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Septr. 16th Frederick Rich of Mile Square aged 80: "Major Strang's party fired into our house in the fall of 1778 - My mother's clothes were perforated. - Strang thought they were Refugees, and was blamed by Genl Washington who let my father go - he with 12 or 20 being taken up to Peekskill by Strang. My father was detained only two or three days. - General Washington knew him. - Almost day when the firing took place. The ball was given by Joshua Daveene [X] on the occasion of his having attain- -ed twenty one, being out of his time as a shoemaker. Strang ashamed, apologized - Thought the house full of Refugees - so he said. British army encamped from East Chester to North River. The first regiment at Grethens, and second regiment on Sampson Valentine's farm, third regiment on our farm, that is the Rich farm at Mile Square, the fourth at Valentine's Hill, the fifth on Mr. Babcock's farm, and the sixth on Hog Hill. After
[X] Deveau?
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the battle of White Plains the Hessians came down, and encamped on our farm where the American camp had been, and plun- -dered and took all our stock, fowls and provisions &c. When Guest [X] was surprised Colonel Odell, an American guide, took them across Saw Mill river near John Guion's and near Paddock's - a narrow escape. The British were at the church advancing in force. Emmerick advanced by a private road, a gate road, which came out by Williams' near Valentine's Hill. Emmerick came near being killed the day after the Indian fight by two Indians who were concealed in the calamus. Emmerick called at Brown's (Deveau's by the Mile Square road) for a drink of buttermilk.