[margin: 18215] [margin: Scarsdale see next page] 89. October 24th William Barker Captain Campbell and Lieutenant Paddock met in Wards house; when the former entered and ran each other through. Lieut. Paddock had just at that time, obtained a Lieutenantcy in the Continental army, and came down to the lines to recruit from the militia and others. One of the Haines family, a private in the Queen's R…

He was at this time supposed by every horseman to be a British spy, and his capture and subsequent escape, were afterwards shown to have been pre-concerted with the view of impressing the Royalists and the public at large with the opinion that the American authorities considered him as strongly attached to the King and as being in the habit of rendering the tories important services. After leaving…

Once during the war, probably, in 6 or 7 Skinners was overtaken in Scarsdale near my father's house by a party of DeLancey's who attacked [page break] [margin: 18215] 92. them, refused to give them quarter, killed all but one, cut & left him for dead, he was cut to pieces and life barely remained in him, but he at length recovered. These men were hacked slashed and killed begging for quarter. [T…