Thomas's saw mill on the south of the road just after you raise a slight hill, between Purchase Street and King Street. On the morning of the attack we were in the fields east of Purchase Street and opposite the White Plains road. Capt. Richard Sackett was at breakfast, and was taken with his brother in the house. Prince [Sackett], a slave, of Captain Sacket, belonged to our company, stood firm, but he was a little afraid of the bullets. I, on the contrary, had no such thing as fear about me. I was then very rash. Kipp said, point- -ing to me: "There's another rascal! What are you doing here, you black rascal?" &c. I then stepped quickly from the ranks and pushed my bayonet into his hip, running instantly back, and regaining my station unhurt, though struck at by Kipp and some of his men. I was much blamed for this.
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of his men. [Here are some of Mosier's men: (?)] Richard Sacket, James Sackett Prince S. David Jones, Sergeant David Slater, J. Pr., Godfrey Voight, Sergeant James Croft, Abel Williams, Henry Christian, Shubal Cunningham, Silvanus Ferris, two Indians, and two light complexioned colored men. [Mosier was too stubborn to go to the woods.]
I then stepped quickly from the ranks and pushed my bayonet into his hip, running instantly back, and regaining my station unhurt, though struck at by Kipp and some of his men. I was much blamed for this. - Hufeland Index Page 444 - of his men. [Here are some of Mosier's men: (?)] Richard Sacket, James Sackett Prince S. David Jones, Sergeant David Slater, J. Pr., Godfrey Voight, Sergeant James Croft, Abel Williams, Henry Christian, Shubal Cunningham, Silvanus Ferris, two Indians, and two light complexioned colored men. [Mosier was too stubborn to go to the woods.]