October 10th Rebecca Odell, of Yonkers:

Colonel Norton's party passed up the Saw Mill river road, as I saw them, being then 10 years old. He soon after must have got upon the Sprain road. It was a very cold night.

Mrs. Babcock was from New Haven. Her maiden name was Isaacs. She was a very handsome and remarkably fine woman. Babcock himself was from Rhode Island. Gist was an elderly man and deeply in love with Mrs. Babcock, and was rejected because she knew nothing of him. She was very popular, and was visited by the American and British officers. Benjamin Isaacs, of Bedford, and Samuel Bush, of Coscob, were students with Mrs. Babcock. Isaacs (Benjn.) was a nephew of Mrs. Babcock.

Colonel Phillipse was taken prisoner at the commencement of the war, and taken to Fishkill -- in the second year of the war or thereabouts -- probably in the Fall of 1777. He came down on parole to see his wife --

(Could have remained neutral at home -- Col. and General Morris's advice). --

His wife remained at the Manor house. He had his parole for a month or so. In that time he and his wife thought it best to go below. It was cold -- I the Fall of 1777 or 1778.

In 1776, before the battle of White Plains, the British [inter: horse] came by way of Hunt's to Valentine's hill, &c. The British army was then lying on Hunt's hill.

"Mrs. Philipse was the widow Rutgers and her maiden name was Williams. She was an English woman.