About the middle of the war, General Thomas's flour mills on the Byram, near his house, were taken and plundered by a party of DeLancey's Refugees who took off a great quantity of flour. Among the Refugees who came up on this occasion was one Silvanus Simmons who belonged to DeLancey's Corps, but who a short time previously was found by General Thomas at West Point, where he had been [margin: 158] [page break] [margin: 159.] for some time in prison, from which he was taken by Thomas (who knew him) on parole and very kindly treated. Brom Barrett, I think, was a British subject probably, an Irishman.

December 18th Lott Merritt, of Rye, Jr.: "Once during the Revolutionary war, Shube Merritt and one Benoni (?) Newman, a brother of Platt Newman, were at the house of Nathaniel Brown the father of Judge Nehemiah Brown. Nathaniel Brown was a shoemaker and they were bargaining with him for shoes. An American patrol from Sherwood's or Byram Bridge passed by, upon which Shube and [margin: 159]

Brom Barrett, I think, was a British subject probably, an Irishman. December 18th Lott Merritt, of Rye, Jr.: "Once during the Revolutionary war, Shube Merritt and one Benoni (?) Newman, a brother of Platt Newman, were at the house of Nathaniel Brown the father of Judge Nehemiah Brown. Nathaniel Brown was a shoemaker and they were bargaining with him for shoes. An American patrol from Sherwood's or Byram Bridge passed by, upon which Shube and [margin: 159]