He was met by an officer coming out of the cabin with a pistol in each hand who fired. Both balls took effect, one on each side, and he was lame, in consequence, for life. He was constable at Horseneck for many years afterwards. In July 1781, a Sutler, attached to the French army, and two [X3] other Frenchmen, were at Andrew Lyon's, near Portchester where Mr. Bush now lives, eating dinner. They had come from White Plains with a team or wagon and horses to buy cider. Shube
[X1] Wells requested to be sent to the rear, fearing that he may be killed, accidentally, by his own men. - see other accounts of this affair. J.E.
[X2] The Shuldham guard ship.
[X3] Another account says 3 men.
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Nehemiah Brown contd.
Merritt with Neb. ^(Neb?) Merritt and Tim Saxton heard of it and came to attack them. These Refugees looked in at the window (windows and doors being open), and the Frenchmen ran. Tim. Saxton, pursuing, rested his gun upon the bars of the fence and shot the sutler dead. Shube Merritt, being active, sprang over the fence and stripped the French- -man of a belt he wore about his waist which contained two or three hundred "French guineas." These the robbers divided - Shube retaining the largest portion. Another Frenchman was (previously?) overtaken, and surrendered himself (to Shube Merritt?) a prisoner. The third ran north, towards Samuel Brown's (the next house) for his life, pur- -sued by Neb. Merritt with his unloaded gun. The Frenchman, hand pressed by Neb. Merritt, took up a large stone and faced him. He pointed his gun. The Frenchmen hurled the stone, and running round Samuel Brown's house, jumped