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Octr. 1st. Augustus Cregier: "Joshua Barnes was one of Emme- -rick's men, one of his captains, and they all wore a red uniform. Emmerick had a company of horse and two or three companies of foot. Tarleton's Headquarters were at my fathers for about three weeks after which he went to Crawford's at Mile Square. He was a handsome military looking man. He took up all our house, but two rooms. Our house belonged to Van Court- -land and was situated between Courtland's house and the mills, and east of the house.
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James Van Courtland was the oldest son, Augustus the next, and Frederick the youngest. Augustus took the estate (which was entailed) at the end of the war in 1784 or 1785. When Emmerick was a Captain, and was drilling his men in the beginning of the war, his headquarters were at Cook's house on Paparinimo. The house and island belong to Colonel Philipse. When Washington came down in 1781, he reconnoitered from Dennis Valentine's hill or Gunn hill. Anna Fowler was engaged to marry Captain Row, but died where Dr. Bibby now lives at Van Courtland's hall. Row was shot about half a mile east of the Methodist Meeting House, and near a small ravine. Colonel Armand and not Kilmaine or the French surprised the picket guard of Col. Worm, about half a mile northeast of Frederick Van Courtland's, and north near
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