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December 6th Robert Miller: "Captain Totten though not tall was rather above the middle size, strong, well made, and remarkably handsome. When I knew him he rode a very beauty- -ful grey mare. He went up once mounted upon this mare and returned next day with Benjamin Green whom he had wounded severely in the head and taken prisoner. He had met with Green and some others on horseback in the upper part of North Castle or thereabouts and given chase to them, he selecting Greene for his game. The fleetness of his mare enabled him soon to overtake his adversary, when Greene abandoned his horse and sprang over a fence in order to reach a neighboring wood, but Totten leaped his horse over the enclosure and was up with him in an instant. At this moment while in the act of raising his sword and
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calling upon his antagonist to surren- -der his mare stumbled and threw him prostrate upon the ground. It was now Greene's turn to dictate, and ac- -cordingly sword in hand he turned and advanced upon Totten, offering him quarter and calling upon him to yield. Totten, however, was upon his feet in an instant, and in a moment after attacked his antagonist. A single combat now ensued between the two, with sabers, both on foot. The Refugee Captain soon proved himself the better swordsman and Greene after receiving one or two severe wounds in the head surrendered. Greene was afterwards a militia Colonel, and father in law of Frederick I. Coffin. When Young's house was attacked there was a Continental guard in advance of about twelve men at our house who, on the first alarm, marched