144 373 31 [margin: PARTS] Refugees were compelled to retreat, not having time to make search for Donell =son.

November 17th Augustus Cregier: Capt. Ogden with his children at Vermille's under the hill. When taken his son had a broken arm. My father took sur- =gical care of him (the Captain) when he had a severe wound in the arm. (Ogden took very good care of his children.) Joshua Barnes was a Captain of foot in Emmerich's. (?) General Washington on the 5th of July 1781, dined in Camp fore at Van Courtland's big house – that's Bibby's. Part of the American army encamp- =ed at Paparinimo in 1776, and when they moved north towards White Plains burnt their Barracks. [margin: Notice for Beebe lived in the Van Cortland house at Yonkers V.] 24 [page break] 147 374 32. [margin: PARTS] [margin: x Spuyten Duyvel Creek?] encamped Col. Wurmb inside Spitench Creek part of the time (that is when the Ameri =cans appeared in force near, and oppo- =site to where Oyelman's house now stands. [margin: + Colonel ?] Captain Arm and surprised (in 1779?) a Picket Guard of Colonel Wurmb's Yagers at Frederick Van Courtland's] on Trippett's Hill, and killed and cut to pieces a good many, but took no prisoners. When the Yagers horse deserted, they formed Armand's Corps. DeLancey's Head quarters during part of the war were at Madam Morris's house where Gouverneur Morris's house now stands. In July 1781, General Lincoln, or rather Captain Jonathan and Lawrence landed in the farm of Isaac (Lawrence?) about two miles north of King's bridge where Thomas Ludlow now lives, and marched to Tetard's hill where a severe skirmish ensued. Scannell's brigade 28 [page break] 148 375 33. [margin: PARTS] was piloted by William Green from Hoghill down to General Lincoln, and his (Green's) horse was shot on Hoghill, by Emmerich's party who were that night. Emmerich gained the bank of the river at Phillip's's houses, where he probably had staid all night, and retreated to Spitend. [Spuyten Duyvel] Creek. John Cook, tavern keeper, at Paparinimo, and John Corbie of the city of New York spiked the cannon at or near Fort Independence. (Probably the second party mentioned by the prisoner Haines Jr.) General Oliver de Lancey's house which was burnt stood, I think, near the French Tanneries and a little south of them, and near the White Fort being on the banks of the river. Colonel Hatfield commanded the party that pursued Captain Daniel Williams to Croton in '83. Seven or eight prisoners taken at the 26 [page break] 151 376 34 [margin: PARTS] time. Colonel Philipse was taken up the country as a loyalist, but broke his parole at the instigation of his wife, and left, I think, in the winter or fall of 1776 or 1777. It was the Fall of 1776. I think. Colonel Wurmb's Headquarters were at Frederick Van Courtland's after moving on the hill, about three years. His regiment was encamped on the same hill called (generally) Tippett's Hill. Frederick Van Courtland left and went up to the big house, when Wurmb took his house. The island of Paparinimo below the war belonged to Colonel Philipse, and was part of his manor. Tarleton charged an Indian at Deveau's who fell flat down on the ground and tripped his horse, and then seized and was about to kill Tar- =leton when a Legion soldier (named Murphy) came up and rescued him. 27 [page break] 152 377 35 [margin: PARTS] Daniel Deveau lived by the road and Frederick Deveau in the fields. Three Indians were killed at Tippett's Brook. The battle was between Mile Square road and Tippett brook across Courtland's ridge which was east of Tippett's brook. There are two ridges called Courtland's, one east of and the other west of Tippett's brook. Fort Independence was on General Montgomery's farm which was north of and adjacent to Tetard's. The Yager dragoons were formed out of Colonel Wurmb's infantry and were only one company mounted on American horses. [margin: See origl. p. 67.] Capt. Rau belonged to Wurmb, and a patrol was made every day by order of Wurmb who lay in front of Dyck- =man's at King's bridge leaving at day- =light eighty or a hundred in number marching from King's bridge up to Mile Square road, then across Valentine's hill and so on over the Saw Mill river 33 [page break] 153 378 36. and Hoghill where three of Gray's men were who had been left behind from some mistake by Gray who was over the day before. (This took place some time in the summer or fall of 1781, and before Cornwallis surrendered.) Rau marched with a band of his men, and the three fired and mortally wounded him in the body. He was taken in Mrs Babcock's horse and chair as far as Van Courtland's big house where he died. Mrs Day and Miss Fowler, her grand daughter, the daughter of one Pearl Fowler, came and were with Rau till he died. [margin: x Gray's 3 men.] x She remained inconsolable for many years, and at last married Abraham King – Was very handsome. 34