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 h…

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…

When he heard the whale boat he snapped a gun at them which missed fire and they then fired a volley from the whale boat which killed him. The whale boat then boarded and wanted to cut the cable, but the hand would not tell where the axe was. They then all took hold of the Cable and pulling with all their might Col. White of the Dragons rode a very fine horse. Capt. Frink had been an officer in …