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October 31st Jeremiah Green of Middle Patent. When Colonel Hatfield drove off the cattle from Middle Patent, &c, he came up to North Castle, then took across road about a mile north east from Smith's, and came into Middle Patent road. Here they swept off horses, sheep and cattle, and going north east till they came to the Bedford and Stanwich road when they went southerly to Stanwich; from which place they went westwardly to Round Hill. They collected the cattle &c. from the fields wherever they could find them. At the rocky pass between Round Hill and Quaker Ridge, Lieutenant Mosier with Sackett's company opposed them, and fired upon them in the road &c. They were panic struck and left the cattle, &c. They then made a circuit going first through the woods by a cart
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path which ran nearly westerly to Quaker Ridge. Here they formed again, making a halt a little while. I saw this myself. They had got into much confusion after losing the cattle. They then went south till they came into the southerly road lead- -ing from Stanwich to White Plains. After crossing the bridge by Clapp's Mills they moved towards King Street till they found Colonel Bebee advancing against them, when they took to the fields, cut across a corner of the road near Tommy Clapp's and so gained King Street. One of the prisoners they had taken told me of this last in relation to their meeting Colonel Bebee. This was the only time they came up and took away stock in large force. Small parties came up often. Our cattle were driven