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The following are true copies of the several papers :
" West Point, September 5th, 1780.
" Artillery Orders. —The following disposition of the corps is to take place in Case of an alarm :
" Capt. Dannills with his Comp'y at Fort Putnam, and to detach an Officer with 12 men to Wyllys's
Redoubt, a Non Commissioned Officer with 3 men to Webb's Redoubt, and the like number to Redoubt No. 4.
" Captain Thomas and Company to repair to Fort Arnold.
"Captain Simmons and Company to remain at the North and South Redoubts, at the Fast side of the
River, until further Orders.
"Lieutenant Barber, with 20 men of Capt. Jackson's Company, will repair to Constitution Island; the
remainder of the Company, with Lieut. Mason's, will repair to Arnold.
" Capt. Lieut. George and Lieut. Blake, with 20 men of Captain Treadwell's Company, will Repair to
Redoubt No. 1 and 2 ; the remainder of the Company will be sent to Fort Arnold.
" Late Jones's Company, with Lieut. Fisk, to repair to the South Battery.
"The Chain Battery, Sherburn's Redoubt, and the Brass Field pieces, will be manned from Fort Arnold
as Occation may require.
"The Commissary and Conductor of Military stores will in turn wait upon the Commanding Officer of
Artillery for Orders.
" The artificers in the garrison (agreeable to former Orders) will repair to Fort Arnold, and there receive
further Orders from the Command'g Officer of Artillery.
"S. Batjman, Major Comm't Artillery."
This and the following document are in Arnold's handwriting :
" Estimate of Forces at Wst Point and its Dependencies, September 13, 1780.
"A brigade of Massachusetts Militia, and two regiments of Rank and File New Hampshire, Inclusive of
166 Batteaux Men at Verplanck's and Stony Points....................... 992
" On command and Extra Service at Fishkills, New Windsor, &c, &c, who may be called in occationally 852
'' 3 regiments of Connecticut Militia, under the com'd of Colonel Wells, on the lines near N. Castle ... 488
"A detachment of New York levies on the lines........................... 115
Militia, 2447
" Colonel Lamb's Regiment............................ 167
" Colonel Livingston's, at Verplank and Stoney Pts................. 80
Continent: 247
" Colonel Sheldon's Dragoons, on the lines, about one half mounted.................. 142
" Batteaux Men and Artificers.................................... 250
Total, 3086."
The following document is in the handwriting of Villefranche, a French engineer :
'' Estimate of the Number of Men necessary to Man the . Works at West Point and in the Vicinity.
"Fort Arnold........620 Redoubt No. 2........ 150
-----Putnam........450 ditto 3........ 120
------Wyllys........140 ditto 4........ 100
-----Webb......... 140 ditto 5........ 139
Redoubt No. 1.......150 ditto 6........ no Total, 2438
"N.B.—The Artillery Men are not Included in the above Estimate."
Redoubt No. 7........ 78
North Redoubt.......120
South Redoubt.......130
