from North Castle Church. We lived at Morrisani'a on the west shore, and Capt. Knapp on the east side of the Bronx.-- There were a great many huts in the Refugee settlement. Capt. Gilbert Totten was popular. Nov. 18th James Wood, aged 86, of Bedford, New Purchase: "I lived during the Revolutionary war in North now New Castle. When Colonel Green was killed part of the Refugees advanced to the Brid…

Pool, and a body of militia that pressed him hard on his retreat. Captain Knapp meanwhile having heard that a Continental force from New Jersey had landed at Tarrytown went in that direction to reconnoitre. During his absence a horseman came in at speed out of breath and his horse blown with intelligence that Kipp had seized a valuable drove of cattle which were in danger of being retaken by the …

Leggett instantly cut him in the sword arm, and before he could transfer his sword, wounded him in the other arm also. After being much cut, Poole surrendered, [and died] from loss of blood that night. (?) About twenty or thirty of the cattle was driven into Morrisania and the rest were all retaken. I think some of the Refugees were killed or wounded, and that no one of the Americans was killed …

was fought about a quarter or half a mile west of Clark's corner on the road to Bedford. This place was not called Clark's corner in the Revolutionary war. It is or was in fact three corners formed by the Bedford and Tarrytown road and a road which branches off from this to the White Plains. I think the Refugees took no prisoners except Captain Moseman and the one that was wounded. Captain Knapp w…

The pain was so great that he sprang up with five or six on his shoulders. &c. The Skinners were fright-ened thinking him dead &c. Captain Kipp was a man of wonderful resolution and his enemies lived in great dread of him. After I had been a few days at Morris-ania I found what a dissolute set they were and what wicked carryings on. I de-termined to return to N. C. [North Castle] al-though I mig…