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The Burning of Fairfield
On the morning of July 7, 1779, some 2,000 British soldiers made landfall on Fairfield Beach. Over the course of the next two days, the town of Fairfield, which had supported independence, was raided and almost completely destroyed.

In depositions given almost three weeks later, several women described the events of those two days following the landing of the British. To go to their testimonies, quoted from Royal R. Hinman’s A Historical Collection (618-623.), select from the following:

Testimony of Eunice Burr, wife of Thaddeus Burr
Testimony of Jane Bulkley, wife of Andrew Bulkley
Testimony of Mary Beers, wife of Reuben Beers
Testimony of Isabella Trubee, wife of Ansel Trubee
Testimony of Abigail Bulkley, wife of Josiah Bulkley
Testimony of Ann Nichols, wife of Hezekiah Nichols

The destruction wreaked by the British was extensive and had lasting impacts on Fairfield’s economy and development. Within the Four Squares, only six houses survived the burning. Their modern addresses are:

952 Old Post Road, Andrew and Elizabeth Rowland’s House
249 Beach Road, the Tucker-Maltbie-Hobart House
289 Beach Road, Justin Hobart’s House
303 Beach Road, Nathaniel Bulkley’s House
349 Beach Road, Ebenezer Bulkley’s House
290 Beach Road, Bulkley’s Tavern (original structure no longer standing)

To read an itemized list of the material damage caused by the British in Greens Farms and Fairfield, published in Royal R. Hinman’s A Historical Collection (616-618.), click here.

Did You Know?
No image of the Burning of Fairfield or its immediate aftermath has been identified. Whether the event was not thought worth depicting, or whether it was treated as an unpleasant memory to be suppressed—we have to reconstruct the Burning of Fairfield from textual testimony alone.

To Find Out More
Child, Frank Samuel. An Old New England Town; Sketches of Life, Scenery, Character. New York: Scribner, 1895.
974.6971 C536ct (ch.8)

“Few Buildings Remained in Fairfield, After Tryon’s Expedition, 150 Years Ago.” Fairfield News, July 6, 1929.
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Hinman, Royal R. (comp.). A Historical Collection, from Official Records, Files, &c., of the Part Sustained by Connecticut, During the War of the Revolution. With an Appendix, Containing Important Letters, Depositions, &c., Written During the War. Hartford: E. Gleason, 1842. 973.3446 H663h

Lee, Bill. A Map of Colonial Fairfield.
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Lossing, Benson. A Pictorial Field Book of the Revolution. New York: Harper, 1860.
973.3 L881p

Miner, Marcia. “July 7, 1779, A Day to Remember.” Fairfield Citizen-News, July 7, 1999.
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Model of Fairfield 1779 [Map]. 200th Anniversary. Fairfield, Conn: Fairfield Public Library, 1979.
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Perigo, Lynn (comp.). The Burning of Fairfield, July 7-8, 1779. Fairfield: Pequot Library, 1981.
Q974.6971 P458

Perry, Loretta Brundige. “The Burning of Fairfield.” Radio Transcript (n.d.).
974.6971 P464b

Townshend, Charles Hervey. The British Invasion of New Haven, Connecticut, Together With Some Account of Their Landing and Burning the Towns of Fairfield and Norwalk, July 1779. New Haven: Tuttle, Morehouse & Taylor, 1879.
974.68 T747b

Primary Texts
All texts are quoted after Hinman, A Historical Collection.

“The testimony of Eunice Burr, wife of Thaddeus Burr, Esq., respecting the proceedings of the enemy at Fairfield, on the 7th and 8th days of July, 1779, is as follows:—

