[margin: 1065 239] [margin: 156] 1851. October 18th Jacob T. Weed, of Horseneck: "Mrs. Elizabeth Bloomfield of No. 100. Norfolk St, Newyork, is dead; but her mother, Mrs. Elizabeth Lyon, who is a widow, and the daughter of Jabez Sherwood formerly of the Log Bridge at Byram river, and who is yet well preserved in all her faculties, although considerably above 80 years old, is yet living at No. 55 Stanton Street, Newyork. I advise you by all means to see and talk with her. She must recollect all the transactions about Sherwoods Bridge, Byram and the Log Bridge and that vicinity).

October 18th. Silas Davis, of Indian Harbor about one mile south of Horseneck Church, was in the City of Newyork. His niece informed me that her aunt, Mr. Davis's sister, viz, Mrs. [margin: 156]

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[margin: 240 1066] [margin: 157.] Elizabeth German or Jarmin was still alive, with all her faculties well preserved except her hearing. That she still resides at Glen Cove, L. I. near the Steamboat wharf along with her son John Jarmin who, I think, is a boatman, &c. She remembered my visit last year. I left my card for Mr. Davis.

October 18th Samuel Lyon of Weaver Street: "When Major Huggford cut off the American regulars in North North Street, he called, in the middle of the night, at the house of Ebenezer Knapp and woke him up suddenly by thunder -ing at the door. Knapp, supposing it a hostile visit, sprang up and took hold of his musket, but Huggford called out to him: "Knapp! you need'nt [margin: 157]

I left my card for Mr. Davis. October 18th Samuel Lyon of Weaver Street: "When Major Huggford cut off the American regulars in North North Street, he called, in the middle of the night, at the house of Ebenezer Knapp and woke him up suddenly by thunder -ing at the door. Knapp, supposing it a hostile visit, sprang up and took hold of his musket, but Huggford called out to him: "Knapp! you need'nt [margin: 157]