Portchester, Oct. 19th Roger Purdy: In 1776, I belonged to Capt. Samuel Treadwell's Company of Light Horse and was at Tarrytown when the British frigates attacked the American row-galleys. Tredwell lived in the Purchase. The foragers, I think, did not pay.

October 19th Lott Merritt: Shube Merritt was a native of Rye. His hand and part of his fore arm were shot off. Shube had a single combat with a Captain Dole (?), a Scotch-man in the American service.x [marg: x Dole was but a Sergeant in Sheldon's troop, at this time - Was afterwards pro-moted to a Lieutenancy. J.E.] Dole discharged his carbine and pistols, and Shube discharged his pistols without effect except that Shube was slightly wounded. Shube then reloaded, and

Lott Merritt cont'd.

wounded Dole in the side who thereupon retreated and wounded until faint from loss of blood he fell from his horse and was carried, at his request, to Mr. Brown's, where he lay until he recovered. While there, Shube called and demanded his money. --

Dole refused to give it up. Shube then declared he would put him to death. Dole said he might but he should never surrender his property. Shube prepared to execute his threats and Dole bid him defiance. Shube then said he admired his courage, and should henceforth be his friend, and, saying that sick and among strangers he must want money, put his hand in his pocket and gave him a guinea. --

Shube was killed, at New Rochelle, a few days before the peace was declared. He killed the French commissary in or near King Street, and took 150 Louis d'ors from him, in 1781. Cornet Thomas Merritt [marg: * This must have been the Cornet (alluded to -- and whose name is left blank, in the first Note Book I copied) who was with Simcoe.