Novr 1st Isaac Holly:

" DeLancey's Corps cut off and captured a guard near our house, about one hundred yards north of the Post road. -- Colonel Mead took this guard from Titus's Bridge, then about a mile above the present bridge, where Genl Waterbury kept a strong advanced guard. Colonel Mead took a guard of about twenty to protect his person while visiting his house under Putnam Hill which he had been compelled to abandon. Col. Mead was returning to Titus's Bridge from his excursion when the Refugee horse overtook him. [inter: came on.] Some tory had as was supposed given [inter: sent on to] Kip information at Horseneck where some of DeLancey's Refugees happened to be at the time. Mead and his brother escaped being [inter: mounted] on horseback on fleet horses. The Refugees could not leap the stone wall in pursuit of the Americans (who had jumped over) on account of the snow

bank. The Refugees then went about twenty or three rods to a barn, got into the field and cut off the American party (before they reached Mahanns river) on the west side. The river was frozen and if the Americans could have reached it they would have crossed to the east side, while the horse, probably, would not have ventured. --

One American was killed by one of DeLancey's refugees, named Lockwood, originally from Greenwich When Brom. Barrett, [inter: or Valet,] a valet, was taken he was delivered to the commanding officer of the guard at Titus's Bridge who ought to have protected him. But soon after, on the same day, Capt. Samuel Lockwood, Fade Donaldson, and some others came with loud threats, outcry and excitement and demanded him. The officer, [inter: frightened] surrendered him, and they instantly hung him on a cherry tree at Titus's Bridge very barbarously, throwing a rope about