the battle of White Plains the Hessians came down, and encamped on our farm where the American camp had been, and plundered and took all our stock, fowls and provisions &c

[marg: list] When Guest was surprised Colonel Odell, an American guide, took them across Saw Mill river near John Guion's and near Paddock's -- a narrow escape. The British were at the Church advancing in force. Emmerick advanced by a private road, a gate road, which came out by Williams' near Valentine's Hill. Emmerick came near being killed the day after the Indian fight by two Indians who were concealed in the calamus. Emmerick called at Brown's (Deveau's by the Mile Square road) for a drink of buttermilk. Emmerick -- a severe disciplinarian, and being [inter: very] irritable at times. The party Colonel Hatfield overtook at old William Underhill's was from Cortland's manor. The Refugees killed one

man, but, I think took no prisoners.--

The surprise was about daylight. The refugees stopped at our house, both on the advance and retreat. If they had made prisoners I should [have] seen them.

Benjamin Ogden was one of Emmerick's Captains -- Captn. Althouse was an American -- Commanded Emmerick's rifle men and saved him from destruction at Young's house. On that occasion they (the rifle's) fired at Sheldon's horse who was pursuing but killed none. I heard Ben. Asten and others who belonged to Emmerick's say that the Colonel had a narrow escape that day).

Barnes, I think, was not one of Emmerick's captains -- Emmerick's men, I think, dressed in red. Barnes was taken when returning from an excursion above with plunder, and Major Leavenworth's force was disposed in ambush all around him -- when he found the situation he was in, was advised by Lieut. Hunt to retreat