October 22d Sylvanus Townsend [marg: (New Castle Church?)] "Immediately after the battle of White Plains the N. C. Church was a hospital, where I officiated as nurse for two months or more. Swallwood, a wounded officer of the Maryland troops was in a house near the church at the same time. Captain Keeler taken at Crompond in June 1779, intended to surrender, but presenting his sword point foremo…

Montross lives.] Oct. 22d Samuel Lawrence of Cross River: "Major Fish was a very fine looking active soldier and commanded the scout of between 100 and 200 men, nine months and militia men which went down towards Williams' Bridge, where we en-countered the British and Refugees across the river. I didn't then know the object of the scout. It was for the party of our folks to sweep off from West Che…