It was designed and constructed by General Waterbury as a place of refuge for the people on the lines to fly to for safety with their cattle when the Refugees came up, but was so much out of the way the people laughed thinking no one would ever go to so remote a place. A guard was kept up there

The party that burnt Bedford consisted of regular troops as well as Refugees. I have heard that Colonel Holmes commanded them.

Old Colonel Holby was a captain in the Revolutionary war, and must have left several papers which if saved are in the hands of his grandson Jonathan Holly of Middle Patent. Samuel Smith [was his] brother in law.

[marg: Quaker-Ridge] Obadiah Mead's only son (that is, Solomon Mead) was killed by Bearmore or his party, a little south of Quakeridge Meeting House. He was a fine young man and there was great mourning for him.

Cock fighting and horse racing were both common in and after the revolutionary war, in Connecticut as well as in West Chester, as I have witnessed both myself. In Connecticut they had to be a little shy about betting. Col. Holmes and the

Knapps and Bushes of Horse neck kept fine horses and cocks and practiced both.

Luther Kinnicutt at the close of the war was a Skinner and his reputation bad. He lived in North Castle.

Daniel Chapman, was father to Silas Chapman, shot at Stanwich close by the Meeting House. The father always said he would shoot his son if he ever met him in the army.