"British Invasion of New Haven, Connecticut" by Charles Hervey Townsend:
Mr. A. C. Raymond, stationer, of Center street, was told the following by Frederick Lines:
Old Mr. Pinto, living in State street, at the time of the invasion, remained at home all day. He told this story to Mr. Frederick Lines, that while sitting in his door, a finely-dressed officer in red uniform came riding down Elm street and turned up State toward Grove street. Just then a Mr. Bradley, from East Haven, came from a direction which is now Grand street, on horseback, with musket loaded and primed, and seeing this officer, he leveled his piece and fired. The officer dropped off his horse, and Bradley at the same time rode up to him, took the officer's sword and gave him several cuts over the head. He then took the officer's horse, and on his own rode out of town. The officer crawled into Mr. Bishop's garden (Mr. Bishop was Abraham Bishop, afterward collector of the port), and there lay until found by some of his comrades. The Bishop house is still standing, on State street, north of Elm.
Scott's Note: I am uncertain if the Mr. Bradley cited above in "British Invasion of New Haven, Connecticut" by Charles Hervey Townsend in the story told by Mr. A. C. Raymond is the same person as Caleb Bradley (1714-1782), son of William Bradley and Elizabeth Chidsey and husband of Sarah Russell (1720-1800). Azariah was born and died in East Haven which is the only thing that may tie him to this story.1