November 18th John Williams aged 90 late of Peekskill, now of the County House, aged ninety: "I lived in the Revolutionary war in East Chester about one mile from the church on the road towards mile square. Garrineau the Frenchman lived on Philipse Manor about one mile west of Hunts bridge. He kept store before the war, & had a son named Lewis. Colonel Emmerick was a fleshy, dark, military lookin…

When Elijah Vincent heard this, he swore he would have revenge, and waylaid and shot a French officer (I think a General officer) at Scarsdale, despoiling him of all his arms which he afterwards shewed me, and which I saw, consisting of a sword, dagger, pistols, epaulettes scarf, belt, &c. -- all extremely elegant. I was on the field of battle at Chatterton's Hill the same day after the action. M…