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The following diagrams illustrate the method: Les cartes, planches, tableaux, etc., peuvent dtre film^s d des taux de reduction diffdrents. Lorsque le document est trop grand pour dtre reprodult en un seul cliche, il est film6 d partir de Tangle sup^rieur gauche, de gauche d droite, et de haut en bas, en prenant le nombre d'images ndcessaire. Les diagrammes suivants illustrent la mdthode. 1 2 3 1 2 3 4 5 6 JOURNAL KEPT BY SERGEANT DAVID HOLDEN OF GROTON, MASO. DURING THE LATTER PART OF THE FRENCH AND INDIAN WAR. February 20 — November 29, 1760. SMitf) NotE0 anb an Introtiuction . By SAJVIUEL A. GREEN, M.D. CAMBRIDGE: JOHN WILSON AND SON. ^nibcTsttg ^rt88. 1889. i JOURNAL OF SERGEANT HOLDEN. At a meeting of the Massachusetts Historical Society, on Thursday, June 13, 1889, Dr. Samuel A. Green commnnicated a copy of the following journal, kept during the latter part of the French and Indian War, and now presented to the Library by Mr. Henry Sylvanus Bunton, town treasurer of Hyde Park, Massachusetts. David Holden, the writer, was the First Sergeant in Cap- tain Leonard Wiiiting's comj)any. He was a son of John and Sarah (Da^ds) Holden, and born at Groton, on December 10, 1738. His family, in both its branches, had suffered much from Indian warfare. His grandfather, Stephen Holden, with his " two biggest sons," — one of them David's father, — was taken by the Indians during the summer of 1697, and held in captivity for nearly two years; and his mother was a niece of John Davis, who was killed by the Indians, in his own door-yard, on October 25, 1704. On July 13, 1761, David was married to Sarah, daughter of the Reverend Phinehas and Sarah (Stevens) Hemenway, of Townsend, who was born on Octol)er 25, 1739. There is a tradition in the fan^'' hat the first time he ever saw his wife was while driliin^ ., squad of men at Groton for the campaign of 1760. After his return from the army he lived during some yeai-s at Townsend, where most of his children were born. At the outbreak of the Revolution his sympathies were with the Crown ; and so strong was the feeling in his i neighborhood at that period against the tories, that he was obliged to leave his home, when he took up his abode in Hollis, N. H. His military service had laid the foundation for a loyalty to the King, which did not swerve even at the cost of his personal popularity. Captain Whiting, the commander of Sergeant Holden's com- pany, was a native of Billerica, where he was born on March 27, 1734; but at the time of this campaign he was living at Westford. The company was recruited from Middlesex County, and the muster roll is still preserved among the Massachusetts Archives (XCVIII.) at the State House, in the volume marked "Muster Rolls, 1760-1761" (VIH. 313-315). During the Revolution Captain Whiting was a resident of Hollis, and he, too, was a tory. An account of his adventures with some patriotic women of the neighbor- hood is given in Caleb Butler's History of Groton (pages 336, 337). Mr. Holden died at Hollis, on August 8, 1803, aged 64 years, and his widow at the same place, on April 7, 1830, aged 90 years. He left a " Register " of his children, hand- somely written by himself and framed, which is now in the possession of a grandson, William Bunton, of Boston. His children were as follows : — David, born June 28, 1763, died July 12, 1763; Sarah, born De- cember 17, 1764, married Lieutenant Benjamin Cummings, of Brook- line, N. H., July 20, 1786, as his second wife, and died in the year 1835; Betsey, born September 18, 1766, married David Hale, June 3, 1787, and died November 18, 1842; David, born July 31, 1769, married Bridget Atwell, January 1, 1789, and died October 13, 1823 ; Phineas Hemcnway, born May 8, 1772, married Betsey Jewett, Janu- ary 31, 1799, and died January 29, 1856; Lavinia, born June 30, 1774, married Andrew Bunton, of Pembroke, N. H., March 13, 1800, and died November 17, 1836; Artemas, born September 13, 1776, lived in Lowell, and died August 8, 1863; S3lvanu3, born April 3, 1779, and lost at sea, February 5, 1811 ; and Joshua, born April 3, 1781, lived in Boston, and died December 17, 1852. After the death of Sergeant David Holden, the Journal passed into the hands of a son, Phineas Hemenway Holden, who left it to a daughter Mary, wife of Dexter Greenwood, of Hollis, by whom it was given, perhaps twenty-five years ago, to her cousin Dr. Sylvanus Bunton (son of Andrew and Laviuia) ; and after Dr. Bunton'a death the book came into the possession of his son, Henry Sylvanus Bunton, who now has given it to this Society. According to an advertisement in " The Boston Weekly News-Letter," July 3, 1760, forty-one companies had been mustered into the service of the Province, during the cam- paign of 1760, up to July 1, either at Worcester by Com- missary Anthony Wheelock, or at Springfield by Ensigu Campbell, and then marched westward from those towns. The Journal consists of 64 pages of a small blank-book ; and 104 remaining pages are filled with the ordinary memo- randa, usually found in such a book, and