<​October 15th.​> be distinctly understood that this Company were Militia of the County of , acting under , agreeably to the order of , and the brethren were very careful in all their movements to act in strict accordance with the Constitutional laws of the Land. The special object of this march was to protect and repel the attacks of the Mob in Having some property in that County and having a house building there, I went up at the same time. While I was there a number of houses belonging to our people were burned by the [HC 3:162] mob, who committed many other depredations, such as driving off horses, sheep, cattle, hogs &c. A number whose houses were burned down as well as those who lived in scattered and lonely situations, fled into the Town for safety, and for shelter from the inclemency of the weather as a considerable snow storm took place on <​17.​> the 17th. and 18th.; women and children, some in the most delicate situations, were thus obliged to leave their homes, and travel several miles in order to effect their escape. My feelings were such as I cannot describe when I saw them flock into the village, almost entirely destitute of clothes, and only escaping with their lives. During this state of affairs arrived at , and was at the house of Colonel on the