prepared to charge Cushing in April, 1780. - When the French army retired in August 1781, from their camp at Isaac Tompkins' they (or at least their artillery) retreated by the Allaire road where in several places they made cause ways of rails over low places for the passage of the cannon. There are still some remains of these cause ways to be seen."

Sept. 15. Jackson Odell called upon me at Mr. Putney's who had gone to New York the same evening. He informs me that he saw Dr. Cook this summer and talked with him about the Greene and Flagg papers which General Thomas showed to at his house twenty seven years ago or more (I think it was just previous to the great contested election of Tompkins and Clinton. It was in the winter, and there were present General Philip Van Cortland, General Thomas, Pierre [page break] B. Van Wyck, Dr. Cook, and himself (Major Jackson Odell). Somewhat late in the evening General Thomas brought out two old pocket books, and said to him (Jackson Odell) "here are some curious relics of the Revolutionary war. You are the youngest man and must read them." They then sat up till two or three o'clock in the morning reading and examining them. Among the papers were Greene's and Flagg's commissions numerous letters between them and General Heath, and particularly a letter from Genl. Washington to Colonel Greene, in which after some suggestions and advice in relation to the employment of his force) in West Chester were this remarkable order. "At all events take Colonel DeLancey!" In General Heath's letter of instructions to Greene he mentioned the Cromawells or Harrison as persons well affected, and upon Greene might rely. Among other persons were numerous lists of suspected [page break] persons, Tories, Whigs, &c.