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General Nathaniel Montross: "When Totten was up at Pines Bridge in the spring of 1781, and was insulted &c., the officer commanding the guard said to him on parting: "When will you be up again with a flag?" (or, "When will another flag be sent up?) "The next flag that comes up," replied Totten, "will be a bloody one!" - With these ominous words he departed.
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October 18th General Nathaniel Montross: "When the French army lay at White Plains four iron chests of specie were sent from Crompond to pay off the French troops. They stopped at night a short distance from North Castle Church at the house of one Thomas or Joseph Green. The specie was suffer- -ed to remain in the covered wagon in which it had been transported and a soldier was posted to guard it. Two white men, named Carpenter, who were, before and after, respectable inhabitants of North Castle, a free negro, and a negro slave formed a plan to get possession of one or more of the boxes. The plan was for the negro slave (whose name was Jack who belonged to Captain David Montross of Pine's Bridge and was remarkable alike for strength courage and address) to seize and
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secure the sentinel. The free black was then to assist Jack in keeping the Frenchman quiet, and the two whites were then to rob the military chest. Jack then stripped naked and made his approaches on all fours. - Every time the French sentinel turned to countermarch on his post, Jack advanced a little, laying still when he approached. At last Jack got so near that he was fearful of being discovered and shot by the soldier.