Privateers had landed a large quantity of English Goods near
Stratford, and that she was soon to return and receive a cargo
of Beef. As this vessel was one of the principal cruizers in
the Sound, and had been largely used in trade, I tho’t it
my duty if possible to prevent her doing further mischief,
accordingly a detachment of forty five men from the Light
Infantry of the Legion, under the orders of Lieuts. Rhea and
Hanly, together with Capt. Brewster’s Boat Crew of Continental
Troops, were held ready for service. Yesterday the enemies
vessel was discovered near Stratford Point, where at 2 o’clock
p. m. the troops were embarked in a fast sailing vessel
prepared for that purpose, which was cammanded by Capt. Hubbel,
and at 4 p. m. they came up with her, when she gave a discharge
of her Cannon followed by her Swivles and Musquetry, (our
troops being concealed) till both vessels met, when the troops
rose, gave the Enemy one discharge of Musquetry, and boarded
them with fixed bayonets. The Captain of the Privateer was
killed and only three or four of his men were wounded, two of
them supposed mortally wounded.[72] Tho Capt. Hubbel’s Vessel
was much damaged in her hull, spars and Rigging, yet not a man
on board was killed or wounded. Capt Brewster who Commanded
the Troops, as well as the other officers and soldiers on board
deserve commendation for the spirit and zeal with which their
service has been performed. The Privateer is called the Three
Brothers, was commanded by Capt. Johnstone, mounting eleven
Carriage Guns, four swivels, twenty five stand of small arms
and navigated by twenty one men. The Prize now lies at Black
Rock under a Guard, and we shall be glad of your Excellency’s
order of Condemnation upon her. As there has been a particular
agreement between Captain Hubbell and myself respecting the
proportion of the Prize to be drawn by the Vessel and the
Troops, I shall thank your Excellency to leave the division to
us. The Prisoners who are able to march (except two negroes
left with Capt. Hubbel) are on their way to camp.
I cannot but hope these successful attempts will have good
effects and in some measure answer your Excellency’s wishes to
prevent the Illicit Trade. I have enclosed a Protection from
Admiral Digby taken on board the Prize, which proves that the
same vessel was not long since loaded with Stock in Connecticut
River. I have the Honor to be, With great Regard, Sir, your
Excellency’s most Obedt. Servt.
BENJ. TALLMADGE.
P.S. Previous to the taking of Captain Johnstone, he had
captured one of our boats with a crew of Continental Troops,
who found a happy release. Last friday Col. Thompson’s Corps
left Huntington, and marched Westward. They halted at Jamaica,
but it is conjectured that they are soon to embark for the West
Indies.
B. T.
CALEB BREWSTER
Caleb Brewster at the time of his birth had for near neighbor Samuel
Thompson of Setauket, whose son the historian, Benjamin F. Thompson,
left a carefully prepared sketch of his life in 1843. In full Thompson
says:
“Among those who engaged in defence of their country, against the
oppression of a foreign power, few have had as good fortune to be
remembered by posterity, or to receive their due share of respect and
gratitude. It therefore devolves upon the historian, when opportunity
offers, to rescue from oblivion the memory of the virtue and services
of those, to whose exertions and sufferings we are indebted for the
many privileges we enjoy. Great were the sacrifices of those who aided
in the achievement of independence, and the establishment of the happy
form of government under which we live. In this array of zeal and
suffering, the subject of this notice stands pre-eminent.
“Mr. Brewster was the son of Benjamin, grandson of Daniel, and great
grandson of the Rev. Nathaniel Brewster of Setauket, who was the son of
Jonathan, and grandson of elder William Brewster of Plymouth, one of
those worthies who arrived in the May Flower in December 1620.
