[margin: 1845.] Oct.r 7th & 8th. Mrs. Hannah Fannells: "My maiden name was Brundage, and my father's house where I was born, stood a little below David Dick's old house on the North Street road. I remember well the day of the Battle of White Plains. It was a fine, sun shiny, still day. The British army advanced by the Scars -dale (that is, the Mamaroneck) road. A body of them crossed the fields and came out near Dan Lyons, but none passed our house. Fauconnier's house (that is, Sniffens) where we now are, was about that time, made a Hospital and the Stone house (Jams Dicks, afterwards) a magazine or Ammunition house. When Colonel Thomas was taken and James Brundage Killed, Simcoe passed our house, and must, I suppose,

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[margin: 1845.] 73. have retired by the Purchase Street road or King Street. They were about taking Carpenter, when some one said: "Let him remain_ he'll die upon your hands," and they then left him at the door.

October 18th. Mrs. Thomas Ferris of North Castle. I am a native of Middle Patent, where I lived during the Revolutionary War, and married, near its close, Mr. Thomas Ferris. I think it was part of De Lancey's party that fired Bedford from their conduct as they attacked Mr. !... Millers of that place, re- -fusing him quarter and hewing him to pieces with their swords_

They were about taking Carpenter, when some one said: "Let him remain_ he'll die upon your hands," and they then left him at the door. October 18th. Mrs. Thomas Ferris of North Castle. I am a native of Middle Patent, where I lived during the Revolutionary War, and married, near its close, Mr. Thomas Ferris. I think it was part of De Lancey's party that fired Bedford from their conduct as they attacked Mr. !... Millers of that place, re- -fusing him quarter and hewing him to pieces with their swords_