[marg: Before or after the capture of the horses? Bedford? Irishman 3 miles from Smith's house on the hill east of Byram.] Nov. 10th James Hopkins: (I think before the horses were taken), Thomas Ferris, Jedediah [Major?] Owen, and Captain Jonathan Paulding Horton went down to Throgs Neck where Ferris's mother lived with the intention of taking off one or two Refugee officers at that time there. …

" And who are you?" answered Ferris. Ferris held on but the man got his hand released and joined his companions. All three then rose. Ferris looking behind found they were pursued and one man near who was very fleet named Golding, and who would certainly have overtaken them had he not fallen into a hole where they had dug and taken out a stone, and which in the dark could'nt be seen. They all thre…

The next night after this Simmons advised them to make their escape which they did, getting nothing this time. -- Bashaw after being taken across the Sound became blind in consequence of having been swum in a state of heat. A man named [Coxe] Coxe at or near Oyster Bay owned Bashaw, who was afterwards kept as a stud. David Hall of Long Island had charge of the horse Bashaw, and afterwards said tha…

Bates (?)) lived they encountered a party of ten or twelve cowboys who had been above and were now on their way back also with a drove of cattle. The hostile parties were ignorant of each other's strength. It was dark and the cattle became intermixed and the drivers were mutually afraid of each other. Each party sprang over the fence opposite each other. Ferris and Knapp fired several times, then…

Ferris had made out so well he now attempted another capture, but on going through the fence the rails cracked and broke, and he perceived a man behind and opposite the fence sink down and therefore didn't dare to cross, but went behind a tree and watched carefully. Presently the man raised his head, then his body, and at last he stood up straight behind the fence. Ferris then took as good aim as …

advised him to be off, pointing out to him several men at a distance on the ridge said, "Look yonder" Ferris answered; "I can out run them." He told them "I have pro- -bably killed the man, for I heard him scream dreadfully." He lost all the cattle he had taken, but secured the cow and oxen hid in the bushes, and drove them off to Round Hill. Tim Knapp left him just before he shot the man and he r…

The Irishman got up, threw down his pistol and surrendered, but the British dragoons, as they came up, commenced cutting at him. He then snatched hold of his pistol again and exclaimed: "If any of you cut at me again I'll Kill him!" An officer happened to come up then who said: "Save that brave fellow." Quarter was then given and he was consigned to the care of the Yager horse (who retired in a ho…

After they got at Haerlem Peacock escaped by knocking down the sentry and going upon an island and the next night he got across to the main. Peacock proposed to Smith [marg: body?] that they should escape together who would not consent. Peacock at length said: "Smith, I am going now." He then made a necessary excuse and the sentinel accompanied him. He then pretended he had lost something, and the…

[marg: x So in original (see page 76.)] Lieutenant Smith of Moylan's traffled at one time, was a very tall man. Moylan's wore pale blue round-abouts and pants of the same colour, boots and spurs, &c and leather caps with bear skin coverings, --and chains to ward off blows of the sword. Lee's Legion wore blue or green faced with buff. Armand's horses had their tails cut off just like the British ho…

In 1781, Lauzun's Legion marched from Bedford by the Post road passing Smith's at sun about one or two hours high, or rather, I should say, near night fall. About twenty or thirty American guides rode in front. They went to Morris's that same night. Steve Hunt, one of DeLancey's told me that the guard ships had woods, and some were captured. The French infantry next day passed towards White Plai…

Clapp's about half a mile below, -- Clapp's Tavern was a great place for Head quarters of the officers. A great many Irish among Moylan's regiment which at one time was very ragged. They (the soldiers) then said that their rags would frighten the British. I still think that Colonel Benjamin Green was not at the capture of DeLancey's horses, but that Tim Knapp was. It was sometime afterwards that…

While the Refugees were deliberating Mosier's party gave three cheers for victory, and withdrew to the woods fearing an advance of a party of foot to support the horses of their antagonists. The Stock[bridge] Indians passing passed my father's which was the first house north of Smith's Tavern Steve Hunt then belonged to [strikethrough: Emmerick] Emmerick's, and said that Emmerick exclaimed to th…