"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. I asked him how many of the Highlanders were killed in skirmish the other night?; - he told me there was 4 killed, & one missing, wh [which] he expected we had taken prisoner.- His account of Major Hatfield, was that he was wounded just above the eye &, he thought, was in danger of losing his eye.
I don't think there is above 50 reg- -ulars kept on Montressor's island. They mount but 12 sentinals in the day, & double them in the night. There is kept, I suppose, about 500 on the island next to Montrossors, - according to their tents & movements." "Capt. Lamb, & about 400 of our prisoners taken at Quebec, have got to Elizabeth Town, - they were sent away on their parole of honour." &c. &c. p. 222. / "Col. W. Malcom: (the Col.?) "To - John McKesson Esq." - "New York. Sept. 6th. 1776." "Sir\ I am apprehensive that the State hath a bad bargain of my country men. I believe that Capt. Stewart is a very good man, but he has made a horrid collec: tion of soldiers…..
I *sd [should]* be happy to see a good company or regiment of my countrymen in our army, but mortified to see it disgraced by such a set as I have got with Capt.