October 22d Sylvanus Townsend

[marg: (New Castle Church?)] "Immediately after the battle of White Plains the N. C. Church was a hospital, where I officiated as nurse for two months or more. Swallwood, a wounded officer of the Maryland troops was in a house near the church at the same time.

Captain Keeler taken at Crompond in June 1779, intended to surrender, but presenting his sword point foremost received a cut which cut off several of his fingers. He was from North Salem.

Shaw was a good soldier.

Genoni Platt and Gilbert Dean were both volunteer Captains. Platt from New Castle and Dean from Bedford.

Gilbert Dean's wife took a drunken Refugee prisoner, first conveying him into the house, and then getting his arms and shutting him up.

Old Timothy Delavan had nine sons who were at Ridgeford Ridgefield on occasion of

the Danby? expedition, and he himself went on horse back to carry provisions for them."

[marg: Hyatt, (Carpenter store, 333 Broadway) will tell where Gen. Montross lives.] Oct. 22d Samuel Lawrence of Cross River: "Major Fish was a very fine looking active soldier and commanded the scout of between 100 and 200 men, nine months and militia men which went down towards Williams' Bridge, where we en-countered the British and Refugees across the river. I didn't then know the object of the scout. It was for the party of our folks to sweep off from West Chester and Morrisania the cattle fatting there for the British in New York. This we accomplished, and the cattle, taken to Horse neck for safety, while we diverted the enemy and drew their attention towards Williams Bridge. We went down in the morning and remained all day skirmishing with