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Novr. 24th. Solomon Peck, of Peck's land, Greenwich, Connt. aged 84: "When Major Huggeford took off Colonel Wells, the Major advanced from King Street, crossed the Byram and Peck's land moving mostly through the fields, and so came into North Street north of Horton Reynolds's where he surprised Colonel Wells, and captured him and some of his officers and men. Huggeford retreated down Peck's land street with his men and officers. In Peck's land street about a mile and a half from Sherwood's ? Bridge the road then passed through a thick wood. The officer who commanded the van came in and reported that there was an armed force in front and asked what he should do. "Charge through them!" was Hick- -ford's answer. The officer did so, but sustained a heavy fire. This force was a patrol of Colonel Wells, consisting of 15 or 20 men. Colonel Wells was abed when taken. They took him off on horseback. Samuel Palmer, a sergeant of militia
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was a very enterprising, spunky man, and had about twelve men who followed him. Two of them were his brothers, Levi and Stephen They all carried long heavy guns that carried an ounce ball, while the Refugees had short pieces convenient to carry among the bushes. Palmer's men were a great terror to the Refugees. It was Levi Palmer who shot Chapman. It might have been the same day the latter killed June. Chapman was killed a quarter of a mile east of the Stanwich Meeting House on the east and west road. I remember when Captain Sylvanus Mead of the militia living at Clapboard ridge and Gideon Close of the same place were taken off.