The four and their friends always thought that they were entitled equally with the three to farms, medals and pensions, which they believed also they would have obtained had the case been fairly put before the Congress. We (the four) never forgave this. All seven of us were serving as either as volunteers or as eight month's men, or in the militia.?

Colonel Luddington was reputed a good soldier. Colonel Hammond who served who served under him had not much character in that respect

In the battle of Young's house Col, Thompson at length determined to retreat, but his horse was killed, by a brook, about a quarter of a mile from the house on or near the road leading

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to the upper Four Corners. Isaac Martling killed at Tarrytown was not a captain.

In 1776, I served under Captain Dutcher in a Company of Volunteers who chose him Captain. I afterwards served under Captain Gilbert Dean in a similar Company, and on a scout at Tuckeyhoe where we were surprised by a party of Refugees horse, I was wound -ed in several places by a broad sword while in the act of escaping by getting over a fence. Another time in a Company under Captain Jacob Acker about a quarter of a mile from Twitch -ings Corner on the road to Youngs House, we were attacked by some Refugees and defended ourselves successfully, wound -ing several of our opponents, and taking six horses and a colt.