Althouse not returning as soon as expected, Barnes with his company was sent out to reinforce him. He was met by a Capt. Levens-worth of the American army (a young officer, of about 19 years of age) a native of New England with his company, at the point of a hill. Barns retreated round the hill, to the other side, where he was again met by Levensworth & sur-rendered with his whole company. Without firing a gun or making any resistence whatever--

DEATH OF MR. CRAWFORD

Late in the fall & first part of the winter of 1776 Col. William Duer, Egbert Benson & Jonathan G. Tompkins (all members of the committee of safety) were appointed to superintend the bringing off of all the stock, forage & grain from the lower part of West Chester County to prevent it falling into the hands of the enemy.

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Four Continental four horse waggons, with a number of ox teams were procured for that purpose, all the cattle & horse kind of all ages & sizes also forage were brought to my Father's farm. Samuel Crawford (the Father of Elijah Craw-ford) a stout, spirited man was conductor of these teams. Being down on a Sunday, there was a good deal of skirmishing between Delevan's rangers & the Tory refugees (Capt. Samuel Delevan who commanded a company of rangers was stationed at Judge Ward's house & went down every day to protect these teams). Mr. Crawford called to see his sister & fell in the rear of the teams. The refugees came into the house, & he surrendered himself a prisoner. One of them asked him his name & as soon as he told it run him through with his bayonet. He was taken to King's bridge, thrown into a waggon to be taken to New York & died by the way.