Colonel Philipse was taken up the country as a loyalist, but broke his parole at the instigation of his wife, and left, I think, in the winter or fall of 1776 or 1777. It was the Fall of 1776. I think. Colonel Wurmb's Headquarters were at Frederick Van Courtland's after moving on the hill, about three years. His regiment was encamped on the same hill called (generally) Tippett's Hill. Frederick Van Courtland left and went up to the big house, when Wurmb took his house. The island of Paparinimo below the war belonged to Colonel Philipse, and was part of his manor. Tarleton charged an Indian at Deveau's who fell flat down on the ground and tripped his horse, and then seized and was about to kill Tar- =leton when a Legion soldier (named Murphy) came up and rescued him. [page break] [margin: PARTS] Daniel Deveau lived by the road and Frederick Deveau in the fields. Three Indians were killed at Tippett's Brook. The battle was between Mile Square road and Tippett brook across Courtland's ridge which was east of Tippett's brook. There are two ridges called Courtland's, one east of and the other west of Tippett's brook. Fort Independence was on General Montgomery's farm which was north of and adjacent to Tetard's. The Yager dragoons were formed out of Colonel Wurmb's infantry and were only one company mounted on American horses. [margin: See origl. p. 67.] Capt. Rau belonged to Wurmb, and a patrol was made every day by order of Wurmb who lay in front of Dyck- =man's at King's bridge leaving at day- =light eighty or a hundred in number marching from King's bridge up to Mile Square road, then across Valentine's hill and so on over the Saw Mill river [page break] 36. and Hoghill where three of Gray's men were who had been left behind from some mistake by Gray who was over the day before. (This took place some time in the summer or fall of 1781, and before Cornwallis surrendered.) Rau marched with a band of his men, and the three fired and mortally wounded him in the body.