“The father of Mr. Brewster was a farmer, and, as was too often the
custom of the day, gave his only son a limited education. He was born
at Setauket, in 1747, and learned such branches as were taught in the
country schools of that period, comprehending little else than reading,
writing, and arithmetic. Being naturally of an ardent and enterprising
disposition, and anxious to explore beyond the confines of his native
town, he chose the life of a sailor; and at the age of nineteen,
engaged himself on board a whaling vessel, commanded by Captain
Jonathan Worth, bound to the coast of Greenland. His next voyage was to
London in a merchant ship, and upon his return, he found his country
involved in the Revolutionary contest. His enthusiasm in the cause
of liberty did not allow him to hesitate, for a moment, the course
which his duty called him to pursue, and he immediately volunteered
his services in securing American Independence. He was honored, in a
short time, with the commission of lieutenant of artillery, and from
that time forward was eminently distinguished for zeal and intrepidity,
possessing to the fullest extent the confidence of the officers of
the army and that of the commander-in-chief. In short, such was the
exalted opinion entertained of his integrity, courage, patriotism, and
prudence, that in 1778 he was employed as a confidential and secret
agent of Congress; and he devoted himself, through the remainder of
the struggle, in procuring and transmitting the most minute, accurate,
and important intelligence relative to the movements and intentions
of the enemy at different points, and particularly in New York and
on Long Island; for which he was uncommonly well qualified, as well
by his intimate topographical knowledge of the country, as his
acquaintance with the people on both sides the political question, and
therefore knew in whom, of either party, he could venture to confide.
He was among those who, under Col. Parsons, crossed the Sound to Long
Island in 1777, for the purpose of capturing a body of British and
tories, which, under Col. Hewlett, had taken possession and garrisoned
the Presbyterian church at Setauket. On the 23d of June, 1780, he
was appointed captain of artillery, and was frequently engaged with
separate gangs of marauders, who sometimes extended their predatory
excursions upon the main.
“In November 1780, he was a volunteer with Benajah Strong and Heathcote
Muirson, in the expedition under Maj. Tallmadge, to the South side of
Long Island, where they surprised and took prisoners a party of British
troops encamped upon Smith’s Point at Mastic, and on their return
destroyed a large quantity of hay and military stores at Corum. In 1781
he engaged with, and captured an armed boat with her whole crew, in the
Sound, which he carried safely into Black Rock Harbor.
“On the 7th of December, 1782, Captain Brewster, with the whaleboats
under his command, gave chase to several armed boats of the enemy in
the Sound, and after a desperate encounter, in which most of the men
on both sides were either killed or wounded, he succeeded in capturing
two of the enemy’s boats. This action has generally been denominated,
by way of distinction, the boat fight; and at the time was justly
considered, in connection with its attendant circumstances, one of the
most valorous and extraordinary engagements of that portentious period.
It was indeed a truly perilous adventure; yet the contest lasted only
twenty minutes, and some of his boats refusing to come up, he was
compelled, from his peculiar situation, to engage with the enemy almost
single handed. During the short but terriable conflict his shoulder was
pierced by a rifle ball, which passed out at his back. His prudence
and resolution enabled him to keep this occurrence a profound secret
till the enemy surrendered, when he found himself exhausted from the
effusion of blood. After reaching the shore, he was confined, under
the hands of a surgeon, for some time; for the injury thus received,
he was placed upon the pension roll of the army, and continued to
receive a gratuity from his country for the remainder of his life.
He participated in several other important and hazardous engagements,
while attached to the line of the army, the interesting particulars
of which it is impossible to ascertain, as none of his compatriots on
those occasions are now living. On the 9th of March, 1783, he took
command of a sloop at Fairfield, for the purpose of attacking the Fox,
a British armed vessel in the Sound; and as soon as he came near, he
ordered his men to board her with fixed bayonets, himself leading the
way. In less than two minutes, she became their prize. Captain Johnson,
of the Fox, and two men, were killed, and several others wounded; while
Captain Brewster had not a person injured. This extraordinary exertion
on his part was more than his then state of health could endure, and
in consequence of which he was confined to his bed for several months.
