Chester County and its people .. . about midway be-tween the Corner stores and the Morris woods. The headquartersof Gen. Howe were at the house of William Grimes, recently occu-pied by John Acre, and the first house below the Bull tavern. No sooner were the men dismissed and ordered to encampthan they commenced depredations upon the suiTounding neigh-borhood. In a little while every house had been visited. All theprovisions; clothing, straw and hay that could be found were car-ried off, and the cattle and horses were driven away. So com-pletely were the people divested of everj^thing which cou
Chester County and its people .. . about midway be-tween the Corner stores and the Morris woods. The headquartersof Gen. Howe were at the house of William Grimes, recently occu-pied by John Acre, and the first house below the Bull tavern. No sooner were the men dismissed and ordered to encampthan they commenced depredations upon the suiTounding neigh-borhood. In a little while every house had been visited. All theprovisions; clothing, straw and hay that could be found were car-ried off, and the cattle and horses were driven away. So com-pletely were the people divested of everj^thing which could beused in the camp, that they, in many instances, suffered from thewant of food and clothing. The only means by which anythingcould be retained was by application to the commanding generalfor a guard. Requests of this kind were usually granted. To the residence of Moses Coates, Jr., the Hessians came indroves as soon as the army halted, and they continued their in-eursions until the next morning, when a guard was obtained. The. BAYARD TAYLOR. GEN. G. FliNNYPACKER. GEN ANTHONY WAYNE. T. BUCHANAN McVEAGH. AXD /T,s PEOPLE. 229 garden, cellar and laider were emptied and the ben roosts soonmade desolate. Among otJier things carried awaj^ was a largeflock of geese. The last of them, an old gander, was pursuedthrough the yard and finally caught around the neck by a hugeHessian, who held the bird aloft as he throttled it and criedexultingly to the members of his family: Dis bees goot for thepoor Hessian mans. One of the daughters expressed the hopethat it would choke him to death, upon which he began to cur^e anddeparted with his prey. The family of Patrick Anderson had been informed of theirapproach, and had removed and secreted as many things of valueas possible. The bedding and clothing were locked up in thebureau drawers and the house was abandoned. The English,who knew that Anderson was absent in the American cause,broke open the doors of the dwelling and completely
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