causing half the troops to dismount and make a fresh attack, but the commander Hunt or Kipp said: "You see they are determined men, and most of you are married, and our loss will be too great," &c. Mosier said a great many swords were left behind, dropped by the dragoons, when their horses were rearing and plunging in consequence of their wounds. While the Refugees were deliberating Mosier's party gave three cheers for victory, and withdrew to the woods fearing an advance of a party of foot to support the horse of their antagonists. The Stockbridge Indians passed my father's which was the first house north of Smith's Tavern Steve Hunt then belonged to Emmerick's, and said that Emmerick
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exclaimed to the men after they had defended the Indians: "Ah, very fine men! - very fine men!" when the mend dodged he said: "You mustn't do so - It's no use - What do you dodge for?" Captain Theall was killed on Colonel Hatfield's excursion in July 1780. I saw his clothes after- -wards. Aaron Palmer belonged to Mosier's ^Sackett's company this time which were divided into three parties, one commanded by Sackett, one by Mosier, and the other by Sergeant McLeod. Theall and two others formed the advance, and attempted to cut through Theall was killed, one was wounded, and this one and the other rode through and escaped. The owners of the cattle then got the beasts again. Aaron Palmer got Theall's boots, and