Lieutenant Smith of Moylan's traffled at one time, was a very tall man. Moylan's wore pale blue round-abouts and pants of the same colour, boots and spurs, &c and leather caps with bear skin coverings, --and chains to ward off blows of the sword. Lee's Legion wore blue or green faced with buff. Armand's horses had their tails cut off just like the British horse. The privates were very much made up of Germans who had surrendered at the taking of Burgoyne.

Black rate was enforced here according to law. James Smith's [house] was owned by my uncle Benjamin Hopkins who had removed to Fish Kill early in the Revolutionary war. When it was burnt the house was occupied by Ichabod Ogden.

Reaben Wright's mills, (lately known as Robbin's and Thomas Wrights) are now Sands's Mills. When André was taken Lieutenant Colonel Jamieson lay at the head of Mill Square at or near Thomas Wrights Mills.

In 1781, Lauzun's Legion marched from Bedford by the Post road passing Smith's at sun about one or two hours high, or rather, I should say, near night fall. About twenty or thirty American guides rode in front. They went to Morris's that same night. Steve Hunt, one of DeLancey's told me that the guard ships had

woods, and some were captured.

The French infantry next day passed towards White Plains by the west road passing North Castle Church (I believe). Their drums were beating all day long.