extending through a period of twelve years. From these entries it appears that Sergeant Holden was a farmer and a cooper ; and occasion- ally he let his horse or his cart and oxen to some of his neigh- bors to do work. In July, 1765, he has a charge of one pound for a " Pigg " against Archibald Mcintosh, who ten years later was taken prisoner at the Battle of Bunker Hill, and who died in Boston jail. On September 2, 1765, he carts a " Load of Cole from the Battrey to Tarbells mills," which were situated in Squannacook Village, now West Groton. In January, 1772, he opens an account with Henry Price, the first Provincial Grand Master of Masons in New Entjland and North America, and he sells him some turnips and does some "hooping" for him. There is also giveii "A List of the Schoolars in y." year 1772," at Townsend, which then had a population not far from 750 inhabitants. The list is as follows : — i Isaac Kidder Lucy Kidder John Kidder Jon? Patt James Patt Sybel Patt David Patt Joshua Smith Benj" Ball Rachel Ball Rebeca Proctor Rachel Proctor 10 Nathan Conant Jeremiah Ball James Ball Molly Ball Betty Ball Isaac Proctor Elisabeth Proctor Jacob BaUlwiu Rachel Read Patty Read Levi Read Howard Read 20 Joel Read Benj' Read Jon* Wall is Suse Wallis 3ybel Wallis Isaac Wallis John Stevens Sam'.' Stevens W™ Stevens Molly Stevens Abel Giifton Daniel Gillson Henry Turner Benj? Abbot 80 Polly Price Sam" Wyman Anna Wyman Huldy Wyman Uzziah Wyman Polly IToldin Sally Holdin Betey Holdin Ruth Baldwin John Bauldwin Jonas Baldwin Jo':eph Willson Jn? Willson Sarah Willson 40 fiO In connection with this Journal, see one kept by Lemuel Wood during the sume campaign, and published in the Essex Institute Historical Collections (Vols. XIX.-XXL). DAVID HOLDIN,S BOOK BOUGHT AT BOSTON APRIEL ¥•= 18^ 1760 PRICE 14/ David Holdin his liooke If J it Loose and you it find, Restore it me for it is mine 1 760 A Jumal of What was Transacted In the Expedition For the ToUil Reduction of Canada In the Year. A: D. 1760 On Thursday Febuary y" 20'!" 1760 I David IToidin Inlisted with Cap' Leonard Whiting In the Expedition for the Total Reduction of Canada ' March y" 10'!' Past Muster Before Colonel John Bulkley ^ at Groton A JuRNAL of what was Transacted in the Expedition For tb«i Total Reduction of Canada In the Year A : D : 1760 On Thursday Feb: 20'!' 1760 T David Moldin Inlisted with Cap* Leonard Whiting in the Expedition For the Total Reduction of Canada March y* 10'" Past muster Before Lieu' Colo : John Bulkley @ Groton Apriel y' le'!* Orders Came from Capt. Whiting that I should warn all the men that I had lulisted, and March them to Harvord the Next Thursday where I should Joyn his Company on their march to Worcester On Thursday Apriel y* 24 1760 I Sat out from Groton & marched With the men to Harvord To Capt Samuel Harskels where we met with Cap? Whitings Company, Here we tarried all Night 25 We marched with 82 men to Capf Curtices in Worcester Where we Tarried all Night 26 We was all Billited out at Worcester tho at Sundry Places. I with my Party was Billeted at John Curtices about Two miles from the Town. Sunday 27 & 28'!* Companys Kept Coming in & Some Going out ' Colonel Bulkley was a prominent inhabitant of Groton, who died on De- cember 3, 1772, aged 60 years. 8 29 Orders Came that Cap? Whitings Company was to Muster To- morrow morning at 8 o Clock 80 Cap? Whiting Marched to Worcester Town with 85 men officers Inchiilod out of whicli 75 Past muster & Ten only was Rejected. We Musterd Before Anthony Whi-lock a Regular olRcer may y' 1. & 2'' Companya Coming in & marching out Towards Albany 3 A Gre^jite Commot-on among the officers Some they Established Some they Ground & Sent Home Took their men and l*ut them under other officers Some they Sent Home Recruting till the 20 of may. Orders Came that Cap! Whitings Company Should Be in Rediness to march the Next morning accordingly the Cap' payed of all his- Company their Billiting & ordred them to Prepair for their march the Next morning Sunday May y* 4'!^ Cap! Whiting Sat out for Westford and Leiu* [Nathaniel] Comings took the Command of the Company witli Leiu? [Joseph] Boynton. Took a Teem to Carry our Baggage & Provisions and Be Gan our march with 74 men officers Included & Come about five miles & half To Lanlord Serjeants in Lester where we went to Dinner & afterwards inarched about Ten miles to Lanlord Woolcuts in Brookfield where we tarried all Night. 5 We marched about. [12] miles to Lanlord Shaws in Palmore & tarried all Night. • This Day Some of Cap! Hntchin8,8 Company abused a woman & a young Child wounding both the woman & the Child. 