[marg: 1845]

173,

November 24th William Barker:

" Nathaniel Adams was a blacksmith who previous to the Revolutionary War lived opposite to where I now reside. He was married to a daughter of a Mr. Owen who then lived in a house where mine now is.

- He had a quarrel with some individuals of a Company of Levies, commanded I think by Captain Ambrose Horton of White Plains, or by Captain Micajah Townsend. He vowed revenge and sent them word he intended to attack them. Mounted upon a very fleet mare he rode to the Court House with his musket loaded, where they were playing ball, fired and wounded a merryman who, however, recovered. Some say he reloaded (after retiring) advanced and fired a second time. Several of the Levies fired at him both times but did not hurt him. He was pursued

by several horsemen, but escaped, and afterwards went to Nova Scotia as I have always heard. I believe, but am not certain, that after he wounded the merryman, he was taken and im- =prisoned for a while. Adams was considered a very brave man.

Colonel DeLancey's Head Quarters were (part of the time) at Hunt's house about one mile below West Farms, on the Bronx river road, being the most Southerly of two houses which stand on a little hill or rising ground near each other and on the west side of the road.

Benjamin Green is the name of Coffin's father in law.

Kipp and Bearmore had the repu- =tation of being severe, if not cruel, in their treatment of prisoners.