On Wednesday morning, 7th of July, 1779, between 9 and 10 o'clock, some friends came in and told me that they believed that the enemy's shipping were standing in, and that it was their opinion that the enemy would land. Being formerly well acquainted with a number of the British officers, and ever finding them of a polite, humane disposition, and observing the good order they kept up among their soldiers, I was induced, once to act against all the entreaties of my friends, and risk my life, and all that was dear to me, in hopes to save an ancient, pleasant mansion house, with its valuable furniture and stores. This I was the more willing to undertake, as I had been told, "that if people would stay in their own houses (they) the enemy would not molest them, and their property would be safe." By the time the main body of the enemy had got up to the court house ; instead of the once humane and polite Britons, a pack of the most barbarous ruffians came rushing into the house, and repeatedly accosted me with, You damn'd rebel, where is your husband, he is a selectman ; at the same lime stripping me of my buckles, tearing down the curtains of my bed, breaking the frame of my dressing glass, pulling out the drawers of my table and desk ; and after taking what they could find, they then went up stairs, and proceeded much in the same manner. At this juncture, there came in an officer, who, I suppose was a captain, and demanded the arms; those which I knew of, were produced, and he immediately ordered them out of the house; upon my representation of the conduct of the ruffians towards me, he ordered them out of the house. No sooner were one set out, but another came in, calling for cider, breaking down the china, stone, and glass ware in the closets, and wherever they found it. In the midst of this confusion, Gen. Tryon came into the house; he behaved with politeness; he demanded the papers. I told him there were none but of very old dates, which related to the old estates. The general said, those are what we want, for we intend to have the estates. Upon which he ordered an officer to take them to the court house. Very soon after he had taken leave of me, there came in a set, more dreadful than the ruffians who first attacked me; these being informed, or suspicious, that I was possessed of a watch, attempted to search me; I drew back to the yard, the only shelter that I had, and there committed myself to God, whose protection and mercy is beyond the reach of such cruel monsters. They, however, were permitted to pursue me, throw me upon the ground, and search me, pulling and tearing my clothes from me in a most barbarous manner; no entreaties or persuasions, prevailing upon them to desist. Heaven directed the steps of the before mentioned captain to the gate, who perceiving the horrid situation that I was in, ran to my relief, and drove the ruffians from the yard. Soon after this, Gen. Tryon, with Mr. Thomas Chapman, of Stratford, who is said to be a captain in the new levies, called in. Mr. Chapman made himself known to me ; upon which, I reminded him of his often waiting upon a more soft and delicate set of company to the house, than those I had been visited with in the course of the day. I asked him if he could have a heart to burn the house where he had spent so many agreeable hours. Upon which, he assured me, he would do every thing in his power to save the building. Gen. Tryon, upon hearing the said captain relate the situation he found me in, was kind enough to order two sentries at the house, which caused me a more quiet night than I feared ; though horror and distress were my constant companions, a great part of the town being then in flames. Just before the sun rose, Capt. Chapman came to me very politely, and told me that Gen. Tryon wanted to speak to me. I immediately waited on him; he told me that through the entreaties of Mr. Sayer, and some other friends, and knowing my situation, he should spare my buildings, Mr. Elliot's, the church, and meeting house; that he did not like destroying those buildings. I told him, I was obliged to him for the favor, and felt as happy to have those buildings saved, as my own, and that I thought he would do himself honor. He asked for pen, ink, and paper. I very readily procured them ; he then, unasked, and unsolicited by me, gave me a protection for my house and property, and the Rev. Mr. Elliot's, written with his own hand, and signed with his own name. Thus deluded with a false hope, after the fatigue of the day, night, and more dreadful morning, when every building around me, was on fire; and some of my poor neighbors, whose habitations were in flames, had run into my house for shelter, instead of attempting to carry out and secure what was in the house; our whole attention was taken up in supplying the house with water, and although they were almost buried in flames, neither the barn or house took fire. The pleasure and satisfaction I felt for a few minutes, in thinking that I had a shelter for myself and some of my distressed friends, was great; but alas! how soon was it over. No sooner had the horn blew, I suppose for the whole to retreat, my sentries went off, and a band of those savage creatures were left as a rear guard to complete the destruction; some of whom, unperceived by me, came into the house. I heard a most dreadful screaching in one of the rooms; upon which I ran to it, and to my great surprise, found some of those monsters abusing an aged lady, one of my neighbors, by pulling off her cap and tearing her hair from her head. Her daughter, who had fled for protection, fared but little better. Seeing a number more of them come into the gate, I once more took courage, went out and entreated them to spare the house; told them that I had Gen. Tryon's protection in writing; upon which they damned the general and protection, and tore it from me, while a number went into the house to set fire to it; two or three others come to search me; they took my pocket book and buttons, which till then, I had preserved. Fearing that I should be insulted, as I had been before, I disengaged my pocket and fled into the meadow. The house, with every thing they had left, both furniture and stores, were consumed. Much more might be told both of officers and soldiers, which would bring disgrace upon the once humane, but now savage Britons; but it would make this narrative too lengthy. One more instance of their cruelty, I must not fail to relate. On a base suspicion, that a gun was fired from a window, by an aged negro of my neighbor Lewie, they first shot him, then bayoneted him as my sentry, who was one of the number, told me, and left his body to be consumed by the flames, which were immediately kindled in the dwelling house.
Should this narration fall into the hands of any of those officers, who afforded me assistance, in those hours of horror and distress, they have my sincere thanks for it.
Sworn at Fairfield, August 2, 1779, before Samuel Squire, Justice of Peace.”

