Being down on a Sunday, there was a good deal of skirmishing between Delavan's Rangers + the Tory refugees (Capt Delavan who commanded a company of rangers was stationed at Judge Ward's house + went down every day to protect the teams) Mr Crawford called to see his sister + fill into the rear of the teams. The refugees came into the house + he surrendered himself a prisoner. One of them asked his name + as soon as he told it, run him through with his bayonet. He was taken to Kings Bridge
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thrown into a waggon, to be taken to New York + died by the way. The same night a company commanded by Capt Archibald Campbell (a Scotchman) were marched into the yard in front of Judge Ward's house. Campbell immediately advanced onto the piazza floor + uttered the most profane oaths, + ordering the rangers to resign. He had approached the step of the door, when a shot from inside struck him + he fell dead on the piazza floor, when some of his men fired, + killed Lieut Paddock, who was standing inside, near the door. After entering the lower part of the house + finding no one there (the Rangers some of them secreting themselves in different parts of the house + some made their escape out of the back door) Campbells men made a precipitate retreat, there being a large company of militia at a house about ¼ mile distant who, on hearing the firing, instead of arming to the aid of the rangers, all ran off.