When he recovered, the preliminaries of peace had been exchanged, and
his beloved country had assumed her appropriate station among the free
nations of the earth. In 1784 he married Anne, daughter of Jonathan
Lewis of Fairfield, Connecticut; where he continued afterwards to
reside, when not in public service, to the close of life. In 1793 he
was commissioned a lieutenant of the revenue cutter for the district of
New York; and such was his well known skill and prudence, that on the
death of Captain Dennis, soon after, he was appointed her commander,
which he retained till 1816, with the exception of three years of Mr.
Adam’s administration, to which he was opposed. In that year he retired
to his farm at Black Rock, where he departed this life at the age of
seventy-nine years, February 13th, 1827. In stature, Captain Brewster
was above common size, of fine proportions, a commanding countenance,
a constitution athletic and vigorous, and of extraordinary activity.
His talent for wit and humor was almost unrivalled, and for relating
anecdotes few men could be found more entertaining.
“His excellency Governor Tompkins, Dr. Mitchill, James Fairlie, Esq.,
and several other gentlemen, accompanied Captain Brewster in a voyage
around Long Island, in September, 1809; and so highly gratified were
they all with his polite attention to their comfort, that it was
resolved to present him a silver cup as a token of their obligation and
regard. The fort at Staten Island, where most of the gentlemen were
present, was the spot chosen for delivering the cup, on which occasion
Dr. Mitchill made an address in his usual able manner, and was happily
responded to by Captain Brewster. On the subject of his military
services, Mr. Knox, former secretary of war, on the petition of Captain
Brewster, reported to the House of Representatives, the 21st of June,
1790, that ‘he was a lieutenant of artillery during the war, and was
confidentially employed in an armed boat by the commander-in-chief, to
keep open the communication between Connecticut and Long Island, for
the purpose of obtaining intelligence. That he performed this ardous
and hazardous service with fidelity, judgment and bravery, and to
the entire approbation of General Washington, appears by his letters
written to Captain Brewster, as well as his certificate, bearing date
June 10, 1784.’
“By the zeal and activity which he manifested in this employment, he
became, as a matter of course, a peculiar object of the enemy’s hate,
who made many attempts, and in various ways, to take or destroy him.
He, and those under his command, in the month of Dec., 1782, behaved
with the highest gallantry, in an engagement with the enemy’s armed
boats, the largest of which he captured, after an obstinate resistance,
in which perilous action he was dangerously wounded, and was carried to
Connecticut, at a distance from any hospital, where he languished for a
long time under the pain of his wounds, from which he finally recovered.
“His widow survived her husband several years, and died in 1835,
leaving a number of children, one of whom, Sturges Brewster, Esq., has
been for many years attached to the New York Custom House.”
FOOTNOTES to “NOTES AND AMPLIFICATION”:
[66] Abraham Woodhull loaned money to the State, upon their request.
See _New York in the Revolution_, vol. 2, p. 196.
[67] The east end of Long Island will always remember Ebenezer Dayton
as the man who gave them the measles. He became known as a daring
privateer during the early days of the Revolution, but, not satisfied
to obey the rules of war, he made excursions on land that amounted to
robbery. In retaliation the Tories crossed to his store in Connecticut
and robbed him of £450 in gold and destroyed most of his effects.
After the Revolution he became a peddler, and upon this particular
occasion visited East Hampton with fancy goods for sale, arriving
Saturday evening. On Sunday, although having symptoms of the measles,
and against the advice of the hostess who had entertained him, he
persisted in attending Church service, thereby notifying the public
of his presence. News of his indiscretion was spread over the town
and the indignation of the people was so obvious that he left in the
early morning following. He was pursued by a few young men, overtaken,
brought back to the village, ridden on a rail through the streets,
ducked in the town pond, and submitted to other indignities. Nearly one
hundred took the measles, and several died. Colonel Aaron Burr, then
a young aspiring lawyer, advocated the suit of the peddler, and under
his powerful presentation the jury rendered a verdict of one thousand
dollars damages against the young men. Before the close of the war the
men who robbed him in Connecticut were captured in Brookhaven, Long
Island, and some of his effects recovered. One of the party was hanged
and the others were severely punished.
