[18] a village in Westchester County, north of the Harlem River.
[19] White Plains.
[20] regular troops, British.
[21] with scorn.
[22] readiness to converse.
[23] British spy, captured near Tarrytown, and hanged near Tappan.
[24] The glances conveyed a hidden meaning.
[25] DeLancey was a British officer in command of the Cow-Boys (see note, p. [30]).
[26] overspread.
[27] fears.