1845,

have retired by the Purchase Street road or King Street. They were about taking Carpenter when some one said: "Let him remain -- he'll die upon your hands," and they then left him at the door.

October 18th. Mrs. Thomas Ferris of North Castle. I am a native of Middle Patent, where I lived during the Revolutionary War, and married, near its close, Mr. Thomas Ferris. I think it was part of DeLancey's party that fired Bedford from their conduct as they attacked Mr. !..!.. Millers of that place, re-fusing him quarter and hacking him to pieces with their swords --

Knapp was the handsomest young man I ever saw.

Mr. Ferris went down to Throgs Neck with Captain Jonathan James Sackett and Jedediah Owen to capture some British officers there (Captain Simcoe's). They went out in the night to drink at a well near [inter: thus] his mother's house where they were seen by one of her black men who betrayed him to the enemy - Kinne=cutt then lived there and was their friend. He came to them and told them their situation. The enemy posted sentinels at the Bridge and all the passes and waited till morning to search every person of the Neck. They then went with Kennicutt down near the point where there were some old stone walls and they built one another up in the wall - that

is, they built a wall on each side of the concealed, Kennicutt performing the work for Ferris who was the last. At day light strict search was made through all the Neck. A high reward was offered for the seizure, and Ferris heard the Refugees talking about the reward and them within two yards of where he lay. The Refugees searched for them for several days during which time Kennicutt furnished them with provisions.