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DUDLEY BRADSTREET'S DIARY. 
 
 At a meeting of the Massachusetts Historical 
 Society, held on Thursday, June 10, 1897, Dr. Samuel 
 A. GuEEN in conimunieating a copy of tlie journal kept 
 by Lieutenant Dudley Bradstreet, of oiroton, during the 
 fii'st siege of Louisburg. said : — 
 
 Tlie following Diary kept by a soldier during the first siege 
 of Louisburg, gives many interesting ejjisodes of tliat eventful 
 period. It begins on April 22, 1745, and ends on January 17, 
 1746. Unfortunately the writer's name does not appear any- 
 where in its pages, but the autlioishii) is learned both from 
 family tradition and internal evidence. For several genera- 
 tions the Diary has heen in tlie keeping of the Kemp family, 
 of Gorham, Maine ; and among tlie various members it has 
 been believed generally that the author was Dudley Brad- 
 street, whose daughter Mar}'^ married an ancestor, Ebenezer 
 Kemp, and through this channel it is supposed that the Diary 
 came into their possession. On page (J is written in an old 
 hand " i\Iary Kemp her Book," which seems to bear out 
 til is supposition ; and the same name appears also in another 
 place. 
 
 The little book in which the journal was kept now con- 
 tains eighty-eight pages, and was made probably by folduig 
 slieets of folio writing-paper twice, and then stitching them 
 together tlnougli the back ; and this supposition is borne 
 out by the water-mark, which is not the same on each 
 half-sheet. It is interesting to note the fact that similar 
 paper with the same water-marks is found scattered through 
 
 
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the manuscripts among tlie Pepperroll Papers and Belknap 
 Papers relating to the siege of Louislnirg now in the pos- 
 session of this Society. The outer fold (■[ pages), which made 
 a leaf at the beginning and end of the book, is gone ; and pre- 
 sumably the name of the diarist was written on the first page. 
 Another fold near the middle is also gone, and the gap is 
 found between the entry of Wednesday, June 5, and that of 
 June 20. The first leaf of this missing fold contained the 
 record of June ."> (in part), 6, 7, and 8 (in part) ; and the cor- 
 responding leaf contained that of June 18 and ll>. According 
 to this statement the book had originally 06 pages, and was 
 made fiom six full sheets of blank paper. 
 
 Of Dudley liradstreet, the diarist, but little is known. He 
 was the second son of the Reverend Dudley and Mary (Wain- 
 wright) Bradstreet, of Groton, where he was born on March 12, 
 1707-8. His father was the settled minister of that town from 
 the year 1706 to 1712, when he was dismissed from his pas- 
 toral charge, presumably' for his Episcopal tendencies: and 
 soon afterward he went to England to apply for orders in the 
 Anglican church. On April 28, 1727, Dudley Bradstreet, the 
 son, was married to Abigail l^akin ; and they had six children, 
 namely : Abigail, born on June 27, 1728, and died probably 
 in December, 1745, while her father was at Louisburg ; Mary, 
 born on August 7, 1730, and married Ebenezer Kemp; Ann, 
 born on May 18, 1735, and married Samuel Hobart, on ^hirch 
 26, 1755 ; Lucy, born on April 8, 1738, and married Jonathan 
 Pratt, on February 2»), 1756 ; Sarah, born on September 26, 
 1740; and Hannah, born on August 13, 1743. From the fact 
 that all these children were girls, it is easy to see why the 
 name of Bradstreet disappeared from the annals of Groton, 
 as at that period the father was the only representative of 
 the family in town. 
 
 From internal evidence it is clear that the writer was a 
 Groton soldier, and a member of Captain John Warner's 
 company in the Fourth Masstehusetts Regiment (Colonel 
 Samuel Willard) ; and from contemporary records it is known 
 that Dudley Bradstreet was an officer in this company. From 
 time to time he mentions various Groton men who were then 
 serving in the army, and, under date of December 6, he alludes 
 to Samuel Shead, a recent arrival at Ijouisburg, who within a 
 short time had seen his wife at Groton ; and through him he 
 
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heard from his whole fiiniily. (Captain Warner was a resident 
 of Lancaster, and presumably his company was made up of 
 soldiers belonging there and in Groton and neighborhood. 
 
