[J. Thomas Scharf (1886)] As the British soldiers were returning from this foray, they met at the distance of about a quarter of a mile from the church a colored boy belonging to Abraham Purdy, and commonly called "Broad Toes" from his possession of the unusual number of six on each foot, who was driving a herd of thirteen cows. The troopers charged on the lad, swearing they would cut him to pieces; but he departed with such alacrity as to save them the trouble. The cows were driven to the British camp and doubtless not long afterwards converted into British muscle.2 On the raid from Verplanck's the British soldiers entered the house of Joseph Fowler, situated where the house now stands, on the farm of his great-grand-son, George B. Fowler, about a quarter of a mile west of Mohansic Lake. Jesse Fowler, son of Joseph, was sitting at the loom in the cellar under which money was buried. The soldiers thrust their bayonets through the cider-barrels and filled their canteens with cider, and stripped the house of food and the beds of bedding. "On the morning of the 25th, the enemy's light horse and about one thousand infantry were at Pine's