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October 30th Samuel Lawrence, 87 years old, a Pensioner: "In 1778, we encamped at Mount Misery where General [Washington] visited us - "Very good." (Our officers ^officer were ^was were absent and he [Washington] asked our sergeant how large the guard was, when we were relieved &c. To all the sergeants answers he replied: "very good!") In 1777, I went under Captain Richard Sackett in the Nine Month's Men and we fought the British across the Bronx near Williams Bridge. We then retreated for safety, and Major Fish our commander, a very wary man, conducted us, cautiously, across the fields to Wards house - Wards house was full, and our party went to a house about a quarter of a mile fur- -ther (Morgan's). I was fatigued with fighting and marching all day and fell asleep immediately, and was waked by the firing at Wards. Fifteen or
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sixteen Americans were killed there. Fish took a musket and fired at the British repeatedly. I believed always that Captn William Bouton, then living in South Salem killed Major Campbell with his [fuzee].[X] (?) (see orgl. p. 84) John Shaw, a Scotchman, a volunteer horseman, was at Ward's and went upstairs for his saddle after the enemy were in their stirrups and ^it went clink! clink! as he came down the stairs. They, the British, captured then, a great num- -ber of horses. When Bedford was burnt Col. Thomas, the day before, sent word that the enemy were out and several militia companies were ordered out. I was in my father's company and we lay at Samuel Lyon's near Canfield Hill. Several ^Two volunteer horseman were with us. Stephen Ambler was posted along with one