 In " The New-England Historical & Genealogical Regis- 
 ter" (XXIV. ;]T1) for October, 1870, it is said that Dudley 
 Bradstreet was commissioned at Ijouisburg by Governor Shir- 
 ley, as Second Lieutenant, on October 2, 1745 ; and before 
 this time it is likely that he was holding a lower rank, per- 
 haps that of Ensign or of a non-commissioned officer. Tiiis 
 theory would explain why on various occasions he was placed 
 in command of small squads of men, and furthermore would 
 account for his social intercourse with other officers. While 
 the compiler of the article in the Register gives no authority 
 for his statement in regard to Hradstrect's commission, doubt- 
 less it is based on a letter found anuing the Pepperrell Pajjcrs 
 (L 319) in the library of the Historical Society, of which the 
 following is a copy : — 
 
 To 
 
 His Exclency W'J Shirley, Esq^ 
 
 This is to inform your E.velency Tliat my Regiment is not Settle"! su 
 as to be in any Capassity of doing their (hity. as they aught to do — 
 and it is by Ileasou of y' Companys being Very much Broke : and in 
 Older for the Settlement of the Companys In my Regiment, and for the 
 Peace and (Quietness of the Soldiers: I sliall take it as a Grate Favour 
 Done to me : if y(^ur Exelency would See Cause To Commitionate 
 Tiiose Gentleman Hereafter Name! Joiui Huston, 
 James Fry John Fry Natli" Pettengili To be the officers over the men 
 tiiat belong'' To Levi Coll.' Chandlers Company & Cap- James Stevenss 
 Corap2 Joni Hubard Benejaii Austin & Elisha Strong To be the 
 ollieers over tlie men belonging To Maj^ Pomroys Comp" & Cap' Millers 
 — Fiphariam Hay ward and John Hell »& J)udley Bradstreet To be The 
 ollicers over tlie men that are Left of Cap'. Warners Comp* & Cap! 
 Omsteds 
 
 In So Doing you will Oblige you most obediant and Humble Servant 
 
 Sam" WiLLAun 
 LovisuouROB, Off the 2''»>' 1745 
 
 LouianouRO 2? Octo'' 1745 
 We the Subscribers the Officers to the four Companys within mention'd 
 humbly proposed to Your Ex(!ellency by Col" Samuel Willaid for the 
 settlem! thereof; untill the Spring ensueing, or the iirst of May next 
 
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 desire the favour of your Exci'IIuncv that wo with our n>spcctiv(! Coni- 
 p:iiiys may bo Joyued to the Hojiiiiunit of Hriyailier Cjciierall Wiihlo ; 
 and that your Excelloncys orders or (\)iniuissioiis may Issuo accordingly, 
 
 Jn- Huston 
 Jamks Fuv 
 Jon* IIuuisaku 
 
 ElUlUAlM ILVYWAUD 
 To His Kxcellt'iicy William Siiiulkt Esilf 
 Captiiiii Uenerall of llit> Maji'Sties Forces 
 utt Louisbourg, &c? 
 
 Cap! Frye frf y' 12'1' July has done the Duty of a Captain to 2 
 
 Compaiiys 
 Cap' Hay ward fr" d"? 
 
 [Iiulorscdl Sam" Willanls I'etition 
 
 The following extract, taken fi :;i lienjamin II. Hall's 
 " History of Eastern Vermont " (p. 37), throws a little light 
 on Lieutenant Hradstreet's later career, though I cannot find 
 the writer's authority for his statements. A long search 
 among the Massachusetts Archives at the State House fails 
 to reveal it; but Mr. Hall, doubtless, had access to other 
 papers, which gave him the facts as mentioned in the quoted 
 paragraph. 
 
 ]More effectual measures for the defence of the country were taken 
 at the beginning of the year 1747, than had been adopted for some time 
 previous. On the 17th of March, Governor Shirley presented to the 
 General Court a message relative to the state of Fort Dummer, and 
 tlie importance of its position, and advised that it sliould be garrisoned 
 with a larger force than was ordinarily stationed ♦here. That body 
 having voted in accordance with this recommendatioi., IJrigadier-Gen. 
 Joseph Dwight, by order of the governor, re<piested Lieut. Dudley 
 Bradstreet to take the comniaiid of forty men, au<l with them garrison 
 Fort Dummer, in place of the guard then stationed there. The recpiest 
 was obeyed, and the fort with its stores was, on the 15th of April, 
 delivered by Col. Josiah ^V'^illard into the hands of his successor. 
 Bradstreet retained the charge of the fort for five months, at the end of 
 which time it Mas again placed in the care of its former commander. 
 