6 We Marched about [9] miles To Landlord Persons on Springfield Plain where we tarried all Night & a woman belonging to Cap! Hutch- ing9,8 Company was Brought a bed with a Statly Soldier for the king 7 We marched to Springfield by 8 o Clock in the morning which was about Six miles. Here we tarried all Day Cup! Whiting Came up to us. Four of Cap! Hutchings,s men was put in prison for abuseing the people by the way 8 Past muster this morning before Leiu* Campbell, Drew Seven Days Provision Took a Team to Carry our Baggage in and Marched about [10] miles to Lanlord Cap! Claps in Westlield where we tarried all Night ' Here we Left Jonas Butterfield [of Dunstable] Lame at the widdow Jngolsons under the Care of D! Clapum 9 We Marched 4 miles & hat^f to the foot of the mount of Glasgow [Blandford], where our Team left us & we was obliged to Carry our Packs on our Backs to Shuffield, So we marched Seven miles to Landlord Pees,8 in Glasgow where wc tarried all Night, here we Left Freeborn Raimond & Thomas Hildreth [both of Westford] Sick. 9 10 Marched Through the Green- Woods to N" one [Tyringham] to M' .lukson rliich was about 20 miles & tiirried all Night. 1 1 Sunday Wo iSat out & Canie 10 miles to Landlord Rurgats in Shutfifdd & tarried this Nij^ht where Capf Hutchins.s Company Tarried 12 Was Detained till afternoon Before we Could Kmpresfi waggons to Carry our Baggage after which we Sat out with Cap! [Thomas] Bemans Company and Came about Eleven miles to Landlord Love- joys where we Tarried all Night. » 13 We marched about [15] miles To Landlord Follicumburrers in Kindorhook where we Left Benj- Pollard [of Westford,] Sick with the Chiken Pox & Abraham Taylor & Caleb Hnstone [both of West- ford] to take Care of him Cap* Hammonts Com[)any Came up & tarried with us. 14 It being a wet wet Day Did not march till 12 o'Clock Then Sat out & Came about 10 miles to the Half way House Where Capt Whit- ings & Cap' Hamments Companys Tarried all Night. My self &■ Two others Sat out for Greenbush in order to Git (Quarters for our Company & Came about Seven miles & tarried at a Dutch Tavorn. 15 We Came in to Greenbush & Provided a Place, «fc Barn for our Company aibovt 3 miles Below the City of Albany about one o'Clock ■ our Company Came in here we tarried all Night 16 Orders Came that we should March up the River to Colo: Ransleys accordingly wo Did & there was about 600 men all assembled of the Massachusetts Troops whereupon a Detachment was sent to Half moon Consisting of one Leiu' Two Serjeants 30 men of which 5 went out of our Company, viz. Leiu' Cumings took th«! Command of the party Serj- [Peter] Procter Josiah Procter [both of Littleton] Samuel Fassetta [of Westford] Andrew Farmer [of Billerioa]. After which we was Ferried over tin; River to Albany Drew Two Days Provisions Took 79 Battoes Loaded them with 20 Barrills pro- visions in each Boat with Seven Hands on Board of each & Sat Sail with a fair wind up the River & Came about Six miles to Cap? Van- ornoms where we Landed & tarried all all Night «& it was very wet 17 We Sat Sail in the morning & Came up the River about 9 miles & Encamped it Being a wet Night. 18 Sunday We Sat out & Came up very Bad Falls about Two miles and half to the Head of the falls where we was obliged to wade up all the falls & Draw the Battoes here we Encampt, it Being a wet Night. 19 We Sat Sari & Came about one mile & half where we unloded our Boats & tarried Cheif of the Day. Towards Night we Hoisted Sail & Sat out with a fair Wind & Came down to Half moon in an hour & half This was 9 miles here we Drew a days allowance & tarried all Night, here we left Simeon Cumings [of Dunstable] with y* Leiu' 10 20 This was a wet momiiij' We Stowed 40 men in a Boat & Came down to albany & Drew 4 Days Provisions. Was crdred to Load other Boats & Go another Trip up the River with Provisions accordingly we did & came up about a mile above the City & Encamped. Abraham Taylor Benjamin Pollard & Caleb Hus- ' tone Came up to us, that we Left At Kinderhook. also Samuel llawood [of Billerica] & Timothy Twist [of Woburn] that we Left at Worcester. 21 We Sat Sail & Came about a mile above the fort at Half moon & Encamped 22 We Came up the falls and Encamped. 23 Sat out & came to the Landing Place unloaded our Boats Came Down to half moon & tarried all Night 24 Here we Left all our Boats only Just enough to* Carry the men in, & Sat out Came down to albany where we Landed Below the Town & was forbid going into the City by Reason of the Small Pox. orders "Came that the massachusetts Troops Should march, accordingly 10 Com- panys Marohod upon the Hill above the City, Coiitaining 564 men officers Included where Three other companys of the same Coar was already Encampt. Here we Drew our Tents & pitched them in order a man of the Second Battallion Royal Hiland Regiment Rec? 999 Lashes tor Leaving his Poast when on Sentr}' 25 Sunday A Detachment of 100 men was Sent out int*^ the woods to Look up Kings oxen. Seven Sloop Loads of men arived nere of the New York Rhod Island & Jersey Troops, A party of about 30 men were Sent to Crown Point under the command of Lieu' Clark two of which Belong,d to our Company, viz, David Kemp [of Groton] & John Heald [of Townsend] Jonas Butterfield [of Dunstable] that we Left Lame at westfield Came up to us A Detachment of men was orderd to look up oxen But it Being a wet Day they Did not Go 26 Drew Six Days l^rov'^-ion, Serj' Craggitt [Cragin, of Acton] of Cap' W5? Barrons Company was taken Sick with the Small Pox 27 The Serj' was Carried into the Ilospitle. Orders Came that Cap' [Daniel] M'/falings & Cap' [John] Clapums Companys Should March with a Detachment out of each of the Remaining Companys To Fort Miller & Saratoga (12 of which went out of Cap' Whiting Company) Under the Command of Major Hawks viz. David Trull [of Littleton], Jonathan Hartvvel, Joseph Hartwell [of Westford], Benj* worster [of Littleton], Thompson Maxwell [of Ledford], Timothy Pi-iest [of IJncoln], Benj" Allen [of Lincoln], Jon* Peirce [of Woburn], George Hiber [of Littleton], John Robinson [of Dunstable], John Walker [of Lincoln], & Jon' Lawrence [of Littleton] They ware all Paraded after which they was all Disraisst and ordred to appear upon the Parade tomorrow morning at Day Brake. 