David Brown. Oct. 23d. David Brown, of Harrison, near Rye; Benjamin Stevenson commanded a company of Rangers. One night they heard a large party cross the bridge at Rye and concluded they were Refugees and would probably advance up the road leading to Purchase Street, crossed the fields and ambushed themselves near David Brown's (my father), concealing themselves behind a large rock east of the …

Green's door forced in by throwing large stones. [Flagg] fired his pistol in bed, and was instantly killed. [marg: * It was not Flagg who fired, but a young lieutenant, whose name is not given in any of the accounts of this affair_ Flagg was a Major. J.E.] Green, a strong man, used his sword and struck at Totten, and would have killed him but the blow was parried by one, and another shot him (Gree…