Macdonald, John. Interview with Brown, Nehemiah, 1766-1847; (1844-10-21; 1844-10-28). Experiencing the Neutral Ground of the American Revolution: The McDonald Interviews, WCHS item 255. Transcription courtesy of the Westchester County Historical Society (No copyright - United States).

- Hufeland Index Page 037 - October 21st Nehemiah Brown, of Rye, near Portchester: "Shube Merritt and his brother Thomas both belonged to Emmerick's. Thomas quarreled with Emmerick and drew his sword challenging him. He left the corps in consequence. Shube got Emmerick into so many scrapes by plun- -dering &c that Emmerick expelled him. Shube and Thomas were both from Rye …

As he went out of the gate Shube called on him to surrender upon which he struck at Shube who instantly fired at and missed him.- Adderton then fired and wounded him badly in the side. Dole then charged upon Adderton, but finding his strength failing from loss of blood, he put spurs to his horse and rode as far as Nathan Merritt's (about half a mile), where faint from loss of …

Shube was struck with Dole's courage and expressed his admiration of such bravery at the gates of death.- Shube ended the colloquy by saying he would leave it to Dole's sense of honor and propriety whether he should go below and surrender when he got well or not. Dole at last consented. When well he went below, and was afterwards promoted to a lieutenancy. Captain Fowler was …

John Brown of Sheldon's, was a Jersey man, and his daughter was after- -wards married to General Zebulon Pike, killed in [Canada]. Brown afterwards settled in Kentucky. He was once in com- -mand of a party of Sheldon's and pursued up King Street, by a superior party, I believe, of Regulars. Brown's horses were jaded and one man over taken by the enemy had just surrendered …