authority and horses; warrant was Red; Constable yet kept the horses and sentinell; the sessors whent to their business again; soon after Came into the Room one David Brooks who has some Care of the Publick Clothing, Cautioned the Justus to beware what he was about in Regard to Sullivan; s'd that Sullivan was a gentleman and an officer; again s'd that he would have him take care, for it would be a serious affair before it was done with; the Justice and some other used mild arguments with him on the subject. S'd Brooks fell into a great Passion useing fowl language that disturbed the whole house, swinging his Cane Round and over the heads of the Justice and others, swairing by his maker that he Cared nor feared no man; being ordered by the Justice and Constable to be Peacable and set down, s'd Brooks s'd that the Justices of this Place seamed determined to lend no aid or assistance to the Military department and again asserted that it would be a serious affair; soon after s'd Sullivan appeared at the head of about ten men, well armed with fixed bayonets, in a Resolute manner, swearing bitter Oaths against the whole Company, Justice and Constable present: struck the Constable with a naked sword; demanded his warrant; Read it or pretended to Read it; threw it away; demanded the Horses and sentinell immediately, and took them; ordered his men to Bayonet any man that opposed them; he said all the Company was Ennemies to their Country and tories; Pointed his sword at the Justice; sald that Rascol in Perticular; I asked him whether he Really Intended to Risque the sentinell and horses out of the hands of the Civil authority or not; ne auswered with a great Oath that he would in spite of all authority; so did; and went of with horses and Centinell.

Sworn Before me this Six Day of September, 1780.

Benjamin Birdsall.

John Robinson, Justice peace.

Ulster County SS:

Personally appeared before me Wolvert Ecker, Esqr., one of the Peoples Justice of Peace for said County, Joseph Coleman, being of full age and Duly sworn who Deposeth and saith, that he was quallified according to Law for taking forage for the Horses belonging to the Contenantal Service that should come in the Precinct where he resides, and that he was at the house of Martin Wygant on August the twenty Sixth Day: there he saw a number of horses which was taken by vertue of a warant from Abel Belknap, Esqr., for Trespass in Elanathan Foster's meadow; the said horses was under the Comand of Leiut. J. Sullavin who appeared there with abought ten men, with chargd Bayonets, and Demanded ye horses of the magistrate, and swore his men shoud fight as long as one was a live, but what he would have his horses; at the same time Damd the magistrate for a villin, and further said if the magistrat should step one foot towards him he would run him through with his sword; this Deponant further saith that he told the Leut. that he had Paster for his horses if he would make use of it, but withought Paying any regard, he ordered his men to take the horses away, and if any man offered to oppose them to run them through with their Bayonet, and this Deponant further saith not.

Sworn Beofre me Newburgh, ye 29th August.

Joseph Coleman.

Wolvert Ecker.

Ulster County SS:

Personally appear'd Beofre me John Robinson, Esqr., one of the state Justises of the Peace, Cornelius Hasbrouck, Being Duly sworn Deposeth and saith, that on Satterday the 2th August Last, he was at the House of Martin Wygant, at Newburgh, where he Saw Lieut. John Sullivan of Coll. Moilan's Regt. of Horse, Come with about 10 or 12 Men, in arms with Fixt Bayonets and Demand a Number of Horses which the said Sulliven Had Forciblely put into a Meddow of Elnathan Foster,; which Horses had Been taken out and the Person who had the Care of them by a Warrant Issued by Able Belknap, Esqr., who was then Present, who he the s'd Sulliven did abuse in the Most menasing Language, Calling him a dam d Raskle and Enemy to his County &c. He also abus'd the Constable, who he struck with his sword and with a pistle Cock'd at his Brest, Obligd him to give up the authority given him for takeing sd Horses; then ordering his guard to take the Horses & Bayouet any man that should attempt to Resque them Swareing By he would have them in spite of any

authority there. And Further this deponent saith not.

Sworn Before me Sep'r 7th 1780.

John Robinson, Justice peace.

Corn's Hasbrouck.

[No. 3179.]

Captain Graham on the Question of Enlistments and Expenses. Camp Teniek August 29th 1780.

