November 18th John Paulding. My mother, [inter: an] aged woman who always lived in this vicinity says she has always heard that Major Andre was taken South of the brook by the three, who were posted at the line on the west side of the road -- that he watered his horse at the brook, and Williams being on guard and Van Wart and Paulding playing cards, and that he was searched and examined on the eas…

Barrett was hanged while we lived in Stanwich -- Towards the close of the war (in 1782 probably) the Refugees of Morrisania consisting of about 30 or 40 foot came up to Stanwich where they were met by a force of 20 American militia from the neighbourhood, and a skirmish ensued, in which a private of the Refugees named Silas Chapman (an uncle of mine) was killed (or rather mortally wounded -- dyin…

It was designed and constructed by General Waterbury as a place of refuge for the people on the lines to fly to for safety with their cattle when the Refugees came up, but was so much out of the way the people laughed thinking no one would ever go to so remote a place. A guard was kept up there The party that burnt Bedford consisted of regular troops as well as Refugees. I have heard that Colonel…

In Connecticut they had to be a little shy about betting. Col. Holmes and the Knapps and Bushes of Horse neck kept fine horses and cocks and practiced both. Luther Kinnicutt at the close of the war was a Skinner and his reputation bad. He lived in North Castle. Daniel Chapman, was father to Silas Chapman, shot at Stanwich close by the Meeting House. The father always said he would shoot his son…