I was with two or three girls that lived in the neighborhood whom I had met, and when I saw the French troops I said to the girls: "These are not our troops." They said so too. I kept my way on towards Morrisania [X] Point, and crossed to York Island, because I had lost my
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parole, and was afraid of difficulty if taken. I crossed Harlem river in a boat and witnessed Montross's affair from York Island. The horse refused to swim across to the end, and was finally brought across in a boat.
I kept my way on towards Morrisania [X] Point, and crossed to York Island, because I had lost my [X] ? - Hufeland Index Page 795 - parole, and was afraid of difficulty if taken. I crossed Harlem river in a boat and witnessed Montross's affair from York Island. The horse refused to swim across to the end, and was finally brought across in a boat.