“Testimony of Jane Bulkley, the wife of Andrew Bulkley, is as follows: viz.:

That when the enemy entered the town of Fairfield, that part of the army under Gen. Garth, were stationed in the westerly part of the town, and a number of officers and men came to my house, and received such refreshments as they required; and said that persons who stayed in their houses, should be safe in person and property. And at their request, I went and milked my cow, and gave them the milk; whereupon, the cow was led away by them, and killed. My house was fired five times, and I extinguished it. The men were at full liberty, and behaved with great licentiousness. I heard a number of under officers at my door, say, that before morning, every house would be laid in ashes; that we should not fare so well as New Haven. They plundered my house, stripped my buckles out of my shoes, and abused me with insulting language. Their officers had not, or did not exercise command over them, so as in the least to restrain them; they continued burning houses and barns the whole night. I had a protection from Garth, by word, and he ordered a guard for me; but it served only to save my property until day light, and then my house was plundered, and attempted to be burned. The latter part of the night, the soldiers appeared in drink, they plundered a plenty of spiritous liquors.
Jane Bulkley.
July 24, 1779. Sworn before Andrew Rowland, Justice of Peace.”

“The testimony of Mary Beers, wife of Reuben Beers:—

That about 1 o'clock, succeeding the 7th inst., a picquet of Hessians, in Gen. Garth's division, broke into our house, and thereupon I came out of the cellar, with two small children and a negro child; and on opening the cellar door, they cried out, kill her, kill her, and came at me with a number of fixed bayonets, I begged and entreated, implored and prayed to spare my life, and ran back down cellar, and opened the out cellar door, and went into the door-yard with the three children; and I found there a number of the enemy with an officer. I expostulated with them; I told the officer, that my husband was sick, and had not been out for two days; that he was a sick man and in bed; when they came to the house, that he was not in arms, and begged for his life and property. Whereupon the captain said, he was not killed, but was a prisoner. Whereupon I applied to the general, as I supposed, who was a Hessian called; I asked protection for myself, children, and property, and release of my husband. The Hessian general and a colonel said, my husband should be well used: that my person, property, children and house should be safe; but said he, (the general laying his hand on the head of my little babe,) poor child, I pity you, I cannot spare your house, it must be burnt. Thereupon up came the officer of those who first broke into the house, and he said, "go, woman, in haste, you may perhaps put the fire out of your house;" and I went protected by a guard, who behaved decently; and I found my house effectually plundered of linen by them, and great destruction of moveables in the house, and I extinguished the fire. Whereupon I went to the house of David Beers who to my knowledge was in peace at home with his wife and family, and they entered the said house with violence, and took Mr. Beers a prisoner, and plundered his house, and pretended that he had fired out of his house, but it was groundless; and in the morning, without distinction, they burnt his house and shop, and all moveables in them. Their behavior was like distracted or mad men, and pretended, many of them, not to speak English.
Mary Beers.
The aforesaid deposition, confirmed by Reuben Beers, and both sworn at Fairfield, 24th July, 1779, before Andrew Rowland, Justice of the Peace.”

“The testimony of Isabella Trubee, wife of Ansel Trubee, of Fairfield, is as follows, viz.:—

That when the enemy, on the night of the 7th of July, 1779, came to the westerly end of the town, (of Fairfield) they appeared to be generally, Hessians; and I concealed myself with two children in the cellar, under the dwelling house of uncle David Beers, and there continued until the enemy set fire to the house. Mr. Beers, aforesaid, was at home, with his wife and daughter, and some grand children, in peace and about his lawful business; they seized him, and made him prisoner. My aunt, his wife, told them he was unarmed, and had not shot a gun, she supposed, within 30 years ; and thereupon, they set fire to the house and burnt it down, and also his shop and all therein. About this time, my father, Mr. Joseph Beers, came a few rods out of his house, where he had been all the day, in peace with my mother, and he was taken by the Hessians, and remains in captivity, and his house and barn was burnt, and property destroyed. Mr. David Beers has since returned, and says, he was released at their embarkation.
Isabella Trubee. her mark.
Sworn at Fairfield, July 23, 1779, before Andrew Rowland, Justice of Peace.”

