Macdonald, John. Interview with Bell, Thaddeus, 1759-1851; (1847-11-03). Experiencing the Neutral Ground of the American Revolution: The McDonald Interviews, WCHS item 1651. Transcription courtesy of the Westchester County Historical Society (No copyright - United States).

- Hufeland Index Page 590 - November 3d Thaddeus Bell, of Darien, aged 89: "I was taken off from Middlesex Church by Captain Frost and confined in the Prevost (New Jail) for four or five months. Frost landed on the Point on the east side of the Scotch Cove, and so marched up through the woods, lying concealed in a swamp about fifty rods from the church till afternoon, when …

Our folks assembled in the afternoon under Major Davenport when the sun was about two hours high and attacked the Refugees who at one time left the inner island in consequence of the briskness of the attack, but soon returned rallying the men and manning the Isle of Rocks again. They fired upon Davenport from behind the rocks and sandbank and kept him off. Davenport thought it …

Joseph Hoyt, the Refugee who fought with Captain Hoyt, was son of Colonel Joseph Hoyt of Stamford, a Colonel in the Revolutionary war, and a Captain in the old French war. Captain Charles Thomas was said to have been from New Haven, and a hard, rough, man. I saw Brom. Barrett hanged at Titus's Bridge upon an apple tree on the side hill. He had been a cowboy and placed in …

Raymond Silleck was from Long Neck in Middlesex and went to the British but returned, and after remaining about here, considering his youth, folks overlooked his flight to the enemy, but some months afterwards he went to the British again. He was soon after with a party of Refugees that took a small vessel at the eastward, and put the Refugees Silleck and White Raymond on …

One John Mills was one of the Refugees, but, I think, was not the commander. The Refugees landed at a spot near where the house of Mills' father stood. The Americans next day found this spot from the marks in the sand, and Captain Nathaniel Slosson the Commander of the Coast Guard told old Mills he would give him that day to remove the house, and if he didn't in that time he …

He engaged the advanced party returning from above with cattle, &c. Hubbell then came down, also returning from above, and marching in rear of the advance guard for the east. He instantly took post on the American right behind a stone wall which ran north and south, and so raked the Americans killing two, and wounding several of the Americans. If Howe had posted his party on …

They got the cattle on board, but while they were getting up the anchor and getting under sail, the Americans had collected and fired from the shore killing eight of the enemy. I was told of this by an English- -man while I was in prison at New York This Englishman was with the Refugees involun- -tarily having come to [Loyd's Neck] to claim claim his vessel, just as they were …

John's house, and knew a door that was not closed a night, so that they got into Col. St. Johns bedroom without any alarm, and took him, his son, and Mr. Isaacs, the father of Benjamin and Charles. DeLancey's horse once came within a mile of Stamford village. This was the furthest east they ever were, I believe. At the time of Dansbury expedition I belonged to Captain Jesse …

When they saw us they fired, but fired too high. This was musketry. The next day I was at Saugatuck and passed over the Bridge. We attacked the north end of Compo hill, displaying as we advanced. Major Bradley of tratford, one of General Wooster's aids was along side of use on horseback. We attempted to take the hill, but they fired with cannon and prevented us. A good many of …