The party consisted of several hundred composed of leathercaps and refugees all of whom were mounted. The refugees did all the mischief, plundering and burning, while the leather-caps kept guard, then finally retreated by the White Plains road. The militia were all out in the direction of Stamford except a picket guard which the enemy attacked and dispersed killing one man. When they arrived at our house they were constantly asking for bread and we gave them all we had, they then set fire to the house and retreated. The cry was " Fire the house boys and be off." I endeavored to extinguish the fire, but it had made too much headway -- just then a party of American militia came to our assistance and helped to save some things that were in the house. The leather caps, or regulars (who I think were Hessians) came here in order to support the refugees. Col. Holmes' house, occupied by Benjamin Hayes, was also burnt on this occasion. 6 Capt. Da\id Miller of Bedford aged eighty, Oct. 31st, 1846, says, "My father, when Bedford was burnt, was a militia captain and lay with his company east of the village -- he had occupied a house on the Stamford road a little south of Mr. Jonathan

o Col. Tarleton, afterwards General Sir Banastre Tarleton, Bart, born in Uvemool, Aug. 81st, 1754 was intended for ye law, commanded ve advanced guard or the patrols which mads General Lee prisoner. Stirring activity made him popular and he was M. P for Liverpool 22 years-- was manied brft died childless Jan'y 23d, 1S33. (ients Mag. Part L p 273.