1035 185 [margin: 126] [margin: A.B.N.] [margin: 1850.] October 21st Gilbert Bearmore, of King Street: "I don't know where Major Mansfield Bearmore was born or where his mother was from, or what her maiden name was, but both son and mother were natives, probably, of the old Borough town of West Chester. We are cousins of the Peekskill Bearmores, and these last were cousins of Major Mansfield Bearmore and his sisters. John Bearmore who was at Horton Reynolds's in the night of Colonel Wells's capture and gave information of the coming attack, &c, was my father."

Oct. 21st Theodore Mead, of Putnam Hill. Mr. Mead, at my request, cheerfully examined the papers of his grand father Colonel (afterwards General) Mead of Putnam Hill, Horse -neck, for information relative to the [margin: 126.]

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186 1036 [margin: 127.] Revolutionary war, although much indisposed from inflammation of an eye. He gave me an old Orderly Book the entries of in which were of July and August in the year 1776, when Colonel (then Major) Meads regiment lay in New York City, and promised to furnish me with any documents containing military information relative to the war of independence which he might find upon a more accurate search. He said: "My grand father was never taken prisoner that I heard of. Putnam's feat in riding down hill has been very much overrated," &c.

¶ See Order of July 27. 1776 - Meads Order Books, [margin: 127]

He gave me an old Orderly Book the entries of in which were of July and August in the year 1776, when Colonel (then Major) Meads regiment lay in New York City, and promised to furnish me with any documents containing military information relative to the war of independence which he might find upon a more accurate search. He said: "My grand father was never taken prisoner that I heard of. Putnam's feat in riding down hill has been very much overrated," &c. ¶ See Order of July 27. 1776 - Meads Order Books, [margin: 127]