When Major Hungerford returned from Nova Scotia he at first lived on the hill across Byram river, and was compelled to go about with arms for fear of the Donelsons who had threatened to kill him, &c. Col. White stopped old Mrs. Carihart about the same time he stopped us and tried to drive her to M Horseneck also, but she was such a scold he could do nothing with her and let her go. While at Horseneck on this occasion and under guard, a tory, old Captain Sherwood ordered the guard to let us go. The guard at first refused, but Captain Sherwood at last got us clear. He liked to drink, and we stopped and drank with him in the afternoon at a Tavern at Horse- -neck. My father said, "How is it that
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you, a tory, take such liberties with the officers as to set the prisoners free?" He replied, "Mr. Brown, every devil of 'em is over head and ears in debt to me."
The guard at first refused, but Captain Sherwood at last got us clear. He liked to drink, and we stopped and drank with him in the afternoon at a Tavern at Horse- -neck. My father said, "How is it that - Hufeland Index Page 883 - you, a tory, take such liberties with the officers as to set the prisoners free?" He replied, "Mr. Brown, every devil of 'em is over head and ears in debt to me."