October 23d Prince Gedney of White Plains, said: "Moses, the oldest son of Edmund Ward, Jonathan Purdy, and James Tompkins were guides at the battle of White Plains for the British army. Jonathan Purdy was with the British army on the Danbury Expedition. Colonel Thomas and Cornelius Oakley were both concerned in driving cattle below towards the close of the war and also (as was said) during the middle part of the war. They managed in this
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way. They collected cattle together, or allowed others to do so, and then shut their eyes and allowed the Cowboys to take them to New York. The Cowboys somehow always found out where there was a lot of good fat, cattle collected. I used often to go below to sell chickens, butter and provisions for my master, and have often seen Colonel Emmerick at Kingsbridge, and knew Captn Ben Ogden. Sometimes, I went into New York to buy. On such occasion I got a pass from General Horriman [X] or some other Hessian officer, whose quarters generally were at Morris's house. The pass allowed me to go in the city and purchase the articles which were speci- -fied. Once I lost my pass and went back for another. This provoked General Horrimo^an who said "What for you lose your pass? Be careful. Suppose you lost this, I give you no more." After scolding awhile he gave me a new permit
[X] sometimes written Horrimon.
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