28 General Election at Boston The men that was Detacht yester- 11 day Marched off about 250 of them, a Detachment were sent out after oxen The officers Drew Lots to see which of them phould go down the Country to Look for Disarters & it fell to Cap.' Whiting & L' King & they sat out Tliis was a Showrey Day 29 Nothing Remarkable. 30 Cap' [Thomas] Ferringtons ^ & Cap' Jinks Marched with their Companys & a Detachment out oT the Remaining Company in Camp, Sotae ware Sent back after they had Sat out a Corprol & 4 men went out of our Company viz. Corp' Benj' Baulding [Baldwin, of Biilerica], Joseph Pollard [of Westford], Jonu'.'' Pollard Ephraim Johnson David Rumrill «fe Ephraim Johson — Freeborn Raimorid & Thomas Hildreth Came up here that we Left Sick at Glasgow [Blaudford]. Took 4 Days Provissiouf. 31 Orders that all the massachusetts Troops Should be Draw,d up at the Head of their En^Campmeut at 4 o'Clock this evening. & at 5 o'clock his Exelency General Amhurst with a Number of other officers Came tn View us after which we ware all Dismisst. A Return of all the fire arms was made that Belonged to to the Massachusetts Troojjs & amonition was Drawn Sunday 1" June a man Belonging to Cap' Martins Company Receiv'd 50 Lashes for Not Doing his Duty orders that 300 of the Rhode Island Troop*: March up the River this afternoon, & that all the Massachusetts Troops Now Encampt Should Strike their Tents tomorrow morning at Day Brake. & that the Regment of 1000 should be allowe^^ Provision or the four Pence,8 in Leu of it for four Women ^ Company and those of 700 for Three Women 1? Company A Weekly Return ivsxs made our Company at this time was Reduced to 48 men officers included. 2 Struck our tents & Sat out for Fort Edward, took one Battoe to a Company to Carry the Tents & officers baggage & Camp aequepage & Came up as far jis Half moon & Encamp'' 3 We Took Battoes to Compleat the Whole with 7 men to a Boat with Provision Corn & hay & Came up as far as the foot of the falls below Still water unloaded our Boats & Encampt. 4 Sat out & Came up Two pair of Falls & then ai;ived at Still water whore we Loaded our boats with 30 Barrils of flower. Or 25 of Pork Pees or Rice, this was a very Rainy Day & a tedious time we had of it & the men Cheifly tarried here all Night But I with my Boats Crew Came about 5 miles farther to the great fly so called & encampt. 5 We Sat out & Came as far as the falls above Saratoga, this was a very Tedious Rainy time & we Encampt 6 This also was a wet Day unloaded part of the Boats & took them up the falls Carried the provisions in waggons one mile &> half 1 Captain Thunias Farrington was in command of a Groton company. S'l' if! 12 7 It Still Remains Wet Unloaded the Remainder of the Battoes & took them up the falls «& Encamp! 8 Sunday. Dull Lowrey Still hangs over our lieadt. Loaded our boats & came up Two miles & half to the Carring place opisite Fort miller where we unloaded the IJattoes 13rew tliem out put them on wagon & Carried them half a mile by land & the provisions, & Lanjt them into the River again. Cap? Whiting Came up to us this Day. here we Left Freeborn Raimond in the Room of Jonathan pollard. 9 Loaded our Battoes as Usual And Sat out for fort Edward & on the way we meet a Number of the Hi'.and Troops Coming Down the River in Battoes who was a going to Joyn General Amhuist arived at Fort Edward & unloaded our Battoes & Encampt. Lieu? James Conch was Broke & Sent Home. Several Shours this Day Here we Left Moses Shattuck [of Littleton]. [One leaf missing.] 1 6 Sat Sail & Came to Crown Point Fort where we Landed & Pitched our tents. Had Intillegence of Major Roggers,s Fight within about 50 miles of S* Johns Where they had a very warm F^ngagement a party of about 5 or 600 of the Enemy fell upon 800 of our Rangers & Proventials fought them for Considrable Time & Killed Nine of our men on the Spott & wounded 13 more 10 of which Died soon after Cap? Noah Johnson was Killed at the Same Time. Tis thought they Killed a Large number of the Enemy but Never Could find out how many for they being so Numerious they Carried off their Dead. John Ileald & David Keemp Joyn,d our Compan.y again that was Sent from albany the 25 of June [May] Last. We had Several very Smart Thunder Showers here this Day. 17 Four of Cap? Ferringtons men Joyn,d our Company viz David Savvtell Jonathan Holdin Nath" Green I'C: Ephraim Keemp [all of Groton]. Likewise