 Near the end of July, 1748, Dudley Bradstreet belonged to 
 a company of thirty-six men that for twcf days scouted in the 
 neighborhood of Oroton, under the command of Cai)tain Thomas 
 
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 Tarbell. They were sent out by Major William Ijawrence, of 
 Groton, under orders from Colonel Samuel Willard, of Lan- 
 caster, dining an Indian alarm. (Massachusetts Archives, 
 XC'ir. 15(1.) This Is the last trace of Jiieutenant Hradstreet 
 that I am svhle to find. Neither the town records nor the files 
 of the Middlesex Registry of I'rohate give any hint or clew as 
 to his later history ; and the epitaphs in the IJurying-ground 
 are ecjually silent. He disappears from view so completely 
 tliat he may have died soon afterward. 
 
 Jonathan Hubbard, of Groton, was Adjutant of Colonel Wil- 
 lard's regiment, and he is mentioned several times iii the Diary 
 under the name of Hobart. These two surnames are often used 
 interchangeably in the early Groton records ; and in Mr. I Sutler's 
 History (page 409) he is called " Lieut. Jonathan Hubbard," 
 and in " The New-England Historical & Genealogical Regis- 
 ter" (XXV. -JSIO for July, 1871, the same form is found, 
 which agrees with his own signature. In Colonel Willard's 
 letter just given, the name is written " Hubard," showing a 
 want of uniformity in spelling which was common in those 
 days. 
 
 According to an entry in Joseph Farweil s note-book, printed 
 in the first volume (No. XIV. p. 29) of the Groton Historical 
 Series, the Groton soldiers who took part in the siege of Louis- 
 burg left town on March 10, 1745 ; and this squad of men, 
 doubtless, included Lieutenant JJradstreet within its ranks. 
 His regnnent sailed from liostor on March 24, a fortnight 
 later. 
 
 For the use of this Diary I am indebted to the courtesy of 
 Miss Sarah Colburn Kemp, a native of Gorham, Maine, but 
 now a resident of Manchester, New Hampshire, who is a 
 descendant in the fifth generation from the writer. Her an- 
 cestor Ebenezer Kemp, of Groton, was married about the year 
 1748 to Mary, eldest surviving daughter of Lieutenant Brad- 
 street ; and they had nine children, of whom a son was named 
 Dudley Bradstreet. Their eldest child, Ebenezer, Jr., was 
 married on August 31, 1773, to Relief Phillips, of Groton ; 
 and they had seven children. Soon after the Revolution this 
 son removed to Gorham, where he died in the year 1833 ; and 
 members of the family still continue to live in that town. 
 David Kemp, their sixth child, was married to Anna Hum- 
 phrey ; and they had five children, of whom Willis Bradstreet 
 
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 Kemp, the eldest son, was the father of the young lady, whose 
 kindness I wish to acknowledge. 
 
 The Diary is written in a clear and distinct hand, and shows 
 that the author had received a better education than the aver- 
 age yeoman of that period, which is not surprising, as he was 
 a lineal descendant of Gf)vernor Simon Hradstreet. The ink 
 on the first page is so faded that the manuscript for the most 
 part is illegible, and only here and there can words be made out, 
 — though among such are the proper names Jacob Nutt[ing], 
 Peletia Bourn, and John Parker, — but on the last page it is 
 still good. Perhaps moisture or an expo? ure to sunlight has 
 wrought the change, or possibly another kind of ink was used. 
 On this account the printed copy begins with the second page 
 of the journal ; and it opens at the time when Pepperrell's 
 forces were lying at anchor in the Gut of Canso, a place pre- 
 viously arranged by Governor Shirley as a rendezvous for the 
 fleet. 
 
