Portchester, Oct. 19th Roger Purdy: In 1776, I belonged to Capt. Samuel Treadwell's Company of Light Horse and was at Tarrytown when the British frigates attacked the American row-galleys. Tredwell lived in the Purchase. The foragers, I think, did not pay. October 19th Lott Merritt: Shube Merritt was a native of Rye. His hand and part of his fore arm were shot off. Shube had a single combat with …

Shube then said he admired his courage, and should henceforth be his friend, and, saying that sick and among strangers he must want money, put his hand in his pocket and gave him a guinea. -- Shube was killed, at New Rochelle, a few days before the peace was declared. He killed the French commissary in or near King Street, and took 150 Louis d'ors from him, in 1781. Cornet Thomas Merritt [marg: *…

It is chiefly due to Slater or Slaughter, an officer (or Sergeant) under him who addressed the men telling them what to do, and exhorting them to be firm and they would make a successful defence &c. Kipp made successive discharges upon them for an hour and an half. The negro who served [with] in the party was a slave (or servant) of Captain Sackett. Major Huggeford was born just over the line in …