Peletiah Whittemore [of Dunstable] & henry Foster [of Billerica] that we Left at Green bush Sick Came up to us Detachments of men for F'utigue till there was Scersly a man Left in Camp. A Number of Rhode Island Troops arived & Encampt here 18 A Small Light was Disco verd on the other Side of the Lake Just Before Sun Sit Whereupon Maj- Skeen, Cap! Brewer, & Cap' .James Roggers of the Rangers with about 30 men went out in Two Bat foes & one whale Boat on the Discovery & was gone all Night. Cap? Hutchins of the Proventials also went out 19 This morning the Party Came in. Brought in Two English Prisoners that was Taken Last Winter who Ran away from the Indeans & Built a Light that they might b(^ Discovred By the Garrison. This Day Cap? Foot Came in with about 116 other Prisoners in the Brigg with a Flagg of Truce I'roni the freach who Give account that ; miiHKnmmmmfmmmam 13 }'f French are So Short of provision they Could Keep thc^n no Longer Two Companys of the Massachusets Troops arived here. viz. Cap? Wintsworths & Cap' Jaksons. 20 An Express went to Ticonderoga a Small Party of Kien went Down the Lake witli Major Skeen 21 Wet Day Cap? Whiting Inlisted Carpenters to work in the Fort Cap! Jeffords Company arived here 22 Sunday. Nothing Remarkable 23 This was a wet Day, Major Roggers arived here from his Scout at Saint Johns, Brought in 25 Prisoners 24 A man of tho massachusetts Received 100 Lashes for his Inso- lent Language to his Ensign the Cremonul,8 Name was John Bunker [of York]. 25 A Party was Sent Down the Lake to Bring in the Remainder of the Prisoners Five Companys of the Massechusetta Troops arived here 26 Orders that a Party Should be Sent Down to putnuras Point for Cutting Timber 27 Colo : [Joseph] Ingersoll Major [Caleb] Willard 3 Cap? 9 Subs. 9 Serj'-* & 300 of the Massechusetts Troops Embarkt for Putuums Point, a Return of the Gunners was made, a Rany Day 28 Cap' Jona8,8 Company with a Detachment from the massa- chusetts & Rhode Islanders was ordred away as Gunners & marcht Down to the water side & Encampt 29 S'luday. The Three Whale Boats Came in that went Down the Lake after y* Prisoners. 30 A Command Consisting of one Cap? Two Subs Four Serj" & a 100 proventials To proceed to the Saw mills with 16 Battoes for pro- visions in 8 of them «& 8 to be Loaded with Boards. Two men Carried out of Camp Sick with the small Pox. IV July. A party Consisting of Two Subs Four Noncomision,d officers and 58 Proventials, were order,d Down the Lake to Releive the Same Number of Regulers on Board the Sloops. Leonard Butter- field & Jonas Buttertield [both of Dunstable] went out of Cup? Whit- ings Company 21 Orders that No Sutler Should [sell] any Liquor after gun Fire. Ensign Emerson Willtiutt & [Joseph] Hatfield [both of Brookfield], Joyn'J_ Cap? Whitings Company. 3 Cap? Silas Brown with a 100 men were Sent up to Joyne Colo Ingersol at Putnums Point. George Morris of the market & the Hanging Sutler had their Liquor Stove for Disobeying c rders. orders that the Sutler of the Rangers & George Morris of the market that had their Liquor Stove this Day. To Quit, Crown Point Emediately. if they hereai'ter are found in the Camp ill if md 14 or in any Post Between this & Albany they will be whipt & Drum,d out a very Smart Thunder Shower this Evening 4 One of Cap! Baileys men was CiiTied out of Camp with the Small Pox Brigadier liuggles arived he^o this Day. Peter Jones [of Boston] of C?d' Martins Company Reteid 50 Lashes for Refusing to Do his Duty & for Insolent Lan^uajje Confiu,'' By Capt. Abiel Peirce 5 A Bark Conoe was Brought in with 6 Indians, & Said they Came from General Johnson across the Woods from Oswego. & had a french Sculp 6 Sunday. Sent the 6 Indians in a Battoe with a Serj- & 7 men to the Landing Place at Ticonderoga 7 A Party Consisting of 1 Cap^ 2 Subs 4 Serj*^ & 100 men of the Proventials ware Sent up to the Saw mills with LO Battocs for Provi- sions and to Return again as soon as Possable This was a very hot Day 8 This morning about Sun Rise a Party of the Rangers Being at work was fir,d upon by tlie Enemy & in y" Sourmage 1 man was Killed & Six wounded it Lasted about half an hour Major Roggers with a Party of the Rangers & Light Infantry went in persuite after them. Being Regimented Cap' Whitings Company Comes into the 2f Battallion in Brigadier [Timothy] Ruggles,8 Reg? Com** by Lieu! Colo: Ingersoll mov*} & pitcht our tents in Regime'ital order 9 Major Roggers Came in with the Party But Could find Nothing of Nor any Sines of them. 10 one of the Proventials Receiv,d 100 Lashes for neglect of Duty. 11 A man Red 50 Lashes for Using the word to one of his Ser- geants Dam ye to hell «fe wishing him there 12 A man of y" Massachuhatts Troops Rec*? 