Gilbert Vincent, junr. was the only smith in the shop at the time, and he declined shoeing the horse on the ground that they were out of coal, or for some reason of that kind. This was considered an insuffi- -cient excuse, and some of the West Chester guides were along with the horsemen and knew that the father and Elijah were strong tories. The whole of the American and French party therefore, considered that the want of coal was a mere pretext to avoid doing a service to the upper party and they endeav- [page break] -vored to compel the younger Vincent to do the work by force. Resistance was offered - a scuffle ensued, and at length one of the dragoons drew a pistol and shot the young man dead. When Elijah, who belonged to DeLancey's Corps, heard of this, he vowed revenge, and having several nights waylaid the French scouting parties, he at length attacked one of Lauzun's patrols, and killed one of his captains of hussars at Scarsdale. Elijah Vincent was rather small, but a well made man and of uncommon courage. He returned from Nova Scotia soon after the war, and lived in West Chester County for several years. His daring character was well known, and secured him from insult, and he finally settled in Canada where he died. He had a quarrel once after the war, with Cornelius Oakley at White Plains and offered combat upon the spot. "I'll fight you", said he, "with any weapon you may make choice of, from [page break] a six pounder down to a pop-gun, and from a dragoon's sword to a cambric needle!" Capt. Solomon Fowler lived nearly opposite to where Major Theodosius Fowler afterwards built. His place was in the East near the borders of West Chester.