I knew him better than Sam who was considered a very good officer. I was with two or three girls that lived in the neighborhood whom I had met; and when I saw the French troops I said to the girls: "These are not our troops." They said so too. I kept my way on towards Morrisania Point and crossed to York Island, because I had lost my [page break] [margin: E] parole, and was afraid of difficulty if taken. I crossed Harlem river in a boat and witnessed Montross's affair from York Island. The horse refused to swim across to the end, and was finally brought across in a boat.

Novr 5th David Higgins of Bedford, aged 80: "When Thad. Seely was wounded, the Refugees were pursued by fifteen or twenty of Sheldons and by the militia, as far as Buttermilk hill, and David Holmes who was much wounded and many others were taken. All Sheldons except Stephen Lounsberry were taken and he escaped with much difficulty by running his horse. A number of the militia were taken at

The horse refused to swim across to the end, and was finally brought across in a boat. Novr 5th David Higgins of Bedford, aged 80: "When Thad. Seely was wounded, the Refugees were pursued by fifteen or twenty of Sheldons and by the militia, as far as Buttermilk hill, and David Holmes who was much wounded and many others were taken. All Sheldons except Stephen Lounsberry were taken and he escaped with much difficulty by running his horse. A number of the militia were taken at