 For other similar journals relating to the siege of Louis- 
 burg, see " Collections of the Connecticut Historical Society " 
 (I. 131-101) ; " Historical Collections of the Essex Institute" 
 (VI. 181-104) for October, 18(U ; " The New-England His- 
 torical & Genealogical Register" (XXVII. 153-100) for 
 April, 1873 ; and " The Journal of Captain William Pote, Jr., 
 during his Captivity in the French and Indian War, from May, 
 1745, to August, 1747" (New York, 1890). See also "A 
 Letter from William Shirley, Esq ; Governor of Massachusett's 
 Bay, to his Grace the Duke of Newcastle : with a Journal of 
 the siege of Louisburg," etc. (London, 1740; Boston, re- 
 printed), which is in the nature of an oilicial report on the 
 military operations. 
 
 The Diary is as follows : — 
 
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 [April 22, 174').] About aClock in the aftnoone there Came in 
 a Sloop Major 1 lodge on IJoard Came out of Boston with us But not 
 haveing a good Pihite Siul'orcd verry much att Sea 
 att night Came Orders for Cap? Warner to go on Board of Col" Rich- 
 raonds Vessel to Consult Expecting to Sail on the morrow for Cape 
 Breton 
 
 [2]3 The man of war witii other Vessels went in Expectation to find 
 Comodore Warrin Commodore Warrin Came in Sight with Three 
 men of war with him Sent Some men in with Letters 
 Came in Two Scooners with a Small frencli Sloop : One of the Scooners 
 Cluisd a Small Sloop and She run aground and our men went on Board 
 and the freuch and Indians from y*: Land Hrd upon them and Wounded 
 Several of our men one in the forehead One in the arm One in the thigh 
 One of y'' Scooners Landed her men and Burned Three houses y! Be- 
 longed to the freuch One of which a verry fine house : But Took uo 
 Pluiuler Being in a Hurry 
 Wrote Lettei's home 
 
 Rec'! Orders To Sail att Two of the Clock in the morning Sent twenty 
 She Lin ' To Col'.' Willard Sealed up iu a Letter which were Delivd 
 he Thakfnlly Rec'l them 
 
 24 Connecticut fleet Came in and Brought News y' they Saw a 
 Sloop One of their Company w"!' mounted 16 Carriage guns : in an 
 Ingagement with a french Ship which we Expect is the man of war y? 
 our Privateers Ligaged with on y" 18'!' Instant But they had fird Sev- 
 eral Broad sides Our Sloop Strove to get away But it is to be fear'd 
 They are Taken vtc att night went on Board of JMajor Guilman 
 
 25- Clouudy and Rained Some in the morning A Snow Came in &c 
 which Was a Privateer from Rhoad Island She Came from Luisbourgh 
 Harbour and Brought News that y'. Ice is all gone. Before noone Came 
 in the before mentioned Sloop She is a privateer Sloop and Informs 
 us That She Got away from y! french man By Turning To windward 
 and that french Vessel had four Broad Sides att her But Did them no 
 Damage Excepting Cutting their jib Halliards Before Came in yV 
 Perscattua Privatteers from Sf Peters. They fird Several Shots att 
 the fort and Several Shots Through a house and Saw the womau 
 and Children run out of their Houses the Rev'.' [M]"^ Baulch ^ Din'd 
 with us 
 
 1 Sliillinijs arc hero meant, but wliy the diarist saw fit to use this oxprcssion 
 it is not easy to conjecture. In anotlier place (December 27) he writes the word 
 out eorroclly. 
 
 '^ Thomas Bulch (II. C. 173;J), niinistcr of the Second Parish in Dedham, now 
 Norwood. 
 
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 2G*J! Riiin'd all Day att Times The Conimodoic Rouse witli Two 
 Privateers went out Commodores Boatswain IJury'd Cap! Dudley 
 with Divers Other Geiil Din'd with us : Cap' Swan Came in and 
 Inform'd us that he was On lioard of CoiTiodore Warrin and y* the 
 Commodore had Three French Vessels in Toe &,c Likewise y'. s'' CoiTi- 
 odore Warrin Had Lost Seven of his men att niarparets Bay he appre- 
 hends the Indians have kill'd or Taken tiieni We heard CoiTiissary 
 Proiit Being on Sliore went from his men Two Days ago and they was 
 afraid y\ Indians had Taken him lint his men this Day found him : 
 and lie Being so far Spent haveing no Sustinance that he Could not 
 Speak But after he had Taken Sometliing was able To Travel & is got 
 on Board This Day we killd our Iiogg 
 