“The testimony of Ruana Roberson, of lawful age, and wife of John Roberson, of Fairfield, is as follows, viz.:—

When the enemy, on the evening of the 7th inst. first came into the west end of this town, I soon left my house and went to a neighbor's, which I heard was guarded, and there I found the general and a great number of officers; and one Mrs. Beardsley, who belonged to the house was there, and pregnant, and appeared to be in travail. All the officers appeared disposed to treat her and her assistants with decency; and in the course of the night, I often heard the officers and general say, there should not be left a house or barn standing in the town, by, or in the morning. There were but few soldiers in the house, and they employed in waiting on tables; and they spared that dwelling house on account of Mrs. Beardsley, who was supposed to be in labor. They said the commissioners made offers of peace, and the Americans refused to accept them, and that their orders were to burn all, and I understood the orders were from England. They said they would burn the church, for that it was not the church of England, nor had it been since the war, for the professors did not comply with the articles of the church of England. The Hessians appeared active in plundering and burning, and seemed not to understand English. 'Twas at sundry houses where they came and plundered, and they gave to understand they pursued orders.
And further saith not.
Ruana Roberson.
Fairfield, July 22, 1779. Sworn before Andrew Rowland, Justice of Peace.”

“The testimony of Abigail Bulkley, wife of Josiah Bulkley, of lawful age, is as follows, viz.:—

That the enemy, on their coming to the west end of the town, on the night of the 7th inst., they inquired after my husband. I told them he was out of the town, and was not under arms; however, they plundered my house of almost all the moveables in it. I went with Mrs. Beardsley, who was supposed to be in travail, and the officers then behaved decently to me, and by the aid and assistance of one of them, I saved my house, and some trifle of furniture from the flames. It appeared to me there were a number of Hessians at liberty to act without restraint.
And further deponent saith not.
Abigail Bulkley. her mark.
Fairfield, July 23, 1779. Sworn before Andrew Rowland, Justice of Peace.”

“The testimony of Ann Nichols, of lawful age, and wife to Hezekiah Nichols, of Fairfield, is as follows, viz.:—

That when the troops under the command of Gen. Tryon, came into Fairfield, I was peaceably at home; and thereupon, one of the soldiers came to me and with strong hand, robbed me of the buckles out of my shoes; and in the course of the night, I was often treated with extravagant, insulting, and abusive language, and threatening at my own house. I told them my husband was from home, but it availed nothing; and in the course of the night, the soldiers appeared to have full liberty and many cam? in parties, at different hours, and destroyed almost every thing of furniture; and in the morning burnt down the house and barn. Whereupon I saw Gen. Tryon, who appeared to be exceeding angry at something, I know not what; and I heard him tell a person, that he would not spare one house more than another. One Thomas Chapman, formerly of Stratford, a tory, was called a captain, and appeared to be a principal hand in burning. I escaped from the conflagration of the town, in the morning, and concealed myself in a wet ditch and miry swamp.
The soldiers, generally, appeared to be in a great panic through the night, and exceedingly afraid that the rebels, as they called us, would be upon them in the morning early.
Ann Nichols.
Fairfield, July 21, 1779. Sworn before Andrew Rowland, Justice of Peace.”

Damages
Account of the losses sustained in the town of Fairfield by the British, valued as in the year 1774.

At Green's Farms

The meetinghouse and bell, £600;
Rev. Mr. Ripley's house and barn, £300, also clothing, provisions, furniture, &c., £114:2:6;
Nathan Godfrey's house, barn, clothing, furniture, and provisions, £363:18;
Grummond Morehouse's house, barn, provisions, &c., £80:4:5 ;
Doct. Ebenezer Jessup's house, barn, corn house, furniture, provisions, &c., £421:2:6;
Simon Couch's house, barn, provisions, furniture, &c., £224:12;
Widow Eunice Morehouse's house, barn, clothing, furniture, &c., £103:6;
Ebenezer Morehouse's house, barn, and provisions, &c., £122:7:2;
George Batterson's house, furniture, &c., £53:11;
John Davis' house, furniture, provisions, clothing, &c., £58:16;
Abraham Andrews' house, barn, store, clothing, furniture, &c., £468:10:5;
Widow Sarah Andrews' house, barn, clothing, provisions, &c., £156:14;
Jessup Wakeman's house, barn, provisions, clothing, furniture, &c., £194:18;
Gideon Morehouse's house, barn, clothing, provisions, furniture, &c., £73:14;
John Morehouse's barn, &c., £253:19;
Moss Kent's house, clothing, provisions, and furniture, &c., £316:2.

