Patent, about a quarter of a mile from here guided the British to Danbury. He was one of the Danbury guides beyond a doubt. Benjamin Clapp had money and goods in Nash's house which was the reason they burnt it. It was situated on the Post road [near] by the bridge over Byram river.

October 24. Frederick Post, of Yonkers: The British army encamped three summers successively about the middle of the war at Mile Square, from Yonkers to Valentine's Hill and so to East Chester.

St. [marg: + Stockbridge Indians.] Indians cut off at Devoes.— Many of them were found dead afterwards in the woods.

Emmerick severe, cross, &c. — Caned my father for claiming a cow his men had taken: "To you call my mens Cow Tieves?" Emmerick caned my brother also for claiming stolen property, and sent him out of camp. Emmerick's head quarters were at Vermille's under the hill.

[marg: ?] Three white men killed with the [Stockbridge] Indians then near Brown's (formerly Deveau's) house.

Captain Rouw killed by the water Guards under Gray from over the river. Rouw was killed about a quarter of a mile east of the Methodist Meeting house at Yonkers on Hog Hill. Rouw belonged to Colonel Wormb's Yagers. Cattle all fat — plenty of grass. Col. Wormb's men took our cows. Father reclaimed and got them again, but one was killed. Father was glad to get what remained Wormb's Major (Truschenck?) was cross. He once boxed my ears and those of a boy with me because we came

into the room where he was quartered with our hats on! (F. Van Cortlandt's house — The room looked rough. — They slept on the floor.)

Jacobus Van Cortlandt lived in the big house before the war, and moved to New york, where he soon after died, and Fredk. Van Cortlandt then moved in and lived there, leaving his house on the hill (afterwards H. White's house) into which Colonel Wormb then moved his head quarters. Augustus Van Cortlandt afterwards moved in and lived there, the place being entailed. I never heard Court -land's called the Manor house.

Most of the Indians were killed near Trippetts brook, west of Deveau's houses.

General Montgomery's farm was the next place north of Tetards. Tetards old vaults are called Tetards huts. Fort Independence was on Montgomery's farm.

It was the winter of '76 and '77, I think, that Colonel Philipse went off. Abraham Vincent was sent below by Madam Philipse &c. Eastern troops (Meig's) came down in the night.

The Post house was robbed by men disguised with blackened faces. About to burn the old man — that is, Jacob Post. David Post went out and made a noise on the hill throwing down fences, and calling out: "Here they are, boys!" &c. The robbers then ran.

"Colonel Philipse, after he went below, staid awhile at Van Cortlandtt's house. He might have remained at the Mansion house unmolested. A very good landlord.

A cave called the Rock House formed by a high projecting rock with another one leaning against it so as to form a habitation. Very secluded. Can be seen yet where

they made their fires. Several deserters lived there some time.

My Lord Underhill lives about half a mile from Williams's Bridge. Lorillards afterwards owned the place.

When General Heath attacked Fort Independence, the American troops lay about our farm. A Captain and his company staid all one night in this house (the Post house) when the rain came on.

Emmerick took some of Gist's men prisoners and burnt [interl: the huts] at Mrs. Babcocks. (Captain Smith, I believe, belonged to Gist's.) He (Emmerick?) carried his rifle over his shoulder and often went on foot. One night we looked out of the window and door as he was passing ahead of his party, and he ordered us instantly to shut the doors. He didn't want us to see where his men were going.