The Block House was a little south of the road which leads across the Stone Bridge. In the lower part of West Farm's Village the old road came into and was identical with the road now used. We continued our march on the old road in the following order, scarcely moving off a walk: - 1st The guides with a small detachment of light horsemen, among whom were some of the generals' aids; 2nd The Generals and their suites and attendants; 3rd Then at
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a considerable interval the main body of the army. About a mile below Delancey's mills we passed the house of Cornelius Leggett and a quarter of a mile further south the house of Robert Hunt which is still standing. These houses are remarkable as having, at different times, been the Headquarters of Colonel Delancey and Major Bearmore, as well when the officers in question were captured as previously and afterwards. About a mile and a half or so below Delancey's bridge where the new stone mansion of Fox is now erected, we turned east ^west and arrived at a spot which commanded a full view of part of Long Island Sound including the Two Brothers. General Washington here ordered a halt and enquired the names of these islands. &c. We then retraced our steps for about half a mile or more and pursued the old road which led to Morrisania Ferry." [We travelled
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this road today, (Octr 19th). At first it was open and well worked apparently used by the neighbouring farms; after- -wards it was shut up by several gates like a private lane and so as to be scarcely passable. At length we extri- -cated ourselves by taking a private road leading to a country seat which it crossed.