[J. Thomas Scharf (1886)] falling into conversation, they walked hack to the tavern, where they dined together and talked over their various adventures during the war. In the course of their interview the skirmish near Lagbawack was spoken of, and Brant related bis orders to shoot down the commanding officer, but the man's sight was deceived by the fluttering of the leaves or some such cause, and he sighted an inch or more too high. 11 Had I Ared myself," continued Brant, " I should not have had the pleasure of meeting yon today." "Indeed," replied the general, smiling, "I am very happy that you did not." "And I, sir," said Brant, bowing — for with all his native ferocity, he was a polished gentleman — " And I, sir, am also extremely happy l did not." From " Colonel Philip Van Cortlandt and the New fork. Continentals" — Mrs. Parmelee. — N. Y. Bio. and Gen. Record. In the manor-house bangs the original portrait of Brant, painted for James Caldwell, the grandfather of Mr. Pierre Van Cortlandt, and copied for Stone's " Life of Brant;" also for the Indian Gallery at Washington by permission of William Caldwell. '•Manuscript journal of Philip Van Cortlandt published in Am Mag. of History. 134 HISTORY OF WKSTCHKSTKK COINTY. The commander-in-chief and other oflieers came to the redoubt, and were fired on by the enemy, but with-out effect.