48 960 [PARIS] hurt you?" The officer answered, "I didn't stop to hide the field pieces in a field of wheat!" The general was good natured and pardoned the allusion." Nov 22d Isaac Holly, of West Greenwich, Connecticut, aged 84: "Three Refugees came up to Stanwich and played cards to decide who should kill June who lived east of Stanwich Meeting House. The lot fell upon a person who refused. Sila…

Chapman was not killed until sometime after June's death. Sometime (I think about the middle of the war) four armed British vessels chased two American privateers from somewhere in the Sound to one of the Horseneck Harbours. The privateers ran for safety into a narrow harbour called the 'Old Chimney' among [page break] 52 962 [PARIS] high rocks. Old Chimney lies between two large rocks, and is no…

As the British came towards the shore, they (the British) fired the first ball, and [page break] 963 53 [PARIS] then grape &c. which tore up the trees and bushes. The moment they came within musket shot, the militia and troops rose and fired, with wonderful effect. A great many must have been killed &c! The enemy immediately slackened sail, turned about, and withdrew without any further effort on …

He posted the third sentinel without informing him where the second was. Whaleboats sometimes used sails and masts which they raised and lowered or struck at pleasure. At the capture of the Shuldham, Andrew Mead, was the first man who boarded. He saw the British sailors run to get the spears, and he then armed himself with one and called out to his followers to do the same. He told me the story.…

The second sentry, it was said, didn't know where the first one was stationed. I am certain I am not mistaken in this. Captain Frink resigned his commission when he went below, and consequently could not be made out a deserter. Samuel Reynolds of Horseneck was the man who killed Shube Merritt. I knew him (Reynolds) well. He was not a whaleboat captain. It was said that he killed Shube Merritt in…

Tim Knapp when about to be hung exclaimed - "Must I be hung for stealing one horse when so many horses have been taken by DeLancey's Refugees?" His brother Tom was killed by Titus Mead. The hickory tree where the sentinel was killed is on the west side of the salt creek, and there is a large oak tree near which the School house stood." [I examined the ground for this day [page break] 58. with M…