Chariman of the Committee of * regiment at Espopus." "Fishkill, March 6, 1777." "Sir\…" By a letter from a worthy member at King Street, I am informed, that on the 1st inst (March 1) a party of our militia had taken off Frogg's Neck, about 150 horned cattle, with a large number of horses." That in executing this, they had passed by a vessel of war, within musket shot of her, without receiving the least interruption, and that our people there were in high spirits." p. 414. / [X] "You have undoubtly heard of Judge Thomas & Wm. Miller being taken prisoners & carried down. We have various accts of the enemy's design of coming up to ** a number * of our most active men. &c. " /
"The New York Convention - to - the Continental Congress." Kingston April 23d, 177* "Major Edminston a British officer & a prisoner of war was permitted to go on his parole to Genl. Washington &c. for the purpose of negotiating an ex: change for some Continental Officer of equal rank. - Genl Washington fur nished him with a passport upon parol to return, or send out an officer of equal rank. &c. Edminston remained in New York till the first week in March last, when he set out for Albany by land with a letter from Genl. Howe to Genl. Schuyler. &c. On his arri val at Peekskill on his way to Albany, Edminston obtained a passport from Genl. McDougall, dated 11th March 1777, & after spending about 20 days on his journey he arrived at Albany." - "The Convention hearing of his re turn to Albany, ordered him to this place &c." …. "His journey besides this delay, was attended with these (suspicious) circumstances: - The first night he lodged at Col.