They said he might have so fortified himself in the swamp as to have bid defiance to an enemy. One of his men was killed and one wounded I believe he didn't afterwards command I think there was no fighting when they took Major Samuel Lyon who was a very pleasant, good man. William Mosier was a mason from near Horseneck who afterwards moved up the country. When Captain Theall was killed the Refugees came up to North astle, and so went into the Middle
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Patent sweeping off the cattle of the Whigs. Black rate was enforced here - that is, Whig losses were assessed on tories and on those who would not take up arms. The Mills now owned by Sands were in the Revolutionary war owned by one Thomas Wright, where great quantities of stores were kept. Robbin's Mills were then owned by one Reuben Wright. Captain Kipp, as I have heard, commanded the horse that attacked Captain Bouton near Smith's when he surrendered. The French army built two very large ovens about forty rods north of Sands' Mills where they baked five hundred loaves at a time in the two. A French Forage Master ? was killed a little south of Pines Bridge by
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four men. Totten and Tillet were two of them. The Frenchman went down upon his knees and begged. They cast lots who should kill and the person on whom it should fall was to have his gold watch over and above an equal share of the plunder, such as horse, money &c. The lot fell on Tillett (?) who performed the murder by striking him on the head with the butt of his pistol being afraid of causing an alarm by firing.