 27')' Apr' 174'» Hainy weather a man was Bury'd but I know not 
 who he was. Sent for y'' Doc! To Some Sick People after Dinner 
 he w"' Other Gen'" Came and y'; Caj)'. with Several of us went on Board 
 Col" Willard and when on Board Kec'' Orders To go on Shoar w"' the 
 whol Company which we did and Divers Other Companys and Imme- 
 diately after we were ImbodyM Kec'' Orders To go on Board allso 
 Rec'.' Oruers To Carry yl' first Orders we liec'' after we Came to Canso 
 To y'' Gen' which Cap! AVarner I'erformd att night went on Board 
 Major Guilman and Reel' Pay for a (Quarter of Pork we Sold to his 
 Lieu! kec'! for y' same = 8 = 3 
 
 Aj)'f // 28''' Sitndni/. Cloudy misty and foggy weathev in the morn- 
 ing heard a Great Gun out iitt tlie Harbour: went To meeting on Board 
 Col" Willard the Rev'I m! Baulch Preached from 2 Timothy lirs: 
 Chap' and y! first Clause in y' 18 or Last Verse. The 121 Psalm was 
 Sung mr Crocker pieacht on Baring Island alter Came On Board 
 Rec'! Orders For Caj)! Warner to g(. on Board Col" Richmond att o o ' 
 y". Clock and Carry the orders he Rec'' Ap! y' 1 1)".' which Cap' Warner 
 Perform'd 
 
 In ylafternoone Cap! Warn(!r was att meeting On Board Col" Richmond 
 and heard the Rev' m' Warlter ' The Lien' and I w "' Some Others 
 
 went on Board Col'-' Chandler and liean' the Rev' 
 
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 Baulch from 
 
 Mathew VIII 21 vt 22'' Versres Sung first y' 2 first Staves \- \ in y!' ."] I 
 P.salm and .\ Stave in Doc! Wats's hyms ]\P Newmarch IVeaclit in 
 y!' afternoone on Burying Island from 1 Kings 2(1 Chap i& 11 Verse 
 The Perscatua Privateer Lying near us our Peoiile heard the Text 
 which was from Acts .'} it 9'.'' 
 
 2'J"' Came To Sail for Cape Breton about (i in y" morning wind att 
 N W 100 and Odd Sail in Company : a Brisk Gale a While and then 
 Calm till about Sunset and Then y!' wind freshend up. Spy'd Several 
 Whale &(! Looks Like St-ttlcd weather: The wind in y' Kvening att 
 N N W Took up a Letter floating 
 
 ' NHtliiniit'l WiiltiT (II. (.-'. 1 72'J), minister of tliu Second I'arisli in Hoxltiu^.and 
 cliitiiliiiii of tlie JSccond MH»8ui'liust'tf.s KoKinicnt. 
 
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 30'!' about 10 Clock Came To anchor in Cliappeau Rouge Bay and 
 Ordered To Land y! men as Quick as Possable : But in yP morning as 
 Soone as they Spy'd our fleet y- fir'd att all their Batterys T medi- 
 ately on Anchoring Landed But before we Landed Saw an army Sally 
 out of yl' Town in order To Defeat us in Landing but our Privateers 
 Play'd with Great Guns But our men y! first got on shore killd four 
 frenciimen one a Lieu' and Took Captive One Col'.' & a Cap? & Three of 
 our men wounded yV money &c CoiTiitteil to Cap! melvin Left five 
 men on Board : and tiiis Day killd and Took Captive that we know 
 off 17 frenchmen Tin-ee of our men wounded But None kiUd y! we 
 know off Took five Cows killd Three of them 
 
 May y'l 1! 17 to Breckfasted on milk where we Lay which was within 
 Two miles of y^ Citty of Louisburgh 
 
 Last night about Sunset I went on The Top of y'.' Iiill where we fird 
 about 14 Shots att yV french and they fird from y;' Citty Battery att us 
 tlic Shot flew over our heads Tliey fird Several Guns in y^' Niglit 
 Last night our watch Last night killd Several French men and Took 
 Some Ca])tive They Burned Several of their owne houses 
 
