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Mr. Patty Holmes. Nov 25th. Mrs. Patty Holmes of Bedford: Poundridge was burnt on Friday, and Bedford a week from the next Sunday, that is nine days after. On the retiring of the British from Poundridge through Bedford they burnt the church, that is, the Meeting House and Colonel Holmes' house, and a week from the next Sunday they burnt all the houses, except one. A woman begged them to spare her house and they consented. She then interceded for the opposite house where the brothers of Colonel Holmes lived. Here they found a pair of pistols, and would not then consent, &c. The British were part Refugees and part regular troops. When the British retreated from Pound- -ridge Capt. Gilbert Dean's first wife at- -tacked and took a Refugee soldier who lagged behind. Armed with her husband's gun she made him prisoner. Colonel Holmes was disappointed at a Colonel in the American service till the latter part of the war. He was disappointed, and
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Mrs Patty Holmes contd.
considered himself ill treated - He advanced his own money to pay the troops when the authorities, could not command it and was not refunded afterwards. Mrs. Ronalds of Fishkill, a daughter of Colonel Holmes. Mrs. Elizabeth Trowbridge lives at Sing Sing where with Mrs. Coyler her son in law. Mr. Samuel Lawrence, near Cross river. Mr. Samuel Barrett lives 2 ½ miles from Bedford.
Mr. Jeremy Reynolds lives near Mr. Barrett's one and a half miles from Bedford.