was such, and he was so well known, that they were afraid of him. Bearsmore, was upper greatly dreaded by the lower party. He charged, pursued, cut down, and gave little quarter. He and Captain Samuel Kipp were the severest and most impe- -tuous of all the Refugee Commanders." October 23 [and 20th] William [margin: of Eastchester] Barker, aged ; "John and Isaac as well as their brother Cornelius …

Gilbert Vincent, junr. was the only smith in the shop at the time, and he declined shoeing the horse on the ground that they were out of coal, or for some reason of that kind. This was considered an insuffi- -cient excuse, and some of the West Chester guides were along with the horsemen and knew that the father and Elijah were strong tories. The whole of the American and French party therefore, co…

He had a quarrel once after the war, with Cornelius Oakley at White Plains and offered combat upon the spot. "I'll fight you", said he, "with any weapon you may make choice of, from [page break] a six pounder down to a pop-gun, and from a dragoon's sword to a cambric needle!" Capt. Solomon Fowler lived nearly opposite to where Major Theodosius Fowler afterwards built. His place was in the East nea…

In the afternoon, when about to return, he said to us, "Now boys, we've got a good boat; let's buckle to and get back soon!" I was saucy and answered, "Yes, Sir, we'll give her the spurs!" My answer was much laughed at at the time and considered a good one. Captain Fowler [page break] upon this occasion wore a large pair of silver spurs. Capt. Fowler had been out once previously to the Horseneck e…