John Kane went off from Fredericksburg with a band of men, one of whom, a son of Squire Haviland of Dover (or 9 Partners ?) was killed. A black servant who accompanied the young man Haviland afterwards returned. Kane himself never returned to Fredericksburg. (Tories were very numerous in). Tories were very numerous in Dutchess County and also in New Fairfield. Hoag and his followers robbed a store at Quaker Hill in open daylight at Hoobock P. H., and though many were present none offered any resistance but an old Quaker Priest named Ferris. Hoag returned some [page break] 485 53 years ago to Beekmantown, but his robberies were remembered, and some whose relatives had been killed by him or his gang began to talk of revenge whereupon he disappeared. Old priest Ferris was a whig, but his family were all tories. Black rate (as I think) was an act of the Legislature, so arbitrary and unjust that it was seldom or ever enforced, by which Tory property was taken to make good Whig losses. The value of horses & cattle stolen or taken from Whigs was appraised and assessed upon their Tory neighbours."

"Major Thomas Menzies was an honorable man of great agricultural taste and talents. He was a prisoner of war on parole, as was also a Major Grant. He did not go off till 1780, and went then with leave of the public authorities. His withdrawal was considered a great loss to the course of agriculture in Dutchess County."

The value of horses & cattle stolen or taken from Whigs was appraised and assessed upon their Tory neighbours." "Major Thomas Menzies was an honorable man of great agricultural taste and talents. He was a prisoner of war on parole, as was also a Major Grant. He did not go off till 1780, and went then with leave of the public authorities. His withdrawal was considered a great loss to the course of agriculture in Dutchess County."