Totten. (Capt.) from North Castle - A middle sized, well made gentleman - very brave and active - Went to Nova Scotia.
Kipp (Capt. Saml.) A square built well made, active man.
Kipp (Lieut. James) A small, active, talka- -tive man - Both brothers good officers - The men were fond of going with them.
Hammond. (James) A Lieut. in Delancey's corps - a black eyed, fair, and very remarkably handsome - Abraham, his brother, a lieutenant.
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Andrew Corsa & Elijah Valentine.
Peter Delancey, of Delancey's Mills, had four sons - vizt. Col. James, Oliver, Warren, and John (of the Bowery). - Delanceys unpopular - overbearing - the Colonel a coarse man. (Valentine)
Bearmore raised a corps before Delancey? (Corsa.)
Simcoe had a stoop in the shoulders - Fought with the Indians up along Tippett's Brook - Emmerick, a short fat, old man, - active. Delancey large and coarse - but good looking. Negro fort in Van Cortland's - (Valentine.)
Capt. Corsa taken of a rainy day at his house where the Catholic college now is. The Yagers when they retreated from Philipse's house in 1781, got under the fire (protection) of Fort Charles on York Island. They could not cross Kings Bridge until the possession of Courtlandt House enabled them to pass the Salt Creek in which Tippetts Brook empties - They being
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west of the Creek - (Corsa)
Armand's horse were taken for the British on account of their wearing the same kind of cloaks (Hussars). They were first seen on rising ground south of Corsa's house, by the son of Andrew (Capt) Corsa who remained a prisoner nearly a year. (Corsa.)