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October 31. Captain David Miller, of Bedford; aged 80: "My father, when Bedford was burnt, was a militia Cap- -tain, and lay with his company east of the village. He had occupied a house on the Stamford road, a little south of Mr. Jonathan Mill's, but fearful of surprise, &c. took post the night before in a neighboring wood. He afterwards found that the Refugees when they en- -tered Bedford made directly for this house to take him, so well were they informed. I believe the British party were mostly Refugees and commanded by Colonel Holmes who had belonged to Bedford and been an officer in the Ame- -rican service, but thinking himself ill used in not being promoted when others less deserving were, had gone over to the British and received the command of Lieut. Colonel. All the houses in Bedford were burnt except one or two be- -longing to persons friendly to the Royal cause. Holmes afterwards the war return- -ed here, and was a noted gambler.
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Stephen Ambler was too late in escaping, trusting too much to the fleetness of his horse. He was overtaken and killed. When Colonel Hatfield returned from Middle Patent, with cattle, &c, in July, 1780, Captain Richard Sacket was patroling with 40 or 50 men in the neighborhood of King Street. Lieut. Mosier proposed that they should waylay him. Sacket for a long time refused, saying he had not men enough. Mosier urged and at last asked leave to take all who would volunteer and make the attempt alone. Sacket at length consented to go with his whole force. They accordingly took a position on the road by which Hatfield was retreat- -ing, some distance east of Clapp's bridge on the Bryam.