John's house, and knew a door that was not closed at night, so that they got into Col. St. John's bed room without any alarm, and took him, his son, Isaac, Isaac, the father of Benjamin and Charles. [margin: See page 119. P. 26 of original for another version of St. John's capture. JB.]

De Lancey's horse once came within a mile of Stamford village. This was the furthest east they ever were, I believe.

At the time of the Danbury expedition I belonged to Captain Jesse Bell's Coast guards and marched to Ridgefield where on the of April we were posted north of Stebbins

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599 265 120 70 house where the old road turned to go to Danbury (or Reading?). We were posted to take the British in flank, as they came down the Ridgebury road. We were behind the fence, and eight or ten rods north of Stebbins' barn. The Danbury road then after passing Stebbins's house went down a hill and then turned north east. The British advanced with music which we heard a long time before they reached us. When they saw us they fired, but fired too high. This was musketry.

The next day I was at Saugatuck and passed over the Bridge. We attacked the north end of Compo hill, displaying as we advanced. Major Bradley at Stratford, one of General Wooster's aids was along side of us on horse back. We attempted to take the hill, but they fired with cannon and prevented us. A good many of our bucks were killed and [margin: Compo.] wounded at Compo. Genl. Arnold, I believe