661 87 181 70. Captain Micah Townsend was, I believe, from somewhere in the upper part of the County. Micajah Townsend was a different person altogether. He was a Lawyer, and before and at the commence ment of the war practiced at White Plains. He was a royalist, and after the Revolutionary war settled in Canada. 1848. 1848. May 6th. Donald McLean: "John Kane of Fredericksburg was a merchant and …

Barclay told me that Major Alex- Grant, who was killed at Fort Montgomery was sent for by the Commander (Col. C. or Genl. Clinton) who wanted to give some commands to him. He went, received orders, but unfortunately returned by a different route (a shorter and more expeditious one probably), and was killed. He was a Scotchman, and lived on the Same and M. Howe's Farm, Jr. Alexander Menzies, son of…

[page break] 92 664 184. 73 -father against the House of Hanover, and I mean to oppose them with it as long as I have power to wield it." I know Stuart about from 1795 to 1800. I believe he died in New York about 1800 or soon after. [Probably so, J. M. M.] Stuart left a wife and children in Scotland. There were a great many tories in Quaker Hill, Fredericksburg, Dover, Beekman, and New Fairfield i…

I don't know the first names of Hoag, and Major McKay. Major Menzies and James Grant were both prisoners on their parole which I believe was not to go further from home than six miles. Archibald Campbell, killed at Ward's house, was, I believe, only a Captain, but was soon to be promoted to a majority in one of the new raised corps. The name of Crawford, of Fredericksburg or South East, who belong…