Sunday June 23d 1776--
This Morning arose early (having over night
taken our leave of the Family) & came to
our Party to whom we gave their stints--
24 Sunday
Mr Schuyler had promised
to visit us at our lodging this Day but
Staying beyond the the usual appointed Hour
we thaught he would not come, therefo
we took a walk to
Bergen a Dutch
Town, he came & we we braught a
Friend, & tarried as long as he
conve=
-niently could then went of came
over
the River after us but could not find us
he left word that he was going a Small
journey & could not See us again for 2 Days.
I am very Sorry as I am greatly in love
with him & impatient to see him--
Yesterday we heard of a Plot being
Discovered in which a great Num=
-ber of the Citizens Long, Islanders,
Some of the Genls life Guard & others of
the Army had conspired to Murther
the General, blow up the Magaziens &
this was to be done on the appro&
Sieze
the Cannon of Some of the Works & hold
Possession of the Forts on Powles Hook this
was to be done on the First approach of
the Enemy, that taking the advantage
of Our Confusion they might put us to
a greater; The Mayor of the
City of York
whose Name is Mathews & one Forbes
were