Macdonald's Research Notes

That they had 2 sledges with them that they got one sledge out of *Flandereau's* shop without the consent of the owner & the other out of Guion's shop at New Rochelle: - Then he dropped the design of spiking the guns bec. he found it wd [would] be troublesome & thought that other wd [would] do as well. That the spiking took place last Wednesday night a week, a very cold night so cold that men could not stand [still?] longer than half or three quarters of an hour, in his opinion - That he intended to disarm the guns * *the communication between the City & Country might be kept open. That abt 1 or 2 o'clock in the morning, when they came to a house near the cannon. They heard people at work at them - When he & his party went to the guns they found them spiked, & the men at the same time went off - That pp.272-273.

he called to them, but they went off down a hill towards the Blacksmith's & then into the road & towards Kingsbridge. That there were 5 or 6 persons who went off *from the guns. - & * it was daylight by the time they returned to John Gedney's at New Rochelle all the cannon at Williams's were spiked by Gedney & Haines - That the last time he saw Govr. Tryon was after New Year: That the first time he saw Govr Tryon was on board of Sutton's Sloop - That he went to see Sutton & the Govr came there - That in January when he came down with cattle, he went on board the Governor's ship to see how things were. & saw the Attorney General there: &c." / Jany 29 1776. Joshua Gedney examd. before the Committee &c. says . .