up, clapped his hands and exclaimed: "I am now a better man than ever I was!" Colonel Emmerick immediately put his hand in his pocket & gave him a guinea.

October 1st Frederick Post of Yonkers: "Jacob Van Cortlandt who took the large house and farm under the family entailment was a very good benevolent man, universally loved.--

During the war, and while residing in Courtland House he became out of health and went to New York for change of air and medical treatment, where he soon after died. The estate then devolved on Augustus who lived at that

Octr. 1st. Augustus Cregier (Continued from page 44 of original and p. 54 of this copy): "While Colonel Tarleton's Quarters were at our house I saw him often. He was [interl: a] handsome, black-eyed, black-haired military looking man, not below, but rather above the middle size, very straight and muscular, made a fine appearance when mounted, & rode an uncommonly fine horse

Had the Indians in 1781, been a few minutes later, Capt. Daniel Williams and his rangers would have fallen into the ambuscade. As it was he escaped with difficulty, being hotly pursued.