312 HISTORY OF THE COUNTY OF WESTCHESTER. 



No. 5. 

 [Endorsed,] 



Gen'l Arnold's permission to Joshua Smith. 



21 Sep. 1780. 

 to Dobb's Ferry, 



iVc. &c. 

 Head Quarters, Robinson's House, 

 Sept. 21, 1780. 

 Permission is granted to Joshua Smith, Esq., to go to Dobb's Ferry with 

 three Men and a Boy in a Boat with a Flag to carry some Letters of a private 

 Nature for Gentlemen in New York and to Return immediately. 



(Signed,) B. Arnold, M. Gen'l. 



N. B. — He has permission to go at such hours and times as the tide and his 

 business suits. 



No. 6. 

 [Endorsed,] Sept. 22, 1780. 



Pass to Joshua Smith to pass Dobb's Ferry. 



Head Quarters, Hobinson House, 

 Sept. 22, 1780. 

 Joshua Smith, Esq. has permission to pass with a Boat aud three hands and a 

 flag to Dobb's Ferry on Public business and to return immediately. 



(Signed,) B. Arnold, M. Gen'l. 



No. 7. 

 [Endorsed,] Arnold to John Anderson — Pass. 



22d Sept. 1780. 

 Head Quarters, Robinson's House, 

 Sept. 22, 1780. 

 Permit Mr. John Anderson to pass the Guards to the Wliite Plains, or below, 

 if He Choses, He being on Public Business by my Direction. 



B. Arnold, M. Gen'l. 



[In Arnold's hand-writing.] 

 "Gustavus to John Anderson." 



4 

 The following document is one of the highest importance to the 



British, inasmuch as " in case of alarm" it made the British — who would 



have caused the alarm — fully acquainted with the disposition of all the 



American forces in that vicinity, and thus enable them to conduct an 



attack to the best advantage. It is, of course, in the traitor's own 



hand-writing : — 



No. 9. 

 [Endorsed,] 



Artillery Orders, Sept. 5th, 1780. 



Wst Point, Sept. 5, 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. 