Sir, I yesterday waited on his Excellency, Genrall Washington, with the Inclosed Inlistment and my Account of Expences, who Refered me to you; as there is no money in the Treasury he would have given a Warrant for the Bounty had the Finances admitted. I wish it was in my power to have paid them the whole of the Bounty. I have paid them some at the Rate of forty for one.

As I was not sent by the Orders of your Excellency, I have Inclosed a Copy of the Orders given me by Col. Cortlandt, when sent to Cortlandt's Mannor for the purpose of Recruiting: if we had money, men are plenty that would engage for the war. Severall has offered Since my Inlisting the two mentioned above, but I could not give them Promises of Immediate payments of their Bounty. Colo. Cockran would have wrote to you for to advance for the use of the Regiment a Sum of Money for the purpose of Recruting, but his Indisposition Obliges him to Dispence with writing, but has desired to mention it to you; if you should send me the Bounty for those two men, if you send it to head Quarters, I shall allways gett it safe. I am your Excellency's most Obedient and Very Humble Ser't

Charles Graham.

To G. C.

Capt. Graham.

Camp West Point July 19th 1780.

Sir, The Legislature of the State of New York having enacted that Ten Bushells of wheat shall be given to Each Draught now Raised for three months, if they will engage to serve that time and two months Longer in any one of the Regular Ras'd Regiments of the State, and have farther Enacted that fifty dollars be

given as a Bounty to any person who will engage for the war in any of the said Regular Regiments, you will, therefore, Repair to the House of Mr. Joshua Hyatt, in the Mannor of Cortlandt, or whenever any of the Recruits may be assembled, and do your Endeavour engage as many as possible for the Second New York Regiment, promises by you made in Consequence of the above will be carried into Execution, By your Humble Ser't

A Copy.

Phillip Cortlandt, Colo..

The State of New York.

To Capt. Charles Graham, Dr.

July 20th To Cash pd at Martin's for Dinner

21st at Capt. Hoyt's for Lodging and hors feed

D 12

20

Cash pd for Mr. Hatfield for 3 Days horse hire

80

We, the Subscribers whose names are hereunto Subscribed, do voluntary inlist Ourselves as Soldiers in the Second New York Regiment, to Serve during the present Contest, and we do Bind Ourselves to Conform to all the Rules and Regulations of the army the Articles of War and the Resolutions of Congress. In Witness whereof we have sett our Hands at Tappan August the nineteenth 1780.

A Copy.

George Daniells
Michall Rably.

I do certifie that the above named persons are now in the Regiment agreeable to the above Inlistment.

Robt. Cockran, Lieut. Colo.

Commanding 2d New York Regt.

[No. 3180.]

Difficulties in the Way of Raising Supplies in Westchester County. Bedford, 29th August 1780.

Honored Sir, I am under the disagreeable necessity of Repre senting to your Excellency the embarrassment and Difficulty I labour under. Have been lately honored with the appointment of assistant State Agent for West Chester County, which I willingly accepted, flattering myself that the present method adopted for procuring supplies for the army, the Encouragement given of payment in new bills equal to gold and silver, and assisted by the law to prevent the monopoly of Cattle &c. would enable the purchaser to procure more ample supplies for the army than has been for these two years past. But am unhappily disappointed in the County, although there is at this time in this county, not less than three Hundred head of good beef cattle for sale, which I have endeavoured by every encouragement and persuasive means in my Power to purchase, but lately have had the mortification to see the troops commanded by Col. Shelden, for several days together destitute of beef, and their resentment (when short of provisions) is wholly bent against the publick purchaser, when it is out of the power of the assistant to procure them any relief, but by the voluntary consent of the possessor, which is seldom to be met with at these times. Every method is now taken to evade the law for preventing the monopoly of cattle and Beef, and although we daily see beef cattle removed from Place to place, find it extreemly difficult to procure full evidence that they were purchased with intent to sell again, and let the number of cattle or quantity of beef be ever so great, the purchaser is not subject to any penalty unless full evidence of the possessor's intenton.

Many persons in this County through fear, or some other motives came into allegiance with this state that have been