[68] “The expenses already amount to the money sent.” All are familiar
with the difficulties Washington had in obtaining money. However,
he realized the importance of the Secret Service work and when they
asked for it usually supplied small amounts. Woodhull seems to have
feared Townsend would attribute this to lack of appreciation, and when
sums came, forwarded all to Townsend, retaining nothing for himself.
Townsend correctly considered himself an agent of General Washington,
and expected him to meet the obligations it became necessary to incur,
just as the General insisted upon being furnished promptly with
sufficient to meet his own expenses. Like Washington, also, neither
of the Culpers received money as a reward or hire for their personal
services, and like him they were obliged to draw upon their personal
funds. It may be roughly estimated that both men spent as much again as
Washington sent them.
[69] _Cullper_ instead of _Culper_ it is written in Woodhull’s
handwriting.
[70] A stone at the grave of Solomon Townsend, brother of Robert,
is inscribed: “In Memory of Solomon Townsend, Member of the State
Legislature from the City of New York, who departed this life on the
27th March, 1811, during the Session, aged 64 years 5 months and 2
days. The remains were transferred from Albany to this place Dec. 9th
1848.”
[71] Drowned Meadow is now called Port Jefferson, L. I.
[72] This letter says the captain was killed and only three or four
of his 21 men wounded, while Coll. Tallmadge’s Memoirs, p. 75 says:
“Nearly every man on board was either killed or wounded.” The fact that
his memoirs were written fifty years after the event may account for
this.
INDEX
Acker, Benjamin, 154
Almy, Deborah, 102
America shall be Mother of Nations, 104
Anderson, James, 117, written James instead of John, 117
Anderson, John, 117, 167
André, Maj. John, vi, 113, 114;
hides doughnuts, 114;
hanged, Oct. 2, 1780, 118, 123, 124;
letter to Simcoe, 124;
gets code letter, 126;
planned capture of Gen. Washington, 136;
returned to New York, 141;
his letter to Clinton, 142;
letter to Arnold, Sept 21, 1780, 143;
mentioned, 186
Arbuthnot, Admiral Marriott, 55, 85, 152, 202, 267;
off Sandy Hook, 278
Archdale, Capt., 96
Archibald, Capt., 141
Army’s situation, Feb. 1781, 272
Arnold, Benedict, 118, 144, 167, 177, 195, 195, 220, 223;
writes Tallmadge, 116;
influenced by British spies, 120;
treason carefully planned, 120;
asks Washington for real names of Culpers, 121;
letter to Gen. Howe, 121;
reply to Robert Howe, 123;
began plotting in 1779, 125;
writes code letter to André signed J. Moore, 126;
wants Sheldon’s help, 128;
sends Sheldon barrel of Rum, 128;
letter to André signed Gustavus, 130;
writes Sheldon and desires a meeting, 132;
reply to Sheldon, Sept. 10, 1780, 132;
starts to meet André, 135;
writes to Tallmadge, 137;
uneasy, 137;
addresses Anderson, Sept. 15, 1780, 137;
