One Lieut. with 18 men at Fort Edward, One Lieut. with 14

men at Sackendago and One Lieut. with 19 men at Cobus Kill, not mentioned in the above Return.

16 men above mentioned are in noccolation at albany.

2 Subalterns the four supernum'y Subalterns to have the Rank of Lieuts.

one of them to inlist & forward on Recruits & one Drum & one fife to attend him-the other three to do the Duty of Pay Master Q'r m'r & adjutant.

[No. 337.]

Draft of Agreement with Carpenters to Prepare Obstructions in the

Hudson.

1777.

We the subscribers do severally promise & engage to work as Carpenters in the Business of obstructing the Navigation of Hudson's River near Polopen's Island under the Direction of General George Clinton until the first of May next unless sooner dismissed on being engaged the following Wages & Allowances to wit, Eight shillings p'r Day for our Foreman and five shillings a Day for each other Man; A Ration & a half and half Pint of Rum for each Man p'r Day. Witness our Hands this Day of

.....

... 1777.

[No. 338.]

Recruiting Orders for Dubois's Regiment.

1777 (?)

H. Q.-F. Montgomery.*

The Honor of the State as well as it's safety is greatly concerned in spedilly filling up the Regiments ordered to be raised in it. Other States by extraordinary Exertions tho' perhaps not better disposed have far exceeded this in furnishing their Quota of Men for the service. From these Motives the General is induced to permit a larger Number of Officers than he coud otherwise Justify to be absent from this Post on the Recruiting Service, and as he has a high Opinion of their Zeal & Activity he expects their Success will equal his most Sanguine Expectations; And that the Officers of the Militia who he has the Honor to command will not only countenance but give every possible Aid to the Recruiting Service for those Regiments & the other Corps

Head Quarters. Fort Montgomery.

where the Officers are Members of this State. The Time to which the Resolve of the Hon'ble, the Convention of this State, giving Exemptions to such Persons as shall furnish a Man for the standing Service from Militia Drafts is nearly expired. It wou'd be well therefore for those who chuse to avail themselves of it to do it within the limitted Time as it is not probable that it will be continued longer.

(Indorsement on back: "Orders to recruiting Officers of DuBois' Regt.")

[No. 339.]

George Peek to George Clinton-Petition in Behalf of Ship-carpenters at Poughkeepsie.

Sir,

1777 (?)

THIS Petetion Humble Sheweth that We your Petetioners Most Humbly Presume on your Goodness, Being Assured By Sundry Examples of your Compassion that you will think and take Pity on the Distressed Ship-Wrights of this Place, Which Most of them is Refugees from New York And Most of which has Been out of Employ Ever Since they Came from fort George; Altho the Convention Promis'd Imediate Employ Upon our Return, which is now Better than three months. Worthy Sir, If no Employment Can Be found for us, we and our Families must Undoubtedly Suffer in a Short time For the want of Subsistence.

Sign'd

In and Behalf of the Body of Ship Wrights,

George Peek, Clk.

To his Excellency George Clinton Esqr. Governor of the State

of New York.

[No. 340.]

Statement of Anthony Kennedy as to the Enemy at and near Hack

ensack.

1777 (?)

Anthony Kennedy, formerly an Adjud't in Colo. Ritzmas and after a Capt. in Colo. Malcolm's Regiment, was taken

the Retreat from New York, was confined till lately in New York, when he got a Warrant from Momfort Browne to be a Lieut. in a Brigade, to be raised & under his Command; says he left N. York yesterday Morning about 10 o'Clock, came to Hackinsack on a pretence of recruiting for s'd Brigade, mett Capt. Campbell & his Ensign, two new Officers there on Recruiting Servies; there was no Guard but a Corporael's at Hobock nor any from that to Hackinsack. That he left them at Campbell's Tavern about 11 o'Clock last Night. There were no Soldiers in Hackinsack Town that he heard; there was a small Guard at the Bridge & to the North & some Troops at Ackquakanonk. That he heard some regular Troops were to be sent up this Morning from New York to Hackinsack, some said two or three hundred. but he thinks they cant spare more than one Company, as they can now only relieve the Guard in New York. That Genl. Woster has taken Fort Independance & on Thursday night at tacked Fort Washington & had like to have carried it had (it) not been for a Reinforcement of Hessians, who flanked the Be siegers, but they retreated with Order & Regularity taking off their Artillery. By a Deserter from Genl. Woster, the Enemy were informed that he intended attacking that Fort again last Night & they had reinforced it. He thinks the firing last Night and this Morning was the Attack.

Genl. Howe came to Town three Days ago. The Enemy's

army intend crossing the Delaware on the Ice. It is said in N. York Genl. Lee is in prison in Brunswick & is to be tried by a

Genl. Court Martial for Desertion.

(Endorsed: "1776. Examination of Anthony Kennedy formerely Adjud't of Ritzmas Regt.")

Note in pencil evidently by the original editor of the Clinton MSS: The above date "1776" seems to me a mistake. I suspect the filing of this paper was done long after the taking of the examination.

"My reasons are: the expedition against the forts mentioned within was not undertaken till the middle of January 1777. It was under the chief command of Gen. Heath, who reached the vicinity of the Forts very early in the morning of Jany. 18, '77. Gen. Wooster had command of one Division of the troops (mititia) constituting the force employed, and it was the only occasion on which Gen. Wooster was engaged in any such expedition against those Forts."

"(See Sparks' Life & writings of Washington, Vol 4, pp. 280, 281, Letter to Heath, and note, & pp. 306, 307, letters & note.)"

"Indeed the general tenor of the paper, especially the references to Howe & Lee, & the Delaware ice, as well as what is said of the attack on the Forts, all seem to require a date as late as Jan'y. 1777."

[No. 341.]

Pay-roll of Capt. Salisbury's Company of Light Horse.

Feb. 4, 1777.

A Pay Roll of Officers non Commissioned Officers and Privates Belonging to Capt. Silvester Salisbury Company, of Light Horse of Kingston, in Ulster County, in Genl. George Clinton's Briga'e, in the service of the United States of America, commencing