November 15th Daniel Lockwood, of Stamford, aged 81, born January 1769: "General Waterbury was not enterprising. He built Fort Nonsense about the middle of the war (1780 or '81). It was square with bastions at the angles, and enclosed rather more than an acre. The barracks which were of wood formed the sides. Two of the bastions were of stone, and two of the fascines filled with earth. It formed a…

Wilson then pushed on and joined the volunteers and militia and then persevered in their pursuit. General Waterbury was blamed. Many thought he might have overtaken the enemy. He said the key of the ammunition magazine was lost and he couldn't get powder &c. A song in ridicule was written. These are two lines: "Do ye See"* [marg: * A favorite phrase with Gen. Waterbury.] has lost his key, And sav…

After surrender, many of the Americans were wounded [with] by their own weapons. Serjeant Whiting of Waterbury's was killed. He was a brave soldier and putting up a fence which had been let down to drive the cattle through when he was killed by a musket ball shot. Lieut. Josiah Smith was wounded on the hand, A Refugee presented his gun at his breast which he put aside with his hand at the muzzle. …

My brother in law Samuel Hutton of Stamford owned the horse which was shot from under Colonel Humphreys at Greenwich Point in the year . This was a very fine mare, and Col. Humphreys trained her to leap over walls, &c Once when the Refugees came up to Horseneck, the cannon was drawn into a field of grain, concealed and saved. I think Major Fitch commanded at Horseneck at this time. One of Mosier…

-- The Refugees frequently came up as high as this within half a mile of the fort. Once they took two horses and a pair of oxen from my father who got one of the horses back at the end of several years. * Major Davenport would not consent to attack the enemy on their retreat to their shipping. He said it would be too hazardous, and he would not expose his men. He was too prudent, or too timorous …