letter to Beverly Robinson, Sept. 18, 1780, 139;
tried to obtain names of those helping Washington, 171;
life at West Point, 171;
flight, Sept. 25, 1780, 175;
sketch, 181;
invites Major Tallmadge to become a traitor, 196;
success in Virginia, 272
Arnold, Benedict, Jr., 182
Arnold, Benedict, Sr., 181
Arnold, Betty, 182
Arnold, Edward, 177
Arnold, Elizabeth, 182
Arnold, Hannah, 182
Arnold, Henry, 182
Arnold, Mrs., 172, 176, 182
Arnold, Richard, 182
Arthur, Jesse, Block house on his farm, 194
Bad money returned to Washington, 270
Bancroft’s comment, 162
Barton, Gen., 236
Battery, guns mounted, 255;
mounts 42 pieces, 267;
refitting fortifications at, 250;
work at the, 57
Battle of Bunker Hill. Simcoe in Boston, 123
Battle of Long Island, described by eyewitness, 233
Bay of Fundy, 206
Bayard’s Hill, 64
Bayles, John, headquarters, 70
Bayside, L. I., 10
Beacons and signals on L. I., 84
Bedford, L. I., 56
Bedford, Westchester Co., 33, 66
Benson, Lieut. Colonel, 175
Bergen County, 246
Birch, Col., appointed commandant of New York, 96;
at Setauket, 95;
at Southampton, 236
Birdsall, Benjamin, 8
Birdsall, Margaret, 8
Black Rock, 284;
Brewster’s Farm at, 287
Black Rock Harbor, 287
Block Island, 202
Board in New York is £3 per week, 37, 238
Boatman forbid to cross, 99
Bolton, John. See Tallmadge, Major Benj., 11, 60, 83
Bown, Robert, of Shrewsbury, 273
Bowne, D., 10
Bowne, Hannah, 268
Bowne, John, of Flushing, 268
Bowne, Samuel, of Flushing, 268
Boyd, Ebenezer, relates the event, 155
Branch, troops there, 93
Brewster, Benjamin, 285
Brewster, Caleb, Letters:
Feb. 26, 1779, 38;
Aug. 18, 1780, 91;
Aug. 21, 1780, 92;
Aug. 27, 1780, 93;
Nov. 13, 1780, 191;
Feb. 14, 1781, 197, 273;
Advised of necessary steps for safety, 254;
attacked by Glover and Hoyght, 91;
Boat fight, 286;
captures another boat, 197;
carries important message, 116;
finds British works at Canoe Place, 38;
finds Erskine at Southampton with 2500, 37;
finds three redoubts at South and East Hampton, 37;
makes post at Fairfield, 33;
finds it necessary to kill a man, 91;
took a prize, 191;
takes 8 prisoners, 273;
mentioned, 11, 14, 16, 31, 33, 81, 94, 116, 190, 191, 267, 283, 288;
Sketch, 284
Brewster, Daniel, 285
Brewster, Hannah, 16
Brewster, Jonathan, 285
Brewster, Rev. Nathaniel, 285
Brewster, Sturges, 288
Brewster, William, of Plymouth, 285
British Boats mentioned by name:
Amphitrite, 87;
America, 87;
Ardent, 40, 258;
Argo, 224;
Bedford, 87, 235;
Camilla, 87;
Centurian, 280;
Colloden, 87;
Confederacy, 278;
Daphne, 52, 248, 250, 258;
Defiance, 63, 263;
Delaware, 52, 237, 244, 248;
Europa, 55, 57, 63, 87, 258, 263;
Experiment, 56;
Fox, 287;
Grand Duke, 85;
Greyhound, 53, 249;
Halifax, 38;
Hunter, 63;
LeBlond, 53;
Loyalist, 73;
London, 87;
Lioness, 264;
Lord Townsend, 237;
Lion, 280;
Oliver Cromwell, 73;
Perseus, 263;
Prudent, 87;
Rainbow, 40, 249, 258;
Raisonable, 53, 63, 243, 249, 263;
Renown, 57, 63, 250, 263, 267;
Richmond, 235;
