Tompkins, Caleb Recollections - Prepared by Hufeland

They remained here 8 days, then decamped and marched down + captured fort Washington below Kings Bridge. <left margin> In the original this comes *af [after]* death of Crawford end of pp 22 O. Huf <left margin>

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Death of Mr Crawford Late in the fall + first part of the winter of 1776, Col William Duer, Egbert Benson + Jonathan G Thompkins (all members of the committee of safety) were appointed to superintend the bringing off of all the stock forage + grain from the lower part of West Chester County, to prevent it falling into the hands of the enemy. Four continental four horse wagons with a number of ox teams were procured for that purpose. All the cattle and horse kind of all ages + sizes, also forage were brought to my fathers farm. Samuel Crawford (the father of Elijah Crawford) a stout, spirited man was conductor of the teams. Being down on a Sunday, there was a good deal of skirmishing between Delavan's Rangers + the Tory refugees (Capt Delavan who commanded a company of rangers was stationed at Judge Ward's house + went down every day to protect the teams) Mr Crawford called to see his sister + fill into the rear of the teams. The refugees came into the house + he surrendered himself a prisoner. One of them asked his name + as soon as he told it, run him through with his bayonet. He was taken to Kings Bridge