Nehemiah Brown contd. "Shube"--adding, "Chance has thrown me into your power. I'm a prisoner, and expect to be treated as such." They answered, "You are a bad fellow, and ought to be hanged" but gave him quarter. Mr Brown's was at Hogpenridge, one and a half miles from Sherwood's Bridge. They said, "let us see your hand," and made him take it from his hat. October 26th Zaccheus Mead, of Horsenec…

The guard house stood north of the Sherwood Bridge road where a white house is now situated and Fowler was taken into and died at the adjacent house, next to the guard house. [marg: ?] Easterly towards Horseneck where he died [This house is now standing, and can't be more than 200 feet from where the guard house stood.] His body was taken down by a flag a day or two afterwards. The guard house was…

Holdridge's men and the neighbouring militia on the second eminence as you enter the village from New York drawing up the troops across the road with the two Cannon in the road and a little south west of the church (towards New York) which stands on the second eminence. When the British arrived at the first eminence they halted a moment and then advanced slowly, having previously sent out strong f…

Some of the dragoons were looking on above in amaze-ment. Putnam turned around, took off his hat and huzzaed. Most of the dragoons did not see him when he turned to descend the hill, but pursued on the road leading north to Stanwich where I came near being taken by them. Putnam then went to Stamford, and the British to the landings where they destroyed some sloops and the salt works, &c. They dest…

Samuel Reynolds from Coscob with a party in whaleboats took Shube Merritt. Shube had fired at Reynolds (Zaccheus Mead -- continued.) when a prisoner, and Reynolds vowed revenge. With a party who were, personally, enemies of Shube, they went several times, just at the close of the war, in search of him, and discovered him at last at Maroneck from their boats by their glasses. They tracked him to …

He and some of his men snapped their pistols and carbines at Putnam, but the priming had become damp in fording Byram which was deep, the planks having been taken up. [Mr Knapp: "Putnam was at the Tracy House, talking with a lady who advised him to take care of himself, but he refused, saying there was no danger. She then pointed out a party of dragoons (on the British right flank) advancing rapi…