John's house, and knew a door that was not closed a night, so that they got into Col. St. Johns bedroom without any alarm, and took him, his son, and Mr. Isaacs, the father of Benjamin and Charles. DeLancey's horse once came within a mile of Stamford village. This was the furthest east they ever were, I believe. At the time of Dansbury expedition I belonged to Captain Jesse Bell's coast guards and marched to Ridgefield where on the of April we were posted north of Stebbin's
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house where the old road turned to go to Danbury (or Reading?). We were posted to take the British in flank, as they came down the Ridgebury road. We were behind the fence, and eight or ten rods north of Stebbin's barn. The Danbury road there after passing Stebbin's house went down a hill and then turned north east. The British advanced with music which we heard a long time before the reached us. When they saw us they fired, but fired too high. This was musketry. The next day I was at Saugatuck and passed over the Bridge. We attacked the north end of Compo hill, displaying as we advanced. Major Bradley of tratford, one of General Wooster's aids was along side of use on horseback. We attempted to take the hill, but they fired with cannon and prevented us. A good many of our folks were killed and wounded at Compo. Gel. Arnold, I believe