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Decr. 6th Robert Merritt, of Rye. "I am in my 78th year. In the latter part of the Revolutionary war, there was a skirmish in the village of Sawpitt between a party of Refugees who had been into Connecticut, and were taking a drove of cattle below, and a party of Continentals and militia who pursued. The Refugees were compelled to abandon the cattle. One Refugee had his horse shot whereupon he jumped up behind one of the others. One of the cattle was killed in the skirmish and afterwards butchered by the continentals. The cattle were all, I believe, retaken. We had a fine young horse taken by the Hessians when they lay on Griffen's hill which we never got again. Another was taken and my mother went below to re- -claim it. Col. Emmerick said, "the woman shall have her horse," and my mother got him. The whaleboat was Valentine Ryders.
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Fade Donaldson and others used to come up Byram river and lay near our house which was the dwelling nearest to the Sound. They frequented our house very much. My father was neutral and reputed a tory.
We had a fine young horse taken by the Hessians when they lay on Griffen's hill which we never got again. Another was taken and my mother went below to re- -claim it. Col. Emmerick said, "the woman shall have her horse," and my mother got him. The whaleboat was Valentine Ryders. - Hufeland Index Page 888 - Fade Donaldson and others used to come up Byram river and lay near our house which was the dwelling nearest to the Sound. They frequented our house very much. My father was neutral and reputed a tory.