The Morris woods were original forests of which the Refugees made their log huts extending from near the Post road along distance toward Kingsbridge. Here the Refugees lived with their families, some of which (women and children) had been expelled from the Upper Counties by the Whigs, and here joined their relations and families. Richard Morris's house which was burnt when Col. Hatfield was taken stood a quarter of a mile or more from Robert Morris's new house. (?) The Kipps were humane and gentlemanly, but Captain Knapp cruel and severe. Knapp married a sister of Col. Hatfield. Sir Wm. Erskine's division after the battle of White Plains encamped on the high ground west of Theophilus Hunt's from where it marched at 2. a.m. to ascend the Haerlem river and assist in taking Fort Washington. They had six sworn guides. Emery one of them, confused and frightened at
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Mrs. D. Edwards contd.
the responsibility of the army following him and the threats &c. - Erskines Head- -quarters at Hunts. - Mrs. Edward's aunt lived near West Chester village where Honeywell Watson now lives, and she had 450 pounds in specie in the house. - Four or five of Emmerick's soldiers with blackened faces and disguised robbed her; but unob- -served, she cut the skirts of their coats with a scissors and identified them to Colonel Emmerick who caused them to be flogged &c. and recovered for 300 pounds &c. The soldiers vowed revenge. Soon after of a Christmas evening when all were absent but an old negro woman, the house was robbed and Mrs. found dead cut to pieces by sword cuts. Her arms hacked as if fending off sabre clips and the old black woman dead in her chair but [?] unwounded having expired apparently from fear - Murderers never found out but supposed to have been Emmerick's men.