500 Lashes for Inlist- ing twice & Disarting after wards 13 Sunday. One of the Regulars was Confin,d to our Quarter Guard by one of the Provential officers for his Misbehavour to him & passing the Sentry with out order, where upon Emediately A tnobb was Rais/' By the Regulers & Came to Repleive the Prisioner at the Guard house & Knockt Down the Sentrees at Jthe Guard house Dore & Let out y* prisner Whereupon Emediately the Piquet was all Rais,d & persued them & fird Two guns upon them took some prisoners the Rhode Island- ers Caught the prisner 14 This morning 4 of Cap! Jenks,s men Confin,d by their Cap' for forging orders against him & 111 Treatment was Brought to the Post one Rec* 250 Lashes one 150, one 50 the other was Sat free by the Brigadier 15 An Exceeding Dry Time for y* Season one of y* Regulars was 15 flog,d for Striking oue of the Proventials at y* Spring and Braking Two of his Ribs 16 Notiiing Remarkable Happen,d this Day, The Train Threw Several Bumbs to P[r]acti8e ac a mark 17 A Dull Time for Nues in Camp 18 A very Smart Tlmuder shower was Draw,d up & after Role Calling Had Praira of one of y? Provential Chaplins which was y? first Prairs We have had Since we Came in Camp 19 Major IIawks,s Party arived here 12 of which Joynd Cap* Whitings Company that was Draughted from it at albany 20 Sunday Began to Do Serj' Majors Duty 21 The Brigg «Sc Sloop Came in from Ticouderoga 22 150 men Were Sent to Ticonderoga iu Battoes for Provisions, Came Back this Evening. 23 A Boat Came in from y* Sloops. 24 A Rainy Day. Two sloops Came iu from y" advance Guard. Cap' Hutchiags arived here from Gen! amherst & Joyn,** the Rangers. 25 A Detachment of 400 Regulers, Proventials & Rangers Ex- cluding officers wers Sent to the Saw Mill in Battoes for Provisions 26 A Rainy Day. 27 .iSunday. Had Preaching. 28 No Extroydonaries Hapend this Day 29 A Command of about 80 Proventials & 40 Rhode Islanders Excluding officers were Sent Towards N" 1 With 2 Days Provisions in order to meet y! N: Hampshir Reg! who By Intilligence of Two men that Came from them & ariv/ here Last Night was Like to Suffer for want of Provision. 30 A party of one Serj? & 24 men were Sent to Ticonderoga for Sheep 31 The Party Came in with y? N Hampshir Regl & Encamp' Near the Grenadieis Encampment Aug* y? 1 Very wet in y* morning, orders that all the Boats to be Delivered to the respective Reg" of Regulers, as well as Proventials in order to Examin the Same &, fitt them Better if Possable, Notwith- '8ta«ding no orders yet ariv.d Determining the Time of Embarcation, tJierefore the following Detachment was orderd out to fit & Secure them, viz. 6 Cap'.' 19 Subs, 52 Serj" & 523 men from all the Corps V. W2 Holdin arived here A follower of the army il?c1 1000 Lashes for Stealing & was Drum**, out of Camp with a Halter about his Neck & his Crime wrote & Pind upon his Brest & So Sent to Albany, 2 A Detachment Consisting of 1 Cap' 3 Subs, 5 Serj" & 1 1 1 Sea- men of the Massachusetts & Rhode Islanders to Embark on Board his Majestys Brigg the Duke Cumberland. » ; i I 1 :i ■i-i mmmmmM aim:.m;u.:jiiaDamMiwm.«mivti^,,va,v.n,,r,«,,,i...,,>^ ^Mn 16 3 Sar.day A party Consisting of 200 men Excluding officers went w't^, Maj'' Burk over to y? other Side y?-Jva8 L? Stone who was Shott Through the foot the Rear of our army Landed about 2 o'Clock & En Camp'! 31 Sunday. Major Roggers Took & Brought in 17 Prisoners amongest which was one Major & 1 Cap? of y? french army Orders Came Last night for the army to throw up a Brest work in the front of our Encampment, accordingly we Began it this morning, Soon after which orders Came to the Conterary S5 Johns is Cituate on y? west Side the Lake [River] & according to Apperance it was a Prity Strong fortres & Butifully Cituated Before it was Consumd there is Considrable Clear,** Ground But few Emprovements Orders Came that the army Should Strike their Tents Tomorrow morning a Quarter after Rovallie Beating in order to go to S'. Therese Colonel Haverlaud Sent a Packit to General Murrey Very Cold for the Time of Year 1".' Septem' Struck our Tents according to orders & Put them on board Orders that as the Army is now going into the Inhabitant Part of the Country, therefore it is order,d that none of the Inhabitance are Pluudred or 111 Us,d on any Pretence. Whoever are Detected Dis- obeying this order will be Hanged & that we Should Take nothing without being Regularly Paid for This is Done to Induce the Inhab- itance to Stay in their Villages, & good Usuage will Prevent their men from Joyning their French Army The Army Embavkt About 3, o'clock in the afternoon & Sat Sails 6s as our Battalion is the Rear Guard we Came about 2 Miles to the head of the falls & Encampt But y? Regulars & those in y' front went Down y" falls & ariv,d at S? Therese this Night 2 Sat out this morning & Came Down y* falls without much Difo- culty & ariv*? at S' Therese which is about 6 miles from S*. Johns Here was on the West Side the Lake a Little Snugg Fortress Before it was Consum,d but there was the Stockad & P*' ts Standing, and a Buti- full Little Trench Round it Here we Encmip^ on the west Shore & Began to throw up a Brest work at the front of our Encampment MajT Roggers Brought in 2 french Prisoners 3 This was a wet Day, We finesh'.' our Breast work Here was 2 or 3 french familys who Came in & Traided with us & Past & Repast without any mollistation they Exchang,d Green Peas & other Coraodi- ties for Salt Pork and Salt which was very Scerce amonge