454 285 112 October 8th Michael Dyckman: The old road ran east of our house before the war, along the margin of the creek, and was altered after the war. The Barrier Gate stood about a mile south of our house. Remains of it are yet to be seen. Hessians repulsed October [November?] 15th 1776, as they advanced to Fort Washington, by the small American batteries on the hill, high ground east of the pond? [Doubtful.] Knyphausen advanced through an arrow valley, a little north of Fort Washington and near the west of the road. I am convinced that the fight where Knowlton was killed must have been the heights between the Bloomingdale Asylum and Manhattanville. — (Doubtful.) — Point of Rocks is near Jacob Lorillard's house. — The two bastions on the west side of Fort Washington are visible yet.

Mr Harrison Davis, of Old Well, South Norwalk, Ct. Nathaniel Raymond, Mr Seth Seymour, and Mr. Henry Chichester of Old Well; Thaddeus Bell of Darien were taken with Mr Mather — also a Mr. Dibble near Darien, was taken with Mr. Mather.

110 [page break] 286 455 113 Samuel Hawley, Esq. of Reading Ridge, (writer.) James Quintard, Esq. (Old Well) near South " Norwalk John James Lambert, Esq. of Wilton. Captain Ebenezer Disbrow of West Port. Captain Joseph Bulkley of Greenfield Hill, " Fairfield Co. Joshua S. King, of Ridgefield, " Rev. James A. Holley " Reuben Booth, Esq. of Danbury. " Alderman Lamb of New York. Alexander Van Wart of Mount Pleasant, " Tarrytown, P. O. " Augustus Cregier, of Yonkers. " Jackson Odell, Esq. Dobbs Ferry, P. O. " Miss Sarah Ann Tompkins.

Sept. 11. Capt. Harry Chichester: "John Goulding was a prisoner in the sugar House in 1780, and made his escape in the middle of the day by jumping first on a pile of boards from the window. I drew the attention of the sentinel by pointing with my finger, and the first I knew I heard the noise made by his jumping on the boards. We had the use of the yard. Sentinel walked on the west side of the sugar house in the open yard near the

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