Woodhull Prest [President] of Provincl C. of New York, stating that Isaac Sears, one of the members of the N. York Congress for the City of N. Y. was the head or leader of the whole transaction &c. when Rivington was plundered of his types -* & "who we consider as the proper person to whom the whole transaction is impt.* able & who belongs & is amenable to your jurisdiction alone &c." …… "Care was taken that the person of Mr. Seabury, who was brought into this Colony, was released & set at liberty." & pp. 202,203. / Genl. Washington - to - the Committee of New York. "Genl. Greene * Nov. 16, 1776" …. "I am sorry to inform you that this day about 12 o'clock, the enemy made a general attack upon our lines about Fort Washington, which having carried, the Garrison retired within the Fort. - Col.
Morgan finding there was no prospect of retreating across the North river, surrendered the post, &c." 208. / "Genl. Washington to the Prest of the Conventions of the State of N.Y.". "Dated Head Quarters, at the Heights of Haerlem, Sept. 23, 1776." "On Monday morning last (Sept. ) several parties of the enemy appeared on the high grounds opposite to our heights, & some skirmishing had happened between our troops & those of the enemy. On reconnoitering their situation, I formed *16* design of cutting off each of them as had or might advance to the extremity of the wood. I accordingly ordered 3 companies of Virginia rifleman, under the command of Major Leitch & Col. Knowlton, with his rangers, to endeavor to get in their rear, while an apparent disposition was making as if to at*: