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Jacob S. Freer, John I. Freer, Paulus Freer, Peter Freer, Joseph Freer, Sol. Freer, Jr., John Hasbrouck, Jonas Has- brouck, Solomon Hasbrouck, Benj. Hasbrouck, John Has- brouck, Jr., Severyn Hasbrouck, Andries LeFevre, Noah Le- Fevre, Jonathan LeFevre, Solomon LeFevre, Matthew Le- Fevre, John LeFevre.
LAND BOUNTY RIGHTS
Andries Bevier, Benj. Bevier, Jr., David Bevier, Elias Bevier, Jacob Bevier, Jr., Johan. Bevier, Jr., Ph. D. Bevier, Samuel Bevier, Simon Bevier, Abm. Deyo, Henry Deyo, Jr., Levi Deyo, Luke Deyo, Simon Deyo, Abm. Deyo, Benj. Deyo, Christopher Deyo, Daniel Deyo, Hendricus Deyo, Johannis Deyo, Jr., Jonathan Deyo, Philip Deyo, Solomon Deyo, An- dries DuBois, Cornelius DuBois, Garrit DuBois, Jonathan Du- Bois, Joseph DuBois, Louis J. DuBois, Samuel DuBois, Tobias DuBois, Abraham Ean, Rælif Eltinge, Abm. Eltinge, Cornelius Eltinge, Ezekiel Eltinge, Hendricus Eltinge, Jr., Josiah El- tinge, Jr., Noah Eltinge, Thomas Eltinge, Benjamin Freer, Daniel Freer, Daniel Freer, Jr., Isaac Freer, Isaac Freer, Jr., Jeremiah Freer, Johannis Freer, Jonas Freer, Petrus Freer, Simon Freer, Solomon Freer, Jerry Freer, Jr., Nathaniel Le- Fevre, Abm. LeFevre, Andries LeFevre, Andris LeFevre, Jr., Daniel LeFevre, Isaac LeFevre, Jacob LeFevre, Johannes Le- Fevre, John LeFevre, Matthew LeFevre, Nathan LeFevre, Peter LeFevre, Jr., Petrus LeFevre, Philip LeFevre.
4TH ULSTER COUNTY REGIMENT
Cols., Jonathan Hasbrouck, Johannes Hardenbergh.
Quartermaster, Cornelius DuBois, Jr.
Capts., Louis J. DuBois, Jacob Hasbrouck, Jr. Lieuts., Andries Bevier, Joshua DuBois, Abm. Deyo, Jr.,
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Anthony Freer, Petrus Hasbrouck, Matthew LeFevre, Simon LeFevre.
Ensigns, Mathuselem DuBois, Nathaniel DuBois, Daniel Bevier.
Abm. Bevier, Cornelius Bevier, Daniel Bevier, Jonas Bevier, Nathaniel Bevier, Andries DuBois, Hezekiah DuBois, Jona- than DuBois, Nathaniel DuBois, William DuBois, Andries DuBois, Jeremiah Freer, John Freer, Conrad LeFevre.
LAND BOUNTY RIGHTS
Johannis Bevier, Jonathan Bevier, Hendricus Deyo, Louis DuBois, Wilhelmus DuBois, Petrus Eltinge, Benjamin I. Freer, Benj. T. Freer, Elisa Freer, Joannis Freer, Martinis Freer, Cornelius Hasbrouck, Isaac Hasbrouck, Jonathan Has- brouck.
In the Fourth Orange County Militia, Col. John Hathorn, Joseph Hasbrouck of Guilford was Lieut-Col. John, Solo- mon and Noah LeFevre, all of Kettleborough, served in this regiment.
In the Albany County Militia appear the names of Lieut .- Col. Cornelius DuBois and Capt. Benjamin DuBois of Catskill.
John Freer was colonel of the 4th Dutchess Co. Regi- ment.
Peter and Simon Freer served in the 5th Dutchess Co. Regiment. ·
Abm. Freer, Jr., and Thomas Freer served in the Dutchess Co. Minute men.
In the 5th Regiment of the Line or Continentals Louis DuBois was colonel, Philip DuBois Bevier and David DuBois were captains.
Berthold Fernow, custodian of the department of manu- scripts at the state library at Albany published in 1888 as com-
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plete a list as could then be obtained of New York Revolu- tionary officers and soldiers.
In the list we find the following names of people who were of New Paltz lineage :
Jonathan Hasbrouck, Col., 4th Regiment, Ulster county militia.
Abraham Hasbrouck, Lieut. Col., Ist or Northern Regiment, Ulster Co. militia, October 25, 1775; Col. same Regiment elected February 13; Commander February 20, 1775.
Elias Hasbrouck, Captain 3d Regiment New York Line, June 28, 1775; Captain of a company of Rangers in 1777.
Zachariah DuBois, Major Cornwall Regiment Orange County militia.
Simon LeFevre was reappointed Ist Lieutenant, 7th Com- pany, Ist (or Northern) Ulster county Regiment, May 28, 1778, Captain same Company, vice Gerardus Hardenbergh, resigned October 23, 1779.
The following commissions at the dates given were issued to Lewis DuBois, of Marlborough.
Lewis DuBois, Captain, 3d Regiment N. Y. Line, Dutchess county Company, July 3, 1775; Captain, 4th Ulster county militia Regiment South District New Marlborough Precinct, Sept. 20, 1775; Major, N. Y. Line, Feb. 9, 1776; Colonel 5th Regiment, N. Y. Line, June 25, 1776, resigned Dec. 22, 1779, upon reduction of regiment.
THIRD REGIMENT, ULSTER CO. MILITIA.
COMMISSIONS ISSUED OCT. 25, 1775.
Ist Company-Captain, Lewis J. DuBois; Ist Lieutenant, John A. Hardenbergh; 2nd Lieutenant, Matthew LeFevre; Ensign, Mathusalem DuBois.
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2d Company-Captain, Jacob Hasbrouck, Jun .; Ist Lieu- tenant, Abram Deyou, Jun. ; 2d Lieutenant, Petrus Hasbrouck ; Ensign, Samuel Bevier.
Third Company, no names given.
COMMISSIONS ISSUED FEB. 21, 1778.
Jacob Hasbrouck, Jun., promoted Major, Vice Joseph Has- brouck, Lieutenant Colonel, February 21, 1778.
Ist Company-Captain, John Hardenbergh; Ist Lieutenant, Jon'n Terwilliger ; 2d Lieutenant, Daniel Frere; Ensign, Levi Deyou.
2d Company-Captain, Abr'm Deyou; Ist Lieutenant, Petrus Hasbrouck; 2d Lieutenant, Samuel Bevier; Ensign, Joshuah Hasbrouck.
COMMISSIONS ISSUED FEB. 17, 1780.
Second Lieutenant, Josiah Hasbrouck vice Bevier, declined, Ensign, Petrus Bevier.
In Col. John Cantine's Regiment, 3d Ulster Co. militia, 2d New Paltz Company served Jonathan LeFevre, John LeFevre, John A. LeFevre, Matthew LeFevre, Philip LeFevre, all privates. Noah LeFevre was Sergeant in Brodhead's Co., Hathorn's Regiment, Orange Co. militia.
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CHAPTER XIX
GUARDING THE FRONTIER FROM TORIES AND INDIANS
Col. John Cantine of the Third Ulster County Militia was ranking officer in 1778 in the Rondout Valley, which was then the frontier and exposed to attacks from the Indians, who would travel hundreds of miles to obtain scalps and plunder and spare neither age nor sex. Col. Cantine lived near Stone Ridge. His father, Peter Cantine, was a native of New Paltz ; his brother Matthew was a member of the Council of Safety; his sister Catharine was the wife of Daniel LeFevre of Bonte- coe. There were more New Paltz men in this regiment than in any other. The First and Second companies were officered altogether by New. Paltz men.
Joseph Hasbrouck of Guilford was lieutenant colonel in this regiment ; Jacob Hasbrouck, whose residence was in what is now the Memorial House in this village, was a captain in this regiment and afterwards a major ; his son Josiah in 1780 re- ceived a commission as second lieutenant in this regiment. In this regiment also Abraham Deyo, who lived on Huguenot street, where Abm. Deyo Brodhead now lives, was captain of the Second company ; Petrus Hasbrouck, who lived about three miles north of this village, was first lieutenant. In the First company Lewis J. DuBois, whose house is still standing on the east side of the Libertyville ford, was captain ; John A. Har- denbergh of Guilford was first lieutenant; Matthew LeFevre of the Plains was second lieutenant; Mathusalem DuBois of Nescatack was ensign. Matthew LeFevre's brothers John and Jonathan were privates in the Second company and likewise their cousins, John A. and Philip LeFevre of Kettleboro.
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COL. CANTINE'S LETTERS TO GEN. CLINTON
From letters to Gen. Clinton, which are now published, it is evident that his own regiment and the First Ulster Co. Regi- ment, sometimes called the Northern Regiment, which was commanded by Col. Johannes Snyder, were both stationed in the northwestern part of our county.
The time when these letters was written was about a year after the surrender of Burgoyne at Saratoga, after which there were no important battles in this state. But, as will be noted from the letters, the First and Third Ulster County regi- ments, commanded respectively by Cols. Snyder and Cantine, were required at these stations on the western frontiers of Ulster and Orange counties, Col. Cantine being in command, not only of his own regiment, but of all detachments of militia in actual service on the frontier, including, not only the two Ulster county regiments mentioned, but detachments from the regiments of Colonels Woodhull, Hathorn, Newkirk, Has- brouck and Tusten. These were all Ulster and Orange county men. They were all needed to protect the frontiers from the attacks of tories and Indians. Their task was especially dis- agreeable, because it was not known at what moment a force of savages might swoop down on the scattered habitations.
In a letter to Gen. Clinton, written July IIth, 1778, Col. Cantine says :
"The men from Ulster County are posted, 40 at Memema- coting, 130 at Hunck, 80 at Great Shandaken, and at Little Shandaken the whole of Col. Snyder's regiment, which Returns I have Not as yet had. The Whole Will amount to about 400, a Number Quite Sufficient, I believe, to Defend posts at pres- ent where the proportions But Equal out the Different Regi-
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ments. This moment I am informed by Col. Newkark that Several of the Orange County men are on their Way to Peen- peck and Minsinck. I have sent Detachment from the Dif- ferent posts to the Delaware. With orders to act against those who are taken an active part against us as Enemys, Leaveing others Unmolested, excepting those In whose pos- session the goods robbed from the Inhabitants of the frontiers Should Be found.
Have also at the unanimous request of the inhabitants of Lurienkil, Naponagh, Warwasinck and the Southern part of Rochester, Changed my post from Lackawack to this place (Honck Falls), finding it much more Convenient for keeping out Scouts and patroling parties, as the Woods on Both Sides of Lackawack are Exceeding Rof that it is Impossible to keep out Scouts at any Distance there. By the Last Returns of Col. Newkark, of the Orange County at Peenpeck and Mini- sinck, there where about Ninety men( that is) Eleven from Col. Woodhull's, fifty-nine of Col. Heathorne's, twenty of Col. Tusten's."
MONEY PROMISED WHEN HE WAS APPOINTED AT NEW PALTZ
In a letter written at Rochester, Aug. 19, Col. Cantine says :
"I would Not have Changed my post from Lagawack to Hunk if It had Not Been at the Unanimous Request of the In -. habitants Concerned. Not But I judge that Lagawack would have answered the purpose as well as Hunk (Except) that of Keeping out Scouting parties mentioned in my Last and the additional Expense of getting up supplys for the Regiment.
The Little money I was able to advance was soon Expended in Supplying the Regiment and Col. Newkark makeing Appli- cation to me for money in favour of the men he had employed
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to provide for the party at Peenpack and Minisinck till Such Time as it would be in the power of the Commissary to Supply them and that he could Buy much Cheaper for Cash; and as Your Excellency may Remember of Signifying at the time of my appointment, at ye New Paltz, to give me an order on the treasurer for that purpose, I haveing my promises, on the Ex- spectative of Being Supplyed In that manner and therefor would have been glad to have Received the order. But as it would take us out of the Common Course of Business I Shall Endeavor to Do without it.
MURDER BY INDIANS
In a letter, from Col. Newkirk, forwarded to Gen. Clinton by Col. Cantine, it is stated that about 20 Indians and one McDonald, a Tory, had come to the house of one Brooks, took the whole family, II in all, as prisoners, murdered and scalped one who was wounded and carried off the rest.
ESCAPED FROM INDIAN CAPTIVITY
Another letter from Cantine to Clinton relates the wonderful story of the capture and escape of George Andries and Jacob Osterhout, who were captured by the Indians under a Mohawk chief and were carried almost to Fort Niagara ; then at night while the savages slept Andries made a desperate attempt for liberty, got an ax with which he killed the three Indians who composed the party together with two squaws, who escaped. Andries and Osterhout got back to Ulster county in 19 days, almost starved. With the letter to Clinton is enclosed the affidavits of Andries and Osterhout, giving a full account of their escape from Indian captivity.
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PAYING HIS MEN
In regard to paying his men Col. Cantine writes :
Your Excellency will readily conceive that the making of monthly pay abstract for this Regim't will be attended with many Difficulties, when you consider that the monthly Detach- ment of the Different Regim'ts, of which this is composed, Do commence at Different Days. I, therefore would be glad to Draw a Sum of money in order to pay off the different com- panies as their time expires, making an abstract of the whole at the time when I shall be Discharged, and then account for the sum drawn.
COWARDLY BEHAVIOUR OF ORANGE COUNTY MILITIA
In a letter written from Marbletown to Gen. Clinton, Aug. 28, 1778, Col. Cantine says :
I also had Information of the Unsoldierly Behaviour of the troops at them posts, which Caused my Going their to inquire into the matter which, haveing Done, I found that also to Be true. Capt. Miller, of Col. Heathorn's Regiment, haveing evecuated his post, on the freevilous Report that two Indians haveing Been Seen By some of his Scouts, which had Been out a few miles into the woods. He went off in Such a Hurry as to leave his Bread in the oven and his Beef in the well. Not- withstanding he was in a fort which, with the men he had in it, might In my opinion have Been Defended against five hun- dred men. Lieut. Tryon, of Col. Ellison's Reg't, Hearing that the enemy was back of Jacob Dewitt's mill at the time Mr. Brooks' family was tacken, Run of, saying Every man for him- self and God for us all, and went of with the greater part of his company, not Returning till the next day-if my informa-
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tion is Right. The conduct of these 10 men appeared so scan- dalous that I could not avoid laying them under Errest and ordered them to Repear at the court martial at Goshen on the 25th instant.
200 INDIANS REPORTED-MAN SHOT
The guard from Shandaken haveing fetch Down the Inhabi- tants of Packatacan with some of their Effects, Returned on the Evening of the 26th Instant. Petter Hendrics, who left their, Came down Immediately after them with the following information that Harmania Dumon was going to his place at Pancatack and meet the guard Comeing from there about five miles from it. Dumon proceeded on to his house, Loaded his wagon with his effects, and on his Return about two miles from his house was shot through the Belly. Peter Hendrics further Says that there was two Hundred of the Enemy and few Cattle that Seame to have Been Left was all taken.
TIME OF SOME OF COL. JONATHAN HASBROUCK'S MEN EXPIRED
As the time of Capt. Conklen-who Lays at that post-of Colo. Hasbrouck's Regim't, is Expired to Day and No Relief is yet Come to that place, I, with the advice of Coll Pawling, Called some of my own Regim't to fetch down Dumon as well as to Destroy ye provision on that place agreeable to yours on the 22d.
GEN. CLINTON REPLIES
In a letter to Col. Cantine, written at Poughkeepsie, Sept. 6th, 1778, Gov. Clinton speaks of the recent burning of three houses and the killing and taking prisoners of men on the frontier and says :
This Mischief, if I understand the Geography of the Country and am not mistaken as to the particular Situation of the above
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Persons' Habitations, might have been prevented had your Guard occupied the first Post at Lackawack.
PLUNDER BY THE MILITIA
Gen. Clinton says moreover in another letter :
I am much surprised to learn that the Parties of Militia which have been sent out to the settlements on the Delaware to remove the Cattle and Effects from thence and thereby prevent their serving as Supplies to the Enemy, have considered what they have brought off as Plunder and accordingly appropriated the same to their own use. Upon what principle or by what authority this is done you best know. This is contrary to every Idea of Justice and good Policy and will be productive of much Mischief is certain. I am bound, therefore, to call upon you to exercise your Authority as Commanding Officer of the Detach- ments of Militia in actual Service on the Frontier of Ulster and Orange Counties not only to prevent the like abuses in Future, but to have the past to be rectified as far as may be in your Power.
I am fully convinced that we are not to have Peace on our Frontier until the Straggling Indians and Tories who infest it are exterminated or drove back and their Settlements de- stroyed. If, therefore, you can destroy the settlement of Acquago it will in my opinion be a good Piece of Service.
Shortly afterwards in September Clinton writes to Col. Cantine that he has received a petition from inhabitants of Marbletown, asking that a guard be stationed on the frontier of that town to scout north and south and stating that he favored granting the petition provided he (Col. Cantine) ap- proved it and could spare the men. He advises him to confer with Judge Pawling in reference to this matter, asks his.
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opinion as to the number of men needed to proceed against the Indian town of Ocquago and says that he approves of offering a reward of $100 for the capture of Middagh and Parks, through whose agency much mischief had been done.
A week afterwards Col. Cantine writes to Clinton that he had received information, supported by affidavits, that Brant the Indian leader, was on the war path, with a force, variously esti- mated at from 200 to 450, that he has visited German Flats and Unadilla and it was reported would strike a blow some- where in this quarter. As his men are not acquainted with the woods he asks for authority to employ one or two spies to go as far as the Delaware and give timely notice of the coming of Brant's savage warriors ; he thinks that 600 or 700 men would be needed to attack the Indian town of Ochquago. He adds: But as my Regt. now Stands it is not in my power to undertake an Expedition of that nature, as the Reliefs are Comeing and going every week in the month. I have consulted with Judge Pawling But he thinks it will not answer with militia, as they are called out in classes, as many are men you can not depend on unless the number be greater than I mentioned.
On the 21st of October Gen. Clinton writes to Col. Cantine that Gen. Washington has sent him information, corroborating that from other sources that the Senecas and other tribes of Indians are prepared to attack the settlements. He considers Minisink in the most imminent danger and says that Col. Cort- landt's regiment is on the way from Peekskill to Rochester and that his brother's whole brigade will probably be sent out for duty on the frontier ; but as it will be some time before they arrive a greater proportion of militia should be called into the service.
On the 22nd of November Gen. Clinton writes to Cantine from Po'keepsie that he had received a letter from Col. Cort-
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landt (who it is evident had then arrived with his regiment) that it would now be safe to allow the militia in actual service on the frontier in Ulster county to return home except about 70 to be stationed as follows : 2 officers and 25 men at Shanda- ken, I officer and 10 men at Yeugh's creppelbush, I officer and IO men at Queens kill, 2 officers and 20 men at Mamakating. Gen. Clinton says : As I am extremely desirous of making their Duty as little burthensome as may be consistent with the safety of the frontier settlement, it is therefore my desire that you dismiss for the present all but the above number.
Next on the file is a letter dated Dec. 13, from Capt. Wm. Johnson, who was a Mohawk chief, and three other chiefs, threatening vengeance in case the people on the Delaware above Econack were molested.
April 21st, 1779, W. Malcolm writes to Gen. Clinton from Minisink that as his regiment has been incorporated with Spen- cer's all his officers except two or three have resigned and he shall do so too; moreover that the frontier is now unprotected ; worst of all about 40 savages have attacked Lacawack and burned the place and houses within 13 miles of the River.
On the 25th of April Col. Cortlandt writes from Rochester to Gen. Clinton that he had received orders from Gen. Wash- ington to march his regiment immediately to Minisink and he supposes he will go to Wyoming; his absence will leave the frontier unprotected.
Two days later, April 27th, 1779, A. DeWitt, John Brod- head and 64 other citizens, writing from Rochester, send a petition to Gen. Clinton stating that Col. Cortlandt (who had been protecting the frontier) had received marching orders from Gen. Washington and asking that a sufficient guard might be furnished to protect them from the savages.
On the 29th of April Clinton writes to Cortlandt wishing
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him an agreeable march and stating that he had ordered a fourth part of Col. Cantine's and a fourth part of Col. Sny- der's regiments to occupy the posts that he (Cortlandt) now holds, until he can relieve them by the levies intended for the defense of the frontier, not yet completed.
On the 4th of May Col. Cortlandt writes to Gen. Clinton that just as he was marching his regiment he received an account of the burning of several houses at the Fantine kill. He marched to intercept the enemy, whom he saw, but could not surround, as they were on a mountain when discovered. They had burned four houses and killed 6 persons and perhaps 3 or 4 more. They had not killed any of the soldiers, nor had the soldiers been able to kill any of the Indians, though they ex- changed shots with them at a long distance. The Indian band was thought to number 30 or 40. As he (Cortlandt) was un- der the most pressing orders to march with all expedition he forwarded this letter by express. He said in closing that Col. Cantine had gone to Lackawack and that he thinks not over 50 of the men whom Gen. Clinton had ordered had as yet arrived, although more might come the next day.
In this attack the Indians murdered Mrs. Isaac Bevier and her sister Mrs. Michael Sax and others, some 8 in all. A num- ber of neighbors fled across the mountain to Shawangunk.
The next day Gen. Clinton writes to Cortlandt that he had ordered out one fourth of Hardenbergh's regiment and one fourth of McCloughry's regiment to join Cantine and a like proportion of the three northern regiments of Orange county to such posts on the frontier of that county as the command- ing officers shall deem best; the same day Clinton writes to Cantine that he has ordered one fourth of Hardenbergh's regi- ment and one fourth of McCloughry's regiment to march im- mediately and put themselves under his command. -
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INDIAN VILLAGES DESTROYED
In the summer of this year Gen. Clinton's advice that it was necessary in order to have peace on the frontier that the Indian settlements should be destroyed was fully carried out. Gen. James Clinton with five New York state regiments united with Gen. Sullivan and routed the Indians under their celebrated leader Brant, near Elmira, with little resistance; then burned their villages and destroyed all food supplies. In this expedi- tion into the Indian country in what is now central New York Col. Lewis DuBois bore an important command.
STILL ANOTHER ATTACK ON WAWARSING
: In 1781 another and the last attack was made on the Wawar- sing settlements, a large force of Indians being fitted out at one of the northern forts under command of one Coldwell. Five or six houses at Wawarsing were burned by the savages. The inhabitants defended themselves with great bravery. A force of about 400 men, under Col. John Cantine, started the next day in pursuit, but gave up the chase without capturing any of the savages.
A full account of the Indian forays in Wawarsing was pub- lished in pamphlet form in 1846 by a member of the Bevier family.
CAPT. ABM. DEYO'S MEN
Among the old papers preserved in the Deyo family at New Paltz, is a pay roll dated Sept. 19th, 1778, and signed by 23 men, acknowledging that they had "received of Capt. Abra- ham Doiau our respective wages and billeting money for one month's term of duty at the Frontiers. (parts of months of July and August, 1778)."
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Among the 23 signatures are those of Isaac DuBois, whose home was the Old Fort on Huguenot street and Zachariah Hasbrouck, who lived in the old stone house, across the street from the Reformed church. The name of Abraham Ean of Bontecoe also appears among the signers.
These men were certainly with Col. Cantine. They were apparently called out for one month only and then allowed to return to their homes. From one of Cantine's leters to Clin- ton it is evident that the different companies from various regiments came in at different times.
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CHAPTER XX
HISTORY OF FARMING AT NEW PALTZ
The history of farming in Ulster county practically begins at about the time of the settlement of New Paltz in 1678. Kingston was settled about a score of years earlier, but we have reason to believe that trading with the Indians for furs, was until about this time one main occupation of the people, though wheat was grown to quite an extent.
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