Novr 6th Widow Andrew Mead:

"Andrew Mead died April 21. 1821, aged 66, or rather within a month of 66, having been born in May. He was a native of [marg: Putnam's Hill] Horseneck having been born at Put's Hill where Dr Meadow lives. He held three different commissions, viz. Ensign, Quartermaster and Lieutenant. He afterwards held various public offices, viz. that of Sheriff and collector, &c

I think I cannot be mistaken in the fact-that Brom Barrett let Captain Frink escape. He might have been concerned with Wilson. I think he (Barrett) was an Irishman. Barrett was hanged by D. and L. because he let Frink go, because they thought him a spy, and because he was a deserter.

When they took Colonel Hatfield at Harris's house, the Americans (that is, Lieut. Mead) intended to take off the Refugee horses so as to prevent our immediate pursuit; but, unfortunately, the

horses got loose, being frightened with the fire. Those were the best horses in the Country, and they ran off to the stables and escaped. The pursuers mounted these horses and followed on, overtaking some at Maroneck, and following and killing many on the ice, cutting them to pieces and refusing quarter. The Americans set fire to the stable and let the horses loose which being frightened turned down a lane towards the water where the principal stables were. Lieut. Mead always said that they would all have been cut off if he had not urged them on, and taken a bye road beyond Mamaroneck.