Friday, December 30,1769 Dear Grandma Sue, I am fine , but father is not, so here’s what happened. Someone yelled “The British are coming!” “The British are coming!” and then I saw horses. Men with big guns show up. Father blocked the door. We were told by our mother to hide when the men came. They took things like food, toys, money, guns, and jewelry. They stuffed it into their bags. Then something bad happened, they started beating father. So he would tell them where we were but he did not , they threw him into the corner. All I heard was fire and boom, there were shots fired all over. People were screaming, “Let me free please.” Lilly started crying. So I told her to cover her ears, so she did. She was still crying. We hid under the house. I looked through the crack so I heard and saw everything. We could hear father screaming and then it stopped. He had hit the floor and was murdered. I screamed and they found us. So mother rushed to get a pan and hit the man with it. There was silence for three seconds. Then Lilly saw father. More screaming occurred. I could see the horror in her eyes. Mother and I sent her to her room. We told her to stay there until it was completely safe. I’m glad I’m fine but now mother me and Lilly all are on our own, so we’re fine besides Father. So I guess we are going to visit soon , but all I am trying to say is, I am sorry for our loss of Father. Sincerely, Elizabeth & Lily