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Novr. 5th Isaac Quintard, of Greenwich, aged 84: "I was private in a company raised by Jabez Fitch of Horse- -neck. These were state troops. Fitch was commissioned by Governor Trumbull as Captain, Joseph Hull of Derby (father of Commodore Hull) as Lieutenant, and Andrew Mead of Horseneck as Ensign. This company was raised in the beginning of 1781, to serve both on land and water.
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When the Shuldham was taken, we went down in whaleboats and landed at Pells or Rodman's Neck. Here L[ockwood] M[ead] and Deforest took boats enough for their men, went across the Neck, launched the boats in E.C. [X] creek and took the sloop - Little Stanton, a vessel which plied be- -tween New York and E[ast] C[hester], con- -cealed their men in the hold, and sailed down, under a light breeze from the west, for the Shuldham which was lying at anchor (near City Island). When the Americans came near, the British sentinel hailed: "What ship is that?" L[ockwood] answered: "The Little Stanton." The sentinel then said: "Take care - you'll run foul of us." Lockwood replied: "The rebel boats are out, and I want to lie under your stern ^stern lee for safety." - When they were near enough, Lockwood ran foul of her and lashed fast. The
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sentinel fired. Our men then came out of the hold and fired, sweeping the deck of the Shuldham and preventing the crew from coming on deck, they being asleep below. It was then not far from daylight. Our men then cut away the netting which was nearly ten feet high and boarded. Mead was the foremost in boarding. He was wounded by the British captain Roney of the Shuldham, a sloop or guard vessel, of twelve [X] guns.