When mother carried out the drink he turned the ruffles of his wrist band back when perceiving his hand bloody, she shuddered so that she could not hold the bowl and handed it to another person when Captain Samuel (Kipp) said: "Never mind, Deborah. - 'Tis only a little of the damned rebels blood!" Samuel Kipp was austere, and had the reputation of being severe towards prisoners, but was originally a tender hearted and quick witted, lively man. Once towards the end of the war Lu- -ther Kennicutt came to my father's at the head of a party of Skinners, consisting of Robert Simmons, Joseph Gregory, of Somers, and Daniel Varnell. They demanded our money. Kennicutt robbed my uncle of his hat and coat - made him take them off and gave him in exchange an old bear-
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-skin great coat exclaiming: "There! - I have worn Tom. Flewelling's old coat long enough!" They ransacked our house for money on this occasion, but didn't find any. My uncle the same day had given me a mitten filled with gold and silver, saying: "Take this, and put it where the robbers can't find it." I hid it in the cellar, at the bottom of a heap of turnips, and though they ransacked the cellar they didn't find it. Kennicutt's reputation was bad. He was a Skinner. John Champenois and Stephen White were the names of the men killed at Young's house in December 1778. Champenois's family, except himself, were all whigs. Stephen White was not a soldier but merely hired to guard Champeniox."
My uncle the same day had given me a mitten filled with gold and silver, saying: "Take this, and put it where the robbers can't find it." I hid it in the cellar, at the bottom of a heap of turnips, and though they ransacked the cellar they didn't find it. Kennicutt's reputation was bad. He was a Skinner. John Champenois and Stephen White were the names of the men killed at Young's house in December 1778. Champenois's family, except himself, were all whigs. Stephen White was not a soldier but merely hired to guard Champeniox."