Interview with Cregier, Augustus
[margin: PARTS] Refugees were compelled to retreat, not having time to make search for Donell =son.
November 17th Augustus Cregier: Capt. Ogden with his children at Vermille's under the hill. When taken his son had a broken arm. My father took sur- =gical care of him (the Captain) when he had a severe wound in the arm. (Ogden took very good care of his children.) Joshua Barnes was a Captain of foot in Emmerich's. (?) General Washington on the 5th of July 1781, dined in Camp fore at Van Courtland's big house - that's Bibby's. Part of the American army encamp- =ed at Paparinimo in 1776, and when they moved north towards White Plains burnt their Barracks. [margin: Notice for Beebe lived in the Van Cortland house at Yonkers V.] [page break] 32. [margin: PARTS] [margin: x Spuyten Duyvel Creek?] encamped Col. Wurmb inside Spitench Creek part of the time (that is when the Ameri =cans appeared in force near, and oppo- =site to where Oyelman's house now stands. [margin: + Colonel ?] Captain Arm and surprised (in 1779?) a Picket Guard of Colonel Wurmb's Yagers at Frederick Van Courtland's] on Trippett's Hill, and killed and cut to pieces a good many, but took no prisoners. When the Yagers horse deserted, they formed Armand's Corps. DeLancey's Head quarters during part of the war were at Madam Morris's house where Gouverneur Morris's house now stands. In July 1781, General Lincoln, or rather Captain Jonathan and Lawrence landed in the farm of Isaac (Lawrence?) about two miles north of King's bridge where Thomas Ludlow now lives, and marched to Tetard's hill where a severe skirmish ensued. Scannell's brigade [page break] 33. [margin: PARTS] was piloted by William Green from Hoghill down to General Lincoln, and his (Green's) horse was shot on Hoghill, by Emmerich's party who were that night.