[margin: John Schueman contd.] 26. his sword he cried out: "Come on! Come on!" Presently afterwards he returned with his wife on horseback on the same route where he was fired upon.

Jesse Mullineux: When the armed vessel in East Chester creek was taken, the Americans took possession of a sloop which had gone up the creek for hay. In the sloop they approached the British vessel. Being hailed, they gave a friendly answer, approached near and then boarded. There were but few men on board the British vessel, most of the crew being below. They then took both vessels to Connecticut. The hay boat in which they approached was known to the British and had been allowed to go up and down the creek [margin: * This is a very loose account of the capture of the Shuldham gunship (of 10 or 12 guns, the story says 12) guns, by Lockwood and part. - in June 1776. See a full affair in the Merritt Books. J.S. /] [page break] [margin: Jesse Mullineux contd.] 27. for a load. The whale boat men frequently came to City Island where I resided during all the war. The principal whale boat men were Jude Donaldson and his sons, Jones Sillock, and Nowe. Shube Merritt was along with Vincent when he shot the French captain. [It must have been the French suttler.] Shube exhibited the Frenchman's money (the Suttler's money?) all clotted with blood in my presence. Shube was killed, I think, in 1782 or '83, at a house occupied by Mrs. Fallon at the New Rochelle landing. The house is now there. Colonel Thomas came down once to City Island with 130 men and took possession. (?). In the hard winter the British guard boats and vessels of war were frozen in, and to secure themselves they cut channels in the ice round the ships with [above line: leading] zig zag communications of ice, and using logs &c. to reach the shore.

Shube was killed, I think, in 1782 or '83, at a house occupied by Mrs. Fallon at the New Rochelle landing. The house is now there. Colonel Thomas came down once to City Island with 130 men and took possession. (?). In the hard winter the British guard boats and vessels of war were frozen in, and to secure themselves they cut channels in the ice round the ships with [above line: leading] zig zag communications of ice, and using logs &c. to reach the shore.