Rising Sun, 87;
Romulus, 40, 48, 52, 248, 249, 263;
Roebuck, 63, 235, 263;
Robuste, 64, 87, 263;
Rose, 41;
Royal Oak, 87;
Russel, 55, 57, 63, 263;
Scorpion, 38, 86;
Shrewsbury, 87;
Solebay, 64, 264;
Swan, 87;
Towey, 64;
Vulture, 139, 141, 148, 151, 152, 179
British Fleet has sailed from Gardiner’s Bay, 94
Brookhaven, L. I., 16, 31, 239
Brooklyn, Large Fort at, 57;
work on the fort at, 58;
carrying forage to, 257
Brooklyn Ferry, 10, 35, 55, 236;
British carrying hay to, 66;
teams from Queens Co. ordered to, 264
Brown at Bergen in provost on suspicion, 240
Brown, Monfort, 69
Brown, Philip, 86
Brush, Major, 198, 245, 274
Buchanan, Thos. & Co., 8
Bunker Hill, Repairing Fort on, 57
Burgoyne, General, 171, 211, 235
Burr, Aaron, defends E. Dayton, 254
Burroughs, Major. His testimony regarding André, 153
Bushwick, Hessians at, 74
Buskearks Regiment, 236
Bute, Lord, 53
By all means be upon your guard, 90
Byron, Admiral, 48, 235, 256
Colquhoun, Joseph, his narrative, 145;
continues narrative, 151
Campball, Brig. Gen., 235
Canada, 75
Canoe Place, 37
Carleton’s Aides, 206
Carleton, called a tyrant, 204, 280
Carleton’s finger will be heavier than Clinton’s thigh, 280
Carolina, 46, 53, 267
Cattle come from Connecticut and East Jersey, 264
Cathcart, Lord, at Southampton, 236
Catholics, Scotch Roman, 248
Cedar Swamp, 188
Charleston is fixed on, 261;
troops destined for, 262;
Fleet going to, 206;
British sail for, 263;
Capitulation of, 9;
troops expected at New York, 280;
mentioned, 265
Clarke, George, 102
Clarke, John, 95
Clinton, Gen. George, 8, 155
Clinton, Governor, 67, 163
Clinton, Sir Henry, 53, 65, 73, 91, 125, 179, 186, 186, 188, 198,
211, 213, 237, 244, 262, 263, 264, 267;
at Oyster Bay, 68;
among the carpenters, 137;
between Whitestone and Jamaica, 90;
His apology, 85;
gone to New York, 94;
£400 raised for, 65;
with 240 horse escorted through Setauket, 91;
misguided and bewildered by Washington, 213;
informs Burgoyne that there will be no British Army to meet him at
Albany, 215;
orders all fields of wheat burned, 244;
dissatisfied with Arnold, 272
Clove or Ramapo Pass, 214
Cobble Hill, 57
Code, first that Culpers used, 41;
Codes, 209;
code Culpers used, 218;
code messages, 252
Coffee House, 12
Colden, Cadwalader. His daughter Mrs. Elizabeth DeLancey, 165
Coles, John Butler, 8
Coles, Rebecca, 103
Collier, Sir George, 40, 53, 56
Collin, Sir George, 258
Colonel Hay’s landing place, 147
Colquhoun, Samuel, 144
Columbian Centinal article by Washington, 212
Conklin, Capt. Cornelius, 178, 245, 274;
captured, 195
Connecticut, 247
Cooley, William, confirms Jameson’s statement, 154
Cooper, James Fenimore, “The Spy”, v, 44, 113
Coram, British troops there, 89, 93;
mentioned, 195, 286;
forage at, 191
Cork fleet is expected, 188
Cork fleet arrived at the Hook, 202
Cornwallis, Charles, Lord, to take troops, 68;
mentioned, 53, 187, 188, 263
Cortlandts Manor, 81
Council of Appointment, 4
