Macdonald's Research Notes

August 8th '76 - The new levies from Ulster, Dutchess, Orange, & West Chester directed to march immediately down to the Fort now erected on the North side of Kings Bridge &c. to prevent the enemy from cutting off the communication between the army in Town & the country. &c. P .563 / "Col. Joseph Drake to the Provincial Convention." "New Rochelle, August 28, 1776." ….I have ordered a party to guard from Rye neck to Rodman's Neck, of the militia of this country. - Col. Graham's regiment is stationed, at present, at Frog's Neck. The enemy *being* yesterday & all last night by Hart Island. This morning they re moved a little to the *southward* of Miniford's island, where they at present lie.

They have not been able to plunder much. They got from Miniford's island 4 horned cattle & some poultry *wh [which]* is all we have been able to learn they have plundered. I immediately sent Capt. Hunt with about 50 men from New Rochelle who with the help of a part of Col. Graham's regiment, drove off all the cattle from the island, to the amount of 30 odd head. I shd be glad to be informed if Col. Graham's regiment is to remain on Frog's Neck… ..I *conceive* it will take nigh half of my regiment to guard from *Rodman's Point to the *Snuff* Mills. Col. Budd in the send 100 men, & to guard from there to Rye Neck. &c…" p. 597. / "August 29 1776 "Thursday morning, Augst 29" 1776" - "Mr.

Tomp kins came into Convention & informed that Mr. Lounsberry was *come* into West Chester County with a commission from Genl Howe to raise rangers - that a party in the militia went in pursuit of him & were under the necessity of killing him, as he wd not surrender; - another was wounded & 4 were taken prisoners, all his recruits." [From this it ^would seem ^* that Lounsberry was killed the day before, i.e.