[margin: 501 83] [margin: 22] [margin: FANS] persons, Tories Whigs, &c. Dr Cook's recollections of all these facts concurred with Mr Odell's. The papers in question were taken by De Lancey at Davenport's house, May 14th 1781, and sent by him to General Thomas before he went to England in 1783. After General Thomas's death they were unfortunately destroyed. Heath's, Flagg's and Greene's letters were written for the most part upon very coarse blue paper of New England manufacture. Mr. Isaac Nermille is at present very sick. He says, however, that very considerable information may be obtained from Frederick Rich of stile Square who is an intelligent man and well acquainted with Colonel Brunswick and other officers on the lines.

Sept. 16. Jackson Odell: "Dr Cook informed me this summer that Aaron

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[margin: 84] [margin: 502] [margin: 23] [margin: FANS] [margin: 10] Ward had in his possession a letter written by a Lieut Hughes of Colonel Greene's regt on the morning after the surprise and defeat at Davenports giving a full account of that disaster. This Hughes was paymaster of the regiment. John Shaw, was a Scotchman from somewhere in Salem, a mechanic of some kind, a good swordsman, and was a dragoon (or a private) in, I believe Capt. Samuel Delavan's light horse. At the surprise of Ward's house in March 1777, he went up stairs for his saddle and took it off safely although at every step the stirrups struck the stairs with a loud noise. He left a son who married the youngest sister of James McChain & lives now at Peekskill. John Shaw had the reputation of being a very brave soldier).

John Shaw, was a Scotchman from somewhere in Salem, a mechanic of some kind, a good swordsman, and was a dragoon (or a private) in, I believe Capt. Samuel Delavan's light horse. At the surprise of Ward's house in March 1777, he went up stairs for his saddle and took it off safely although at every step the stirrups struck the stairs with a loud noise. He left a son who married the youngest sister of James McChain & lives now at Peekskill. John Shaw had the reputation of being a very brave soldier).