Two of them were his brothers, Levi and Stephen They all carried long heavy guns that carried an ounce ball, while the Refugees had short pieces convenient to carry among the bushes. Palmer's men were a great terror to the Refugees. It was Levi Palmer who shot Chapman. It might have been the same day the latter killed June. Chapman was killed a quarter of a mile east of the Stanwich Meeting House on the east and west road.

I remember when Captain Sylvanus Mead of the militia living at Clap board Ridge and Gideon Close of the same place were taken off. This Captain Mead was afterwards killed at Coscob.

The Refugees were very plenty and always skulking in the woods and bushes. Most of those who originally came up from Morrisania were originally from about here.

Captain Isaac Howe of Pecksland a very active, bold militia officer, was attacked once

[marg: see origl. p. 45.] in the road, between his house and Horse neck by two Refugees. He was on horseback with a child in his arms, and his sister, behind him. The Refugees ordered him to surrender. He refused, and put the child in the road while his sister jumped off. The Refugees fired, and the ball of one passed through his body. He was going up hill, and the ball striking him under the collar bone came out at of his shoulder. (?) The Refugees had both been his neighbors. After receiving the wound Howe drew a pistol and faced about firing at the Refugees who imme=diately ran off.