At the Old Society of Fairfield

Stephen Thorp's house, barn, store-house, clothing, provisions, furniture, &c., £746:17;
Aaron Jennings' store-house, clothing, provisions, furniture, &c., £91:19;
Eliphalet Thorp's house, barn, store-house, provisions, clothing, furniture, &c., £639;
Increase Bradley's house, store-house, provisions, clothing, furniture, &c., £150;
Jonathan Darrows' house, barn, clothing, and provisions, &c., £306:9;
Samuel Sturges' house, shop, provisions, furniture, &c., £280:3:3;
James Bulkley, clothing, provisions, and furniture, £18:4;
Moss Bulkley's house, £40;
David Beers’ house, shop, clothing, provisions, and furniture, £196:3;
Joseph Beers' house, barn, clothing, provisions, furniture, &c., £132:12;
Reuben Beers' house, shop, clothing, provisions, furniture, &c., £530:6;
Nathaniel Piersons' house, clothing, &c., £90;
Samuel Beers' house, clothing, provisions, furniture, &c., £141:19:7;
Solomon Sturges' house, barn, store, clothing, provisions, furniture, &c., £270;
David Barlow's house, barn, clothing, provisions, furniture, &c., £387:12:6;
Jabez Thorp's house, barn, clothing, provisions, furniture, &c., £181:13;
Samuel Burr's house, barn, shop, furniture, provisions, &c., £761:7:5;
Hezekiah Sturges' house, two barns, a shop, clothing, provisional furniture, &c., £819:1:5;
the heirs of Benjamin Osborn, a house, clothing, provisions, furniture, &c., £186:13:6;
Daniel Graham's barn, provisions, furniture, clothing, &c., £20;
the heirs of Joseph Sturges, a house, two barns, store, clothing, provisions, furniture, &c., £400 ;
the heirs of Peler Bulkley, a house, barn, clothing, provisions, furniture, &c., £118:17;
Ansel Trubee's house, furniture, clothing, and provisions, £111:6;
Jonathan Sturges' house, barn, store-house, clothing, provisions, and furniture, £759:2:6;
William Levejoy, house of Doct. Forque, £160;
the widow and heirs of Seth Osborn, two houses, a store, provisions, clothing, and furniture, £553:7:6;
Seth Sturges' house, barn, furniture, provisions, and clothing, £453;
Samuel Smedley's two houses, barn, shop, clothing, provisions, furniture, &c. £795;
Stephen Jennings’ house, barn, provisions, furniture, and clothing, £279;
David Jennings' house, shop provisions, furniture, and clothing, £310:10;
Widow Elizabeth Sturges' house, clothing, provisions, and furniture, £100;
the heirs of Andrew Jennings, house clothing, furniture, and provisions, £255:17:6;
John Smedley's two houses, clothing, provisions, &c., £792:18;
the widow and heirs of Gershom Burr, a house, furniture, clothing, provisions, etc., £556:9:6;
Ebenezer Wakeman's house, furniture, provisions, and clothing, £141:17:11;
the Episcopal society in Fairfield, a house and barn, £195;
heirs of Col. David Burr, house, barn, &c., clothing, provisions, furniture, &c. £427:11:6;
Andrew Rowland's house, barn, store, clothing, furniture, and provisions, £475;
Hezekiah Nichols' house, barn, shop, furniture, provisions, and clothing, £524:6;
Joseph Squire's shop, clothing, provisions, and furniture, £424:4:7;
Samuel Rowland's house, barn, clothing, provisions, furniture, &c. £522:2:2;
Widow Cutler's house, £30;
Wakeman Burr's house, shop, furniture, clothing, and provisions, £456:12:11;
William Dimon's house, shop, barn, clothing, furniture, and provisions, £754:18:11;
Thomas Hills' house, barn, corn-house, clothing, provisions, furniture, &c. £330;
Doct. John Allen's house, two barns, store, clothing, provisions, furniture, &c. £830;
Jonathan Lewis’ house, four barns, store, corn-house, three out-houses, clothing, furniture, provisions, &c., £973:13:6;
