s="pginternal">114;

relations with “the spy, Harvey Birch,” otherwise Enoch Crosby, 115;

instructions from Colonel Sackett, 115;

engagement of Benajah Tubbs, 116;

gives letter to Enoch Crosby, 132;

services in border warfare, 134;

road-building for forage parties, 135;

captures Nickerson’s party, 138;

in Westchester County, 142;

gives “character” to a Tory, 144;

arrests Elijah Taylor, 145;

address to Council of Safety, 147;

letter to Clinton about Col. John Holmes, 148;

captures Holmes, 150;

hated by the Tories, 156;

prize offered for his capture, 157;

feud with Dr. Prosser, 158;

letter to Clinton, 159;

humanity toward Tories, 162;

embarrassed with depreciated currency, 166;

William Ellery and Francis Dana at his house, 166;

letter to Clinton about militia, 177;

challenged to fight a duel, 179;

retained on duty in Westchester County, 180;

letter to Clinton with petition of deserters, 183;

letters to Clinton on burdens of militia, 185, 186;

abstract of pay-roll, 187;

affidavit on accounts, 188;

purchase of bounty lands, 189;

end of military service, 190;

deputy sheriff and justice of the peace, 191;

text of commission as justice of the peace, 194;

service in New York Legislature, 198;

Federalist and friend of Hamilton, 199;

petition for relief in case of missing certificates, 199;

votes against independence of Vermont, 202;

builder of improved road, 202;

retires from colonelcy, 203;

buys and sells land at Frederickstown, 206;

interest in church and school, 208;

personal traits, 208;

death and burial, 208;

simple epitaph, 209;

Blake’s tribute, 209;

text of his will, 209

Ludington, Henry, Jr., 45, 204

Ludington, Horace, M.D., 216

Ludington, James, 227

Ludington, Lewis, 45, 217, 218;

his career, 224;

death, 226

Ludington ;

their hatred of Colonel Ludington, 156;

his humanity toward them, 162;

severe decree against them, 164

Tryon, William, last British governor of New York, 31;

raids Danbury, 88;

lands at Tarrytown, 103

Tubbs, Benajah, employed as a spy, 116

Van Bunschoten, Col. E., letter to Clinton, 180

Vaughan, General, burns Kingston, 106

Washington, George, has Colonel Ludington for aide at White Plains, 82;

marches across New Jersey, 83;

urges defense of Highlands, 92;

gives warning of Howe’s designs, 94;

guest at Colonel Ludington’s, 165;

headquarters at Colonel Ludington’s, 169

Westchester County, N. Y., militia in, 76;

Colonel Ludington’s services in, 96, 142

Wheaton, Jehoidah, affidavit of, 33

White Plains, Battle of, 76, 80;

Colonel Ludington at, 81

Whiting, Col. Nathan, 26, 28

Williams, Daniel, letter to Clinton, 182

Williams, Col. Ephraim, 28

Worcester, Ludington memorial at, 3

Wyman’s Records of Charlestown and Malden, 14