[marg: x Coutant's? St John Constant. S. of Rev Silas Edgar Lane] opposite Judge Constant's. One Hessian, Yager, a dragoon, escaped by dashing down a ravine and retreating along the bank of the river to the camp which was on Hog hill. The Kipp's (Capt. and Lieut.) were from New Castle (North Castle?) or West Point? At the turn of the road by Abraham Odell's the Kipp's attacked and Killed Barton and Lawrence Smith and left Vincent for dead -- refused quarter. These three had been down to plunder Odell -- they fired and then ran into (across) the Saw Mill river, where horses could not follow -- Some of Kipps' horse made a circuit and crossed the bridge -- Vincent was under a brush heap and was discovered by a horse treading on him. -- (Vermille)

[marg: H] [marg: x Morrisania Point?] [marg: Isaac Vermille.] Col. Phillipse suffered to remain -- Col. Meigs with his regiment came down the Saw Mill river road. One Vincent,

These three had been down to plunder Odell -- they fired and then ran into (across) the Saw Mill river, where horses could not follow -- Some of Kipps' horse made a circuit and crossed the bridge -- Vincent was under a brush heap and was discovered by a horse treading on him. -- (Vermille) [marg: H] [marg: x Morrisania Point?] [marg: Isaac Vermille.] Col. Phillipse suffered to remain -- Col. Meigs with his regiment came down the Saw Mill river road. One Vincent,