Josiah Disbrow, the other priso: :ner, being unable to be removed, on acct. of his being wounded at the time of his apprehension." - "Shureman says as he was going to Rye fr. New Rochelle; - came across 3 or 4 men with Lounsberry in the woods - …. They had 3 or 4 guns in company; - …Says he was on board the Pheonix in the North river; was persuaded by Godfrey Haines to go, but he went with Joshua Ferris &. . . "Neilson says" - ….. "that Lounsberry came fr. Staten Island last" &. "Turner (taken up on Sutton's Neck - his name was in Lounsberry's list) says - Lounsberry asked him to sign the enlistment; - ….. was to have £ 3. sterling bounty, promised him by Lounsberry." "Haines says: - He promised Lounsberry to enlist with him last spring; - enlis: ted a few days before taken.
The night after Lounsberry w. taken he was to go to Sta -ten Island." [X] ……. Johnathan Purdy junr., a young fellow who went with Barnes to Staten Island, in March last & Gilbert Horton of the White Plains, have, before our Committee, called themselves subjects of King George, & claim the privileges of prisoners of war. These persons are in confinement &c. &c." [X] "The above 4 persons taken with Lounsberry are sent up to Kingston jail." p. 221 /
"Isaac Nicoll - To - John McKesson Secr. &c." "Kingsbridge, Sept. 29, 1776." "Dear Sir \ I returned last night from Morris *cony*, wh [which] place I have been at for 3 days past on command. I had a good deal of conversation with some of the Highland regu: lars, one in particular, who told me it was disagreeable to him to take up arms a gainst us, as he had a no.* of friends among us, & wished heartily for a reconciliation.