Wliile Ten Broeck Stood with his Company at the door, which was till near sun sett, he saw several men lurcking in the Buslies with ilieir Arms, in order as he supposed to go to Hallenbeck"s house, which Ten Broocks men chased av/ay ; but in coming away from the house he met four men well armed, who when they saw our men, rid as fast as they could to John Hallenbeck which is about 800 yards distance k there lied into the house k locked the door, when Ten Broock came up to the house he desired them to open tlie door, that lie might se Y^iiat armed men were come in there, & what their busi-

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ness was, that after some little time Jan Halenbeck opened the door, and our men Enterd where they found three New England men of Sheffield with tlieir arms in tlieir hands whome they took & found one of t]iem to be tlie person wlio acted as Sargent at No1.)le's wlien the SherJif was taken, the other two confessed they were sent by Cap' John Ashley of Sheffield to assist Micliial Halenlieck; the next day they were sent to Goal upon the Proclamation Issued by Governour Clinton, and I have since heard that our Sheriff has admitted them to Bail, which am sorry for.

The same Evening these three men were taken, one Jury Rosman a Tenant of mine wlio had been with Lieut. Ten Broock tarry ed behind at Tackanick to gitt a bag of In: Corn & was taken by Josiah Loomis & 4 New England men & Carryed, the same night to Sheffield were he was kep 4 days to se if any body would come to bail him, & when none came in that time ; the Sheriff of Springfield toolc him by a Warrant of Brigadier Dwights, aiid Carryed liim to Springfield Goal where he now lays to the great loss of his poor lamily.