them & hard to be got Bought Horses from them & had their assistance in Drawing our Artillery 4 Clear,d off A Detachment of about 200 men were Sent to Fort Chambelle in order to Lay Siege & Take it with Some Artillery Ac- 21 cordingly This Day about 2 o'Clock in the after noon they Surrendred only at y? Discharge of 2 Cannon & 2 Shells being hovo into y? fort They Sent in this Night about 12 Clock 70 odd French Prisoners 5 A Detachment of 400 men were Sent Down to Joyn them at Chamble a Detachment Consisting of 1 Cap' 4 Subs /i Serj" & 60 Rank & File Took Ten Battoes & Sat out for y' Isle Au Noix for Provisions A Party of Cup* Hazens Rangers came in with an Expores from Gonrol Murrey they Left the army Last Night in about 12 miles from Montreal Some frcnch officers Came in with them with Horses 6 A Detachment was Sent to meet those at S' Johns that went to the Isle au Noix Yesterday for Provisions & meet them & Returned here with y? Provisions All the french & waggon they Could Raise were Sat to Carrying the Provisions to Chambalee all this day & have Been Three Trips & Seem to be very Chearfull in Serving their new Master The Battoes was all Sent to the Island oppisit the Stockaded Fort & moor,d of in the Streem Drew Six Days Provisions 7 Sunday Orders Came_& the army marched for Montreal Except- ing the Sick & them we Left on the Island Some was Sent to Cham- bale, The French Carried our Baggage & artillery with their Carrages & horses we marched to Chambalo which is 4 miles from thence we marched till about 10 oClock at Night & Encamp*? in the woods as to the Cituation of Chambale & the fort it is Finely Cituate on the South Side the River Surrell [Sorel] & a Little Snug Fortress wholly Built with Stone & Lime, & many line Suttlements round it. one thing more I shall Just Remark w? is Some thing Strang tho of but little Consiquen which is that there was Ice at Chambale near 8 Inches thick which has been Since Last winter 8 We marched & arived at Montrol which is about 25 miles from Chambalee & Encam'f on the East Side the River Sf Lawrence Op- piset the City of montreal which was Surrendered to Gen! Amherst this very Day ; Here was Geuf Amhersts Army Encamp** on the West Side the River Above the Town, & Genl Murreys Army on the Same Side Encamp^ below the Town, But the Town Surrendered without much Blood Shead for I Beleave they thought it was But little worth their while to Stand any Rangle with us Gen^ Amhersts army had a Spat with the Light Horse about 15 miles above the City of montreal oppisit the Town of the Cocknawagon [Coughnawaga] ludeans, But Received But Little or no harm from them On our march from Chambalee to Moreal there was very fine Suttle- ments all the way «fe very Civer Usuage We Received from them ; The Town of Deprare Ly,s on the East Side the River about 6 miles from Montreal The French Treat us on our march with the Utmost Sevelity, More over our army was very Cautious in Not abuseing any of them or their Substance General Amherst Returns tho Troops If 22 under his Com,f Abundance of thanks for their So Strictly observing hi&f orders A man Belonging to Cap* Baileys Company Died very Sudden after he had Eat his Dinner as to y' Cituation of montreal y' City Lyeth on the west Side y'. River and is very Bntifully Cituated Close along upon y* water & the Surburbs or other Settlements Lay up & Down the River for many miles in Length & a very Rutifull Leuvel Place as Ever I Saw, & appears to have many very fine farms on Both Sides the River & fine Churchetj 10 Orders Came that the Provential Troops Proceed as fast as Possable to Crown Point under y* Command of Brigadier Ruggles, Acconiirgly the army marched But the Sick wad Sent in Battoes By water to Chambalee where they was to meet the array I Being unable at this time to march went By water So we Sat Sail 10 Battoes of us & Came down the River about 6 Leags & Lanued & tarried all Night at a French Village & they Us'd us very Cively 11 We Sat Sail this morning with a fair wind & a very Brisk Gail & Came to a Place Called Surrell- [Sorel] where we Took in an Eng- lish Prisoner that had Been Two years with them this Surrell Lyeth 15 Leags Below montreal, hero the River Surrell Emtvs it Self into y* River S' Lawrence St Lawrences River from Montreal to thii Place Runs a , N N: East Pint, & all the way upon Both Sids the River there is very fine Villages & Churches We Sat Sail up the River Surrell & Came 5 Leegs & Encampd. St Franciways [Francois] Lies 5 Leags Below Surrell 12 Here we took in a Little Girl of 5 years of age, (a Daughter of the widdow Johnsons that was taken with her But was Parted) & Brought it along with us, & Came about Six Leags and Encamp*? ' 13 Sat out & Came up the river about 4 Leags & arived at Cham- balee where we Joynd the army again who Lay there wating for us, here we Put our Baggage into waggons & marched to S' Therese & Encamped 14 Sunday Embarked & Came to S? Johns where Sam'l Herrin of Cap? martins Company was very much Hurt By his Powder horns Cetching a fire full of Powder about his neck Embarked & Sat out with a very Contorary wind & ariv,d at y? Isle au Noix & Encamped, this was a wet Night 15 Took in our Sick People, iSc Left a Detachment, Colo : Thomas Tarried here to Keep the Fort : And we Sat out But the wind Still holds Conterary & Encamped on the west Shore I Susanna Johnson, daugliter of James and Susanna Johnson, who was cap- tured with her parents by the Imlians at Charlestown, N. H,, on August 80,1754. She was at this time ten years old, but her mother was not a widow. 