September 9

1766

-mustered up all my men and set out, all being armed for my lower tract opposite Isle Valcour, in order to build a possession house, at the River St. Aranack, or Cragan river and to oppose Mr. Fredenburgh, should he attempt to make encroachments there; arrived there this evening.

Gilliland

 

1814

Prevost was now busily engaged in bringing up his battering trains and supplies; erecting batteries and otherwise preparing for the siege. The Americans had already burned fifteen or sixteen buildings on the north side of the river which afforded protection to the enemy; also, their own barracks and hospitals near the forts, while their sick and convalescent had been removed to Crab Island, where those who were able manned a battery mounting two six pounders. Skirmishes with the enemy at the two bridges and at the different forts along the river were frequent. During the day, Allen, Travis and Williams of Aiken 's Volunteers came near being captured or killed by a guard of the enemy, while securing supplies from a barn within the enemy's lines. That night was dark and stormy. Williams says

 

A corp of the regular troops under Captain MacGlassin, about 11 o'clock, crosscd the Saranac, and stormed, at the point

of the bayonet, a bomb-battery of the enemy, near Weight's printing office. My brother John was the leader of this detachment, and was the cause of the death of the engineer of the battery. Having accomplished the duty assigned them, they returned to the forts whence they had issued, with honor and victory,"

1829

William Thorne, from whom Thorne's Corners is named died, aged 6o. He was from England originally, but came to Plattsburgh with Dr. John Miller, whose wife's niece, Susan Mitchell, he had married in Poughkeepsie. Her sister Sally married a Dorland of Troy, for years proprietor of the Mansion House in that city. Another sister, Margaret, was the wife of Isaac Smith of Federal Stores on the Hudson, Mrs. Thorne survived until April 20, 1859, reaching the age of 88. She was buried beside her husband in the cemetery at West Plattsburgh.

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