Interview with Brown, David
When Major Hungerford returned from Nova Scotia he at first lived on the hill across Byram river, and was compelled to go about with arms for fear of the Donaldsons who had threatened to kill him, &c. Col White stopped old Mrs Carihart about the same time he stopped us and tried to drive her to Lt Horseneck also, but she was such a scold he could do nothing with her and let her go. While at Horseneck on this occasion and under guard, a tory, old Captain Sherwood ordered the guard to let us go. The guard at first refused, but Captain Sherwood at last got us clear. He liked to drink, and we stopped and drank with him in the afternoon at a Tavern at Horse -neck. My father said, "How is it that
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2/5 [margin: James Nash, and Francis lived at Byram on the other side.] [margin: *Griffins?] you, a tory, take such liberties with the officers as to set the prisoners free?" He replied, "Ah Brown, every devil of 'em is over head and ears in debt to me!"
Decr 5th Samuel Lyon, of Rye, aged nearly 89: "Simcoe and Tarleton were both up when the British army lay at Griffin's hill in 1779. I don't think Simcoe commanded the party that burnt Bedford. Part of Tarleton's legion was at the burning of Bedford. Bearmore commanded the out guard when the British were at Griffin's hill, having under him about twenty horse. He applied to Colonel Tarleton for an addition to his force but Tarleton refused. I saw Caleb Green once driving a flock of about 150 geese with which he went down safely to Morrisania.
Decr 5th Samuel Lyon, of Rye, aged nearly 89: "Simcoe and Tarleton were both up when the British army lay at Griffin's hill in 1779. I don't think Simcoe commanded the party that burnt Bedford. Part of Tarleton's legion was at the burning of Bedford. Bearmore commanded the out guard when the British were at Griffin's hill, having under him about twenty horse. He applied to Colonel Tarleton for an addition to his force but Tarleton refused. I saw Caleb Green once driving a flock of about 150 geese with which he went down safely to Morrisania.