23 16 Sat Sail with a fair wind & Came about SO Leags & Encamped on the East Shore 17 Sat Sail, Rut a very Foggy morning & Came about 4 miles & urived at Crown Point & Encamped on our old Encamping Ground 18 400 m(!n was Detacht and Sent to work on the olhnr Side y* Lake under the Command of Maj' Burk A Nund)er of men Sent for Fatigue 19 The New Hampshires threaten to Disart for which Reason all the Serjeants of the Proventials wiia ordred aa a guard all Night 20 The Rangers arived here from Moreal in order to take Uattoes Down the Lake for the Regulars to Come in Very Cold for the Season 21 Sunday. Nothing Reraarkablo 22 The Rangers Sat oflf Down the Lake in Battoes to fetch the Regulars over 23 The Royals arived here this Night 24 Nothing Remarkable Hapned this day 25 Very Rainy Last Night & to Day The Grand Deoble arived here this morning 26 Men Carried out of Camp with the Small Pox more or Less Every Day 27 A very Sickly Time in Camp. 28 Sunday. A Detachment of Proventials & Rangers was Sent to the Saw Mills in Battoes for Provisions. 29 A very Could Storm, a very Sickly & Dying Time, Fatiguing very Hard A Party was Sent to Ticondaroga 30 A Party was Sent to Ticondaroga. The Rangers Joyn.d heir Respective Corps Oct IV A Party was Sent to Ticonderoga or Saw mils 2 Some Regulars arived here from Montreal One of the Proventials Receved 100 Lashes for Disarting a Fatiguing Party 3 Colo : Haverland Arived here with a number of Regulars. 4 Sir Williams men arived here that Came with General amherst A mighty Discord amongst the Regulars this Night Disputing who had the best Right to a woman & who Should have the lirst Go at her even till it Came to Bloos, & their Hubbub Kaised all most the whole Camp. Some men Disarted from the Proventials this Night 5 Sunday. Had Preaching. Nothing Remarkable. 6 7 Major Schean Sat of in a whale Boat for montreal with a Serj! & 8 Proventials to Carry Two P'rench Laides Down there. 8 Some men Disarted from yf Proventials 9 Some of the Disarters was Brought Back & Confind to the Pervoo Guard 10 A Number of Sick was Sent home By the way of Albany. Men Die very fast in the Hospitle. 24 11 Nothing Remarkable. 12 Sunday. Had Preaching. The Small Sloop arived here from S' Johns. Very Pleaaent for the Season. 13 Jl^othing Stralzjg. 14 General Amherst arived here from Montreal this Evening 15 A Sickly Time & many Die. 16 More man was added to the works untill all Got on Duty. Nine of our Provintial Disarters Inlisted with the Regulars in the Inniskilling Reg' to Clear them Selves from other Punishment. 17 A man of Caj)* Martins Rec* 100 Lashes for Insolent Language to his officer «fe Posisting in it after he was Confin^ & Calling his officer a Black Guard. 18 Nothing Remarkable. 19 Sunday. Very Rainy & Could. 20 Two Sloops arived here from the Isle au Noix. 21 all the Sick was View,'' By Mf Mun Row. 22 Nothing Remarkable. 2d A Large Number of Invaleads was Sent Home by the way of N? 4 [Charlestown, N. H.] » 24 More Sick was Sent Home by the way of Albany 25 Two men Carried out of Camp Sick with the Small Pox. 26 Sunday All the Rangers was Sent Home only Cap' Ogdens Company. 50 of them went by 1"^" 4, & the Rest by the way of albany. 27 W2 Matthews of the New Hampshire Reg^ was Sentaust 500 Lashes for Mutiny & Disobediance of orders which was Proved against him, & to Receive them this Day Before the Mounting of the Guards this morn : 100, at whitmores, 100, at the Inniskilling, 100, at yf Mas- sachusetts, 100, at y* Rhode Islanders, 100, at the New Hampshire Reg' & to be Drum* out of the army with a Halter about his neck & to be Sat over on the other side the Lake with Provisions to Carry him to N? 4 a Surgeon was also to attend accordingly the Prisoner was Brought to the Poast to Receive his Punishment and Rec^ 20 odd Lashes & was taken with fitts that he Droped for Dead tiiat they Could not Proceed to Give him his Punishment So the Prisoner was Conveyed to the Guard 28 General amherst wento winter Quarters. Could wether comes on amain. 1 At the period of the French and Indian War the four townships on the east bank of the Connecticut River, before they received theirnames, were numbered in their gcograpliical onler, and known by their numbers alone. They come now within the State of New Hampshire, — Township No. 1 being known as CliesterfleUi ; No. 2, as Westmoreland ; No. 8, as Walpole ; and No. 4, as Charlestown. 26 29 Fatigues are very hard, to that Degree we Cannot Corapleat the iranys Required. 30 Colo : Thomas with a^Detachment that was Left at the Isle au noix anved here this Day 31 A very Tedious Time for Colds & Caughs in Camp. f J\it /""«^'«