Van Courtland's house - The room looked rough. - They slept on the floor.) Jacobus Van Courtland lived in the big house before the war, and moved to New York, where he soon after died, and Fredk. Van Courtland then moved in and lived there, leaving his house on the hill (afterwards H. White's house) into which Colonel Wormb then moved his Headquarters. Augustus Van Courtland afterwards moved in and lived there, the place being entailed. I never heard Court- -land's called the Manor house. Most of the Indians were killed near Tippett's brook, west of Deveaus houses. General Montgomery's farm was the next place north of Tetards. Tetards old vaults are called Tetards huts. Fort Independence was on Montgo- -mery's farm.
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It was the winter of '76 and '77, I think, that Colonel Philipse went off. Abraham Vincent was sent below by Madam Philipse &c. Eastern troops (Meigs's?) came down in the night. The Post house was robbed by men disguised with blackened faces. About to burn the old man - that is, Jacob Post. David Post went out and made a noise on the hill throwing down fences, and calling out: "Here they are, boys!" &c. The robbers then ran. "Colonel Philipse, after he went below, staid awhile at Van Courtland's house. He might have remained at the Mansion house unmolested. A very good landlord. A cave called the Rock House formed by a high projecting rock with another one leaning against it so as to form a habitation. Very secluded. Can be seen yet where