The place where Colonel Hatfield surprised a party of Americans who had been below was probably at William Underhill's about a mile south of Lent's Hill. Some American troops were [certainly] once surprised there early in the morning.

[marg: x] Vermille's house, where Isaac (Uck) Odell and two others, guides, were surprised and taken in June '81, on their return from an excursion to Morrisania, having stopped to sup -- is on the Sprain Road one mile and an half south east of Joseph Odell's.

Barton, Lawrence Smith and Vincent had been about our place several days intending an excursion

somewhere below where they had frequently been, when they were surprised by the Kipp's. They were foolish rash young men, who had rendered themselves extremely ob- =noxious to DeLancey's Refugees. -

When Kipps party came up these youth's presented their pieces but did'nt fire - the Refugees telling them: "if you pull a trigger we'll hack you to pieces." They then attempted to escape across Saw Mill river. Barton was killed just as he had crossed the river and his head cut entirely off. Law- =rence Smith was killed about forty rods west of the river. Vincent secreted himself under a heap of brush, but being discovered by a horse treading on him, received three

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cuts on his arm and had his head cleft open by the sabre. He was left for dead, but recovered to the astonishment of every one.

Elijah Vincent was from near East chester Village and he had a brother who was a black-smith and had his shop, in the Revolutionary War, near where Armstrong's tavern was afterwards built. Soon after the French Army came to West Chester County, a detachment of Lauzun's cavalry called at his Smithy and requested him to shoe some horses.