John Cook, tavern keeper, at Paparinimo, and John Corbie of the city of New York spiked the cannon at or near Fort Independence. (Probably the second party mentioned by the prisoner Haines &c.) General Oliver de Lancey's house which was burnt stood, I think, near the French Tanneries and a little south of them, and near the White Fort being on the banks of the river. Colonel Hatfield commanded he party that pursued Captain Daniel Williams to Croton in '83. - Seven or eight prisoners taken at the
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time. Colonel Philipse was taken up the country as a royalist, but broke his parole at the instigation of his wife, and left, I think, in the winter or Fall of 1776 or 1777. It was the Fall of 1776, I think. Colonel Wormb's headquarters were at Frederick Van Courtland's, after moving on the hill, about three years. His regiment was encamped on the same hill called (generally) Tippett's Hill. Frederick Van Courtland left and went up to the big house, when Wormb took his house. The island of Paparinimo before the war belonged to Colonel Philipse, and was part of the manor. Tarleton charged an Indian at Deveau's who fell flat down on the ground and tripped his horse, and then seized and was about to kill Ta- -rleton when a Legion soldier (named Murphy) came up and rescued him.
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Daniel Deveau lived by the road, and Frederick Deveau in the fields. Three Indians were killed at Tippett's brook. The battle was between Mile Square road and Tippett brook across Courtland's ridge which was east of Tippett's brook. There are two ridges called Courtland's, one east of and the other west of Tippett's brook. Fort Independence was on General Montgomery's farm which was north of and adjacent to Tetard's.