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Reuben Wright's mills, (lately known as Robbins's and Thomas Wrights) are now Sands's Mills. When André was taken Lieutenant Colonel Jamieson lay at the head of Mill Square at or near Thomas Wright's Mills. In 1781, Lauzun's Legion marched from Bedford by the Post road passing Smith's at sun about one or two hours high, or rather, I should say, near night fall. About twenty or thirty American guides rode in front. They went to Morris's that same night. Steve Hunt, one of Delancey's told me that the guard ships had promised to protect them but could not. The banks were too high, the shot passed over or went into the ground. The Refugees had to swim to Long Island or take to the
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woods, and some were captured. The French infantry next day passed towards White Plains by the west road passing North Castle Church (I believe). Their drums were beating all day long. The party that burnt Bedford were composed of Refugees, Regular troops and Yagers. My father said the Yagers took bundles of plunder from his house. The Refugees piloted them. Samuel Kipp was along and assisted my aunt in taking furniture &c out of my fathers house which they had fired. The Refugees fired the following houses on their retreat, viz: Peter Lyons's two houses, Israel Lyons Andrew Sniffen's house and barn, my father's (which was put out) my uncle Benjamin Hopkins's, Francis Nash's at Byram river, Benjamin