Counterfeit money, 95;
to pay taxes with, 266
Counterpart of the Stain, 264
Cow Bay, 221
Cow Neck, 100
Cowneck Point, 86
Crane’s Island, 151
Crompound, 155
Crom’s Island, 151
Crosby, Enoch, v
Croton, Paulding captured at, 167
Cruger, Nicholas, beats James Rivington, 7
Culper Junior, mentioned, 1, 4, 45, 88, 101, 112, 117, 184;
again engaged, 90;
again in New York, 198;
back in New York, 275;
makes special visit to Senior, 276;
his British uniform, 204;
note addressed to Floyd, 82;
Culper’s reports, 3;
meets with Woodhull without attracting suspicion, 8;
almost betrayed, 198;
Letters: June 29, 1779, 45, 247;
July 15, 1779, 50 and 248;
July 29, 1779, 52;
Aug. 6, 1779, 54 and 249;
Sept. 11, 1779, 55;
Sept. 29, 1779, 254;
Oct. 9, 1779, 255;
Nov. 3, 1779, 68;
Nov. 27, 1779, 71, 224;
Dec. 27, 1779, 7, 263;
July 20, 1780, 82;
Aug. 23, 1780, 267;
Oct. 20, 1780, 186;
May 5, 1782, 203;
Sept. 19, 1782, 206
Culper Senior, 2;
First Judge of Suffolk Co., 3;
trusts Washington will overlook imperfections, 39;
says “be everywhere upon your guard”, 40;
pleased with curious ink, 42;
robbed, 43;
searched and robbed, 62;
agrees to advance Washington the money needed for the secret
service work, 199;
examined at Brooklyn Ferry, 201;
fears handwriting may betray him, 244;
to see Junior 12 miles from Setauket, 259;
meets British force under Col. Burch, 259;
says “not the breadth of your hand between me and death”, 260;
Col. Floyd, 260;
would kill Simcoe, 262;
Letters:
Oct. 31, 1778, 32;
Nov. 23, 1778, 34;
Feb. 26, 1779, 37;
Apl. 10, 1779, 39;
Apl. 12, 1779, 41;
Apl. 29, 1779, 43;
June 5, 1779, 43 and 241;
June 20, 1779, 44;
June 30, 1779, 45;
July 9, 1779, 47;
July 15, 1779, 50;
Aug. 12, 1779, 54, 251;
Aug. 15, 1779, 55, 252;
Sept. 19, 1779, 62, 253;
Oct 10, 1779, 62;
Oct. 26, 1779, 65, 257;
Oct. 29, 1779, 65;
Nov. 5, 1779, 69;
Nov. 13, 1779, 70, 259;
Nov. 29, 1779, 71;
Dec. 12, 1779, 72, 262;
Feb. 27, 1780, 73;
Mar. 13, 1780, 74, 264;
April 18, 1780, 75;
April 23, 1780, 75;
May 4, 1780, 77;
June 10, 1780, 79;
July 20, 1780, two, one to Washington and one to Caleb Brewster,
83;
Aug. 6, 1780, 88;
Aug. 16, 1780, 90;
Sept. 1, 1780, 94;
Sept. 5, 1780, 95;
Sept. 12, 1780, 96;
Sept. 18, 1780, 99;
Aug. 27, 1780, 266;
Oct. 14, 1780, 187, 270;
Oct. 26, 1780, 187;
Nov. 12, 1780, 189;
Sept. 27, 1780, 194;
Oct. 8, 1780, 194;
Nov. 28, 1780, 271;
Dec. 24, 1780, 195;
Feb. 8, 1781, 197, 272;
Mar. 18, 1781, 198, 275;
April 23, 1781, 198, 275;
May 8, 1781, 201, 276;
May 19, 1781, 201;
May 27, 1781, 202, 277;
June 4, 1781, 202, 278;
June 27, 1781, 202;
July 5, 1782, 204, 279;
July 5, 1783, 207
Cunningham, William, 165
Custis, G. W. P. wrote: “the gold paid for the secret service was of
inestimable value”, 16
Danbury, 37
Danes, ship belonging to, 190
Danolson, Fade, 66
Darby, Admiral, 272
Davidson, Capt. William, 280
Dayton, Ebenezer, ducked at East Hampton, 254
Dean, Capt., 225
Deane, Mr., 43
Deane, Silas, 51