being kept at home their education was for the most part neglected. My brother Peter Husted lives at Glenville, and he and Charles Smith of North [marg: x North Castle?] (who receives a pension for Revolutionary services) can tell many particulars of events which transpired in this neighbourhood! Nov. 17th Peter Husted, of Glenville: I was born in 1772, about one mile from Horseneck church. When …

The soldier then sprang into the empty saddle and rode off with his anta- -gonists horse. He at the same time des- -poiled the dragoon of his arms, accoutre- -ments and clothing. This occurred in the fields south or south east of the Turnpike road, about three quarters of a mile south east of Horseneck Meeting House. The field where it happened belonged then to Henry Mead and is now owned by Col. …

My uncle Jabez Husted, went below and afterwards used to come up, buy cattle and take them to the British at New york. He followed this as a business during part of the war. On one occasion he took from Israel Knapp and Joseph Hobby, the American Commis- -saries at Horseneck about forty head of fat Continental cattle and drove them to New York. He sold them to the British Commissaries for the use …

Bush and Thomas Knapp were two of them. Titus Mead's house was situate about half a mile north from Horseneck Court House. The Refugees knocked at the door towards morning and demanded admittance. Mr. Mead sprang up, seized his musket, and ordered them off, saying, he would shoot the first one who entered. They persevered and attempted to force the house upon which he fired and Thomas Knapp fell d…

DeLancey gave protections to the Horse -neck people allowing them to keep one cow but nothing more -- no oxen or horses. Three Refugees went to Stanwich and played a game of cards to determine who should kill Thomas June. The lot fell to a man who had been his near neighbor and who refused to kill him. Silas Chapman also of Stanwich said he would do it. He accordingly took the others place and s…

When Captain Fowler was killed at Horse neck, the Sergeant who commanded the American guard was pursued in the fields north of the road and killed. I saw his body His right hand was cut off, and a sword had been passed through his body. When Major Huggins took Colonel Wells at N. Reynolds's, the British advanced by the Sherwood bridge road for a mile or two and then by the fields. They had good g…