"At all events take Colonel DeLancey!" In General Heath's letter of instructions to Greene he mentioned the Cromwells of Harrison as persons well affected, and upon Greene might rely. Among other persons were numerous lists of suspected
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persons, Tories, Whigs, &c. Dr Cook's recollections of all these facts concurred with Mr. Odell's. The papers in question were taken by DeLancey at Davenport's house, May 14th 1781, and sent by him to General Thomas before he went to Eng- -land in 1783. After General Thomas's death, they were unfortunately destroyed. Heath's, Flagg's and Greene's letters were written for the most part upon very coarse blue paper of New England manufacture. Mr. Isaac Vermille is at present very sick. He says, however, that very considerable information may be obtained from Frederick Rich of Mile Square who is an intelligent man and well acquainted with Colonel Emmerick and other officers on the lines.
The papers in question were taken by DeLancey at Davenport's house, May 14th 1781, and sent by him to General Thomas before he went to Eng- -land in 1783. After General Thomas's death, they were unfortunately destroyed. Heath's, Flagg's and Greene's letters were written for the most part upon very coarse blue paper of New England manufacture. Mr. Isaac Vermille is at present very sick. He says, however, that very considerable information may be obtained from Frederick Rich of Mile Square who is an intelligent man and well acquainted with Colonel Emmerick and other officers on the lines.