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Andrew Corsa:

Simcoe. A square built stout man, rather above the middle size – dark and florid – a good horseman – slightly round shouldered.

Emmerick. Was smaller but square built – dark, swarthy-middle aged – face marked with powder – a good horseman.

Delancey. A large fleshy man – florid – fine looking. – His horse stolen by Tim Knapp who had deserted from him, and was hung in Theophilus Hunt’s barn in West Farms? Leggett’s barn?

Bearmore. Tall and thin - fair complexion- -ed – active – every inch a soldier – A poor boy, brought up by my Lord Underhill – born on Throgg’s Neck, in West Chester Town – rose by merit.

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Andrew Corsa contd. Huggeford – an American – A very large fleshy stout man, about the size of Delancey - A good officer – popular – men fond of volunteering with him – Enterprising and successful.

Totten. (Capt.) from North Castle – A middle sized, well made gentleman – very brave and active – Went to Nova Scotia.

Kipp (Capt. Saml.) A square built well made, active man.

Kipp (Lieut. James) A small, active, talka- -tive man – Both brothers good officers – The men were fond of going with them.

Hammond. (James) A Lieut. in Delancey’s corps – a black eyed, fair, and very remarkably handsome – Abraham, his brother, a lieutenant.

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Andrew Corsa & Elijah Valentine.

Peter Delancey, of Delancey’s Mills, had four sons – vizt. Col. James, Oliver, Warren, and John (of the Bowery). – Delanceys unpopular – overbearing – the Colonel a coarse man. (Valentine)

Bearmore raised a corps before Delancey? (Corsa.)

Simcoe had a stoop in the shoulders – Fought with the Indians up along Tippett’s Brook – Emmerick, a short fat, old man, – active. Delancey large and coarse – but good looking. Negro fort in Van Cortland’s – (Valentine.)

Capt. Corsa taken of a rainy day at his house where the Catholic college now is. The Yagers when they retreated from Philipse’s house in 1781, got under the fire (protection) of Fort Charles on York Island. They could not cross Kings Bridge until the possession of Courtlandt House enabled them to pass the Salt Creek in which Tippetts Brook empties – They being

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west of the Creek – (Corsa)

Armand’s horse were taken for the British on account of their wearing the same kind of cloaks (Hussars). They were first seen on rising ground south of Corsa’s house, by the son of Andrew (Capt) Corsa who remained a prisoner nearly a year. (Corsa.)

Refugee settlement in Governeur (Lewis ?) Morris’s woods, both east and west of Morris Brook – Huts. (Corsa)

Fort Independence on Tetard’s Hill or thereabouts – three quarters of a mile north of Dennis Valentines. Brom Dyckman died at a house a little above Hampton [X] Valentine’s. – Dutch church got possession of the Manor of Fordham and sold it - Judge Morris bough the residence.

Totten, an excellent officer.

[X] Sampson

Mem: Note Book (1844) ends with a Querenda respecting Locations, Persons, &c. J.E/