Thaddeus Burr's house, barn, store, out-houses, clothing, provisions, furniture, &c. £1,590:19:8;
Widow Ann Dimon's house, barn, and two out-houses, clothing, provisions, furniture, &c. £386:7:9;
David Allen's two houses, barn, shop, clothing, provisions, furniture, &c. £551:18:2;
Samuel Penfield's house, barn, shop, out-house, stable, provisions, furniture, clothing, &c. £1,120:10;
Jonathan Maltbie's house damaged, £1:10, clothing, provisions, furniture, &c. £47:7;
Doct. Nathaniel Lathrop, a house occupied by William Elliott, £180;
Rev. Mr. Elliott, clothing, provisions, furniture, &c. £365:1:2;
Capt. Job Bartram's house, shop, two barns, store, clothing, provisions, furniture, &c. £1,210:3:8;
Thomas Hanford Wakeman’s house, barn, furniture, clothing, provisions, &c. £197:8;
Doct. Francis Forque, a barn and appendages, clothing, provisions, furniture, &c. £454;
Widow Abigal Hubbell's house, provisions, furniture, clothing, &c. £214:16:6;
Maj. Elijah Abel's house, barn, clothing, provisions, furniture, &c. £691:2:10;
Stephen Turney's house damaged, two barns, provisions, clothing, furniture, &c. £94:5:10;
the heirs of Ebenezer Burr, a house damaged, £10;
Abel Gold, a barn, clothing, provisions, furniture, and clothing, £124;
John Parsott's house, provisions, clothes, furniture, &c. £136:6:6;
Eleazer Osborn, Jr's. house clothing, provisions, furniture, &c. £211:9:4;
the widow of Col. Gold, house, provisions, furniture, clothing, &c. ,£282:15;
Edward Budington, (property of Samuel Squire,) house, £80, clothing, provisions, &c. the property of said Budington, £57:8:10;
John Wasson, a house, clothing, provisions, furniture, &c. £220;
Capt. Ebenezer Bartram's house, £200;
Samuel Squire, Jr., clothing, provisions, &c. £80:18:6;
Abraham Parrot, clothing, provisions, &c. £4:11;
Daniel Osborn's house, clothing, furniture, and provisions, £246:15:6;
George Allen's house, barn, shop, clothing, provisions, and furniture, £316:9;
Thomas Staples' house, barn, clothing, provisions, and furniture, £394:2:2;
Moses Jennings' house, barn, shop, clothing, provisions, &c. £697:13:6;
Isaac Jennings' house, barn, shop, provisions, furniture, clothing, &c. £409:7:10;
Peter Burr's house, barn, store, clothing, provisions, furniture, &c. £377:0 :9;
Anthony Anabel, a house and shop, £60;
Widow Rebecca Jenning'a house, £80, barn, £15, clothing, provisions, furniture, &c. £17:17;
Peter Hendricks' house, clothing, furniture, provisions, &c. £392;
Andrew Wakeman's house, clothing, &c. £252:18;
Seth Smith's house, clothing, &c. £56:7;
the Widow Smith's house, provisions, furniture, &c. £41:0:6;
Joseph Smith, clothing, provisions,— ;
Widow Hannah Taylor's house, clothing, provisions, furniture, &c. £45:4;
Widow Mary Penfield's house, barn, clothing, provisions, furniture, &c. £135;
John Turney's two houses, barn, clothing, furniture, provisions, &c. £509:10;
Capt. Samuel Squire's house, provisions, clothing, furniture, &c. £518:6:4;
Jeremiah Jennings' house, provisions, clothing, furniture, &c. £320:8;
the gaol and gaoler's houses, £500, clothing, provisions, furniture, &c. — ;
the county house, £1,000;
two school houses, £115;
the meeting house, £1,200;
the Episcopal church, £500;
Nathan Thompson Nichols’ house, £80, shop, £10, clothing, &c. £510.

Total—97 dwelling houses, (17 barns, 48 stores, 2 school houses, 1 county house, 2 meeting houses, and 1 Episcopal church. Damage was done to other individuals not mentioned aforesaid, to the amount of £1,855:3:2, by the destruction of personal properly, a large share of which was owned by widows and other females.”

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