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November 20th. David Brown of Harrison: "Captain Smith from Stamford, or near there was surprised during the war, at a house situated in the fields, a little off the road and near where Roger Purdy lived by a party of Refugees among whom was the notorious Steve Merritt. The Refugee commander called upon Smith whose party was small to surrender, offering quarter &c. with which summons Captain Smith complied ordering his men to lay down their arms, but at the moment of surrender, one of his men not hearing his officers command or disregarding it fired and killed or wounded one of the Refugees. Shube instantly singling out Smith (although he was in no way to blame) fired and shot his thumb off. Smith then told Shube he would someday be revenged, and accordingly after peace was pro-
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-claimed he accompanied a party of whale boatmen who obtained intelligence of the celebrated plunder being in New Rochelle and surrounded the house where he was. Shube ran up stairs and would not surrender until quarter had been promised. He then came down but Smith said: "We will give you quarters but they must be such quarters as you gave me in North Street- March off to yonder shed and I will fire. If I miss you may go clear, but if I hit take the consequences." Shube went a short [distance] and turned round to look when several fired at the same moment and the robber fell dead. - Bad as Shube was, yet good faith was outraged in his death, and at the time there was ever a feeling in his favour. It was considered by many at the