There were about two hundred Americans in the house, and they all escaped but twenty seven who were taken prisoners and six who were killed. The British had eight killed. I ran out of the house north, and found a company advancing which I joined and with them advanced to the house where the British when the British were firing into the windows. We took post behind a stone wall and attacked them, but they out numbered and outflanked us, and compelled us to retreat. That night we retreated two miles off and next day buried the dead at Ward's house, and next day after that we retreated to North Castle, and afterwards about a week went to White Plains where we remained until discharged.

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I was in the Coast Guard under Capt. Jesse Bell at Ridgefield. We were posted on the road leading to Reading on the east flank. The British advanced with a broad front and fired first. Arnold mounted another horse and rode off at speed laying down upon the animal. Bowers Howe told me this who saw it. Capt. Bell's company of Coast Guard were in the Third Division - one, at Stamford under Bell - Lieut. Sloper commanded the one at Darian, and the one at Roxon or Noroton river was commanded by Lieut Howe. There was a whale boat Captain named Reynolds Finch, who was from this neighbor- -hood. [See preceding page] While I was at North Castle in 1777, some prisoners in number about twelve were sent up to the commanding officer at Peekskill under a guard of ten or twelve men. While on the march the prisoners rose upon the guard, and after a