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Octr. 12th David Merritt, of Courtland; Captain Kipp was a remarkably fine, fresh complexioned, portly, stout man, and made a very military appearance in regimentals. Kipp had the reputa- -tion of being a brave active soldier, but severe. Captain Totten on the other
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hand was kind to prisoners and of very pleasing manners. I remember when he returned from Nova Scotia. He seemed to have as many friends as though he had been a whig. Everybody spoke well of him. When the Refugees surprised Williams's party at Orsers, a party of them went north and cut off their retreat, driving Colonel John Odell, Post the guide, and others upon the ice where Odell fought with two and escaped. In the Revolutionary war there was no bridge between the mouth of the Croton and Pinesbridge until the Continental or New Bridge was built, which was situa- -ted about a mile from (that is, above) the present bridge at the wire factory.
When the Refugees surprised Williams's party at Orsers, a party of them went north and cut off their retreat, driving Colonel John Odell, Post the guide, and others upon the ice where Odell fought with two and escaped. In the Revolutionary war there was no bridge between the mouth of the Croton and Pinesbridge until the Continental or New Bridge was built, which was situa- -ted about a mile from (that is, above) the present bridge at the wire factory.