All the rest were closed.

Shube Merritt often came up here with small parties of two three or half a dozen plundering and sweeping off horses and cattle.

When the British Refugees came up in the winter to Mahanus river, they chased several Americans who took to the ice and escaped. The Refugee horse didn't venture to follow, because the ice was too weak. This was the time Colonel Fitch advanced upon the Refugee horse

and compelled them to retreat. Samuel Reynolds was chased among the others across Mahanus river. When they pulled up, he turned about and charged with his bayonet wounding the horse of one of them. Reynolds was very obstinate and refused to surrender.

DeLancey's Refugees cut off the American posts at Byram and Sherwood's Bridge so often that these out-posts were withdrawn to Titus's Bridge on Mahanus river, where they remained all the war although several times cut off.

Peck's land commences about one mile and three quarters north of Sherwood's Bridge and extends in a northerly direction about two miles, but does not extend as far west as Byram river.

Major Bearmore came up here very often and cut off the guards at Byram and Sherwood's Bridge. He was a very savage fellow?

There was one Colonel Holdredge who commanded a regiment of militia horse. Once they went below, and had a pretty smart skirmish with the enemy somewhere north of New Rochelle or Marmneck This might have been Colonel Whites affair with Simcoe. It was not cold weather when it took place. That much I remember.