November 18th John Williams aged 90 late of Peekskill, now of the County House, aged ninety: "I lived in the Revolutionary war in East Chester about one mile from the church on the road towards mile square. Garrineau the Frenchman lived on Philipse Manor about one mile west of Hunts bridge. He kept store before the war, & had a son named Lewis.

Colonel Emmerick was a fleshy, dark, military looking man, who took great quantities of snuff keep- =ing it loose in his pocket which was of leather. He was considered the best rifle shot then known. I remember the Queens Rangers and Legion which lay at different times near Valentine's Hill.

Bearmore was near six feet high. The battle at Pelham's ) [marg: Glover]

of coal in the world." Words ensued and one of the Frenchmen shot him dead through the breast. When Elijah Vincent heard this, he swore he would have revenge, and waylaid and shot a French officer (I think a General officer) at Scarsdale, despoiling him of all his arms which he afterwards shewed me, and which I saw, consisting of a sword, dagger, pistols, epaulettes scarf, belt, &c. -- all extremely elegant.

I was on the field of battle at Chatterton's Hill the same day after the action. Most of the killed and wounded was where the Hessians crossed the Bronx, some also over the hill. I was up at Greenburg then on a visit."

The Stock [bridge] Indians were all killed with Nimham.