seized and shook one of them who screamed for assistance. His comrades came to his aid and my father threw them about and knocked some of them down. More came, and the French soldiers, now very much excited raised the cry of "Refugee!" "Refugee!" My father then pulled a stake out of the fence and defended himself for sometime, keeping them at bay, and knocked several of them down. He was at last overpowered, and taken by the enraged soldiers before Rochambeau. The French soldiers wanted to kill him, but Rochambeau pleased with his hardihood, after a short confinement discharged him, first however making him promise never again to attack the French army!"

1847. Augt 24th Elijah Valentine, of 26 Stanton Street: "I believe Bearmore was De- Lancey's Major. Almost the only circumstance of the Revolutionary war which I recollect is that

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of seeing the wounded brought from a skirmish in East Chester past and some to my father's house. My father was a Loyalist, but went below without taking up arms, and remained neutral. Austin Stinnard lives between Ed. Terris's old place and Pelham. He is the oldest man about West Chester town and recollects most of the revolution!"

Frederick Valentine of 206 Delancey Street down an alley in the rear of a butcher's shop. "The maiden name of Bearmore's mother was Kirkpatrick, an old West Chester family in reduced circumstances, & he was born on the Neck. He was a brave, humane, popular man, but couldn't keep his men from plundering, and was in consequence much blamed. In person, he was straight, tall, fair complexioned and handsome. After he received his mortal wound he was

Frederick Valentine of 206 Delancey Street down an alley in the rear of a butcher's shop. "The maiden name of Bearmore's mother was Kirkpatrick, an old West Chester family in reduced circumstances, & he was born on the Neck. He was a brave, humane, popular man, but couldn't keep his men from plundering, and was in consequence much blamed. In person, he was straight, tall, fair complexioned and handsome. After he received his mortal wound he was