Holmes was a Colonel in the American service until the middle or latter part of the war. He was a disappointed man and considered himself ill treated. He advanced moneys to pay the troops when the authorities had none, and was not afterwards refunded when it was in their power. When the British burnt Bedford they advanced no further east than the District School House which stands about a quarter of a mile from the Village on the Poundridge road. Here they posted a guard while they set fire to the village. There were no troops at or near Bedford at the time but the militia. The village was entirely deserted by the men all of whom had turned out in the militia. Capt. Richard Sackett was from Bedford. In the attack on Poundridge, Tarleton advanced and retreated by the west road through North castle. - When they burnt Bedford they advanced by the west road, and retreated by the Post road. The Revd. Mr. Blatchford, when he first arrived from England preached about a year at Bedford, and then settled near Albany. He was much liked in Bedford.
The village was entirely deserted by the men all of whom had turned out in the militia. Capt. Richard Sackett was from Bedford. In the attack on Poundridge, Tarleton advanced and retreated by the west road through North castle. - When they burnt Bedford they advanced by the west road, and retreated by the Post road. The Revd. Mr. Blatchford, when he first arrived from England preached about a year at Bedford, and then settled near Albany. He was much liked in Bedford.