[margin: PARIS] [Mem. The spot where Captain Purdy was killed is not more than half a mile from Rye Bridge on Purchase Street road, and at the fork where the Hoppenridge road commences. After his fall his party wheeled about and must then have advanced to White Plains by some other road - probably North Street. J. M. M. He must have advanced by the North Street there being then no other. J. M. M. …

Gill, of Moylan's, tried to decoy Bearmore into an ambush in or near King Street (where Hoppenridge [page break] [margin: Merritt Brown contd.] [margin: PARIS] road joins King Street). He selected three good men mounted upon the three best horses in the regiment - himself riding Lt. Col. White's. He then advanced close to Bearmore, and, when pursued, retreated with ease, being better mounted - cha…