Oct. 24th Nehemiah Brown, of Hogpenridge: Shube Merritt was at Sherwood's Bridge with Benoni Newman carousing. They entered Mr. Sherwood's house. One Merritt, suspecting they came to plunder &c, went out of their swords, mounted a horse tied at the door and pushed for Horseneck where Sheldon's regiment was quartered. Three dragoons with a sergeant were sent. Shube and Benoni meanwhile retired to Hogpenridge and were at Judge Brown's fathers, when they, the dragoons, suddenly surrounded the house while Shube and his friend were threatening and carousing. Benoni met them at the door. They inquired his name. Qu. He gave Newman his surname. "What Newman?" "Benoni" was the answer.] He gave it and they killed him. Shube, in a bedroom, tried to disguise himself, scattering his long hair about his face and then holding his cocked hat upon his stump. They asked him his name. He answered Merritt. "What Merritt?"

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[margin: Nehemiah Brown contd.] "Shube" adding, "Chance has thrown me into your power. I'm a prisoner, and expect to be treated as such." They answered, "You are a bad fellow, and ought to be hanged," but gave him quarter. Mr. Brown's was at Hogpenridge, one and a half miles from Sherwood's Bridge. They said, "let us see your hand", and made him take it from his hat.

October 26th Zaccheus Mead, of Horseneck: When Delancey in 1780 made an excursion to Horseneck with his cavalry they advanced from Sherwood's Bridge and retreated across Byram. They came suddenly upon a sentinel posted near the guard house and south of Sherwood's bridge road who fired and ran. Captain

Brown's was at Hogpenridge, one and a half miles from Sherwood's Bridge. They said, "let us see your hand", and made him take it from his hat. October 26th Zaccheus Mead, of Horseneck: When Delancey in 1780 made an excursion to Horseneck with his cavalry they advanced from Sherwood's Bridge and retreated across Byram. They came suddenly upon a sentinel posted near the guard house and south of Sherwood's bridge road who fired and ran. Captain