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. He was a handsome man of a showy figure, dressed punctiliously well and always wore spurs. In fact he always appeared to act to act the Cavalier, and was considered a proud man. He kept a handsome pleasure boat with which he sometimes attended the New York markets. I once went down with him in company with some other boys, and we all took our turns at the oar. In the afternoon, when about to return, he said to us, "Now boys, we've got a good boat; let's buckle to and get back soon!" I was saucy and answered, "Yes, Sir, we'll give her the spurs!" My answer was much laughed at at the time and considered a good one. Captain Fowler [page break] upon this occasion wore a large pair of silver spurs. Capt. Fowler had been out once previously to the Horseneck excursion. I think it was to Croton, and I was said he took too much care of him- -self. This report was the cause of his acting so rashly at Horseneck where he lost his life.