Peter who was the Committee Man held a Lieutenants commission in the militia (?) and was entitled to and received his parole I don't know how long he was absent. The Van Tassel taken in the Sum- -mer of 1779 about the time of Tarle- -ton's execution excursion to Pound- -ridge was probably John Van Tassel of Tarrytown who was taken and soon after paroled and was suspect- -ed of being in the British interest subsequently. I don't know who commanded the party that burnt Gen DeLancey's house at Bloomingdale on the 26th of November 1777, but
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believe it was Captain Buchanan of the water guards. The party came down the river from above in whale boats with muffled oars and stopped at Tarrytown. They then went down the river after taking some volunteers on board. I think the party consisted chiefly of volunteers from West Chester County. They burnt the house and brought off considerable plunder. One man when they came to re embark had a pair of brass hand irons slung across his shoulders. In the Fall of 1779 7 a body of militia under Colonel Luddington of Dutchess, lay a little west of Ham- -mond's house near the school house. Colonel Hammonds regiment also was there under the command of Luddington. The British on their way up the river landed to strike at this force and to distract the Americans. Luddington not know- -ing the force waited for them, preparing
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