 May if \\ 171.") Several Horses killd By our men and Some Took 
 alive a Great Number of Cattle killd and Taken by our men : Tiie 
 Gen! Came on Shore a Number of French Taken F our men Some 
 of our men went into an house and Plundred y!' Same This Day The 
 french Sunk Several of their owne Vessels and Burnt Some Their 
 lioats Contimially Passing as we Think To Carry oil their Treasures : 
 in y! afternoone an army of our men of about aOO went into y'' woods 
 17 of our Company went with them Plundred Several houses: I Saw 
 a french men Ly Dead y'. was killd V oiu- watch Last night 
 
 ^fcly If: 2'} Our Army Ri'turnd that went out yesterday with the fol- 
 lowing Success they went To a Vill!>.ge at y! head of a Cove it Burnt 
 all y! Dwelling Houses & Waer F.ouses and a V^ast Deal of Trtjasure 
 Some Treasure they Brougiit homo Took Two french men Several 
 frencli men Taken ihis Day and Two french women and a Verry Hand- 
 som Child about 12 months old Several horses Taken This Day 
 Took yl' Grand Battery The french had Remov'd and Stopt all y" 
 Tutchholes of their great guns and Cast their Powder into the water 
 The Enemy in y? Town ami Island Battery kept Throwing their Bums 
 att our People in yl Grand Batt(iry Surpri/'d in yl' night By Several 
 Shots in the night which we Supposed wi're ironi yl Enemy Imbody'd 
 & Drawd up near The Generals Tent Rec'' Orders To Remove about 
 a mile further off from yl Town Least we Should be Distroy'd Ity Bums 
 or Shots out of The Town before night we Kemoved & Incamped 
 between The Gen! and Col.' Wiilards Camps in yl Night Sur|)ri/d by 
 Several guns That was Shot att one of our Centrys and fuiu' Bullet 
 holes mades in his Blankit 
 
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 May The 3:' 1745 Several french men Taken Our men Put One of 
 the Cannon in yl' Grant! Battery To Play and fird Several Shots att yt 
 Citty walls yf Enemy keep Continually Fireing with their Cannon 
 Morter P- &c: from y° Citty & Island Hattery Our men keep Con- 
 tinually Plundering Several Hordes Cows &c Brought in The morter 
 p- Carriages &c Carry'd this Day and Planted against the Citty we 
 are Informd that Coinody Warrin has Taken Two Storeships we are 
 laformd y' One of our men fell on yP Rocks and was kill'd in the 
 after noone those of our men y! were fixing y* Battery for our morter 
 p- were Surpniid by the Enemys Sallying out of y? Town when the 
 News Came about 500 of us inarcht To y? Releif of our men and when 
 we Came The Enemy had Retreated about 1 of the Clock at night 
 Col" Willard CaL^e To our Camp and Oi'derd us To Siiid 10 men with 
 an oilicer To join w'.'' others in Guarding y" Artillery Serg' Goodfrej' 
 & others sent we hear yf old [Captain] morepang is in y? woods w"" a 
 Guard of Thirty men «fc he is wounded 
 
 May ^f 4'.'' Ordered To muster on y? hill at 8 o'clock in y° morning 
 mustered w'.*" y° whole Batalian Ordered Cap' AVarner To Take men 
 out of every Company in Col" Willards Regini! To Guard y? People 
 Sent To Carry Powdy to y'' Grand Battery G of our Company Ordered 
 To go To y* Guard of y° Artillery in the afternooiie Our men from 
 the Grand Battery iir'd 92 od Cannon and the Enemy m the nieane 
 Time fir'd Two Bums about y". middle of y!' afternoono Our morter 
 P"- Began To Play flung Sume Bums into y" Citty One french man 
 Taken this Day not One of our men killd that I know off Several 
 more Captives Taken fird from the Grand Battery this Day 91 in y'' 
 night 15 of our men Sent To The Artilliry I gave a Receipt for 2 
 barrels Bread & one of pork 
 
 mcnj y'. S'."" Sunday I with 5 more went To the Artillery To y? 
 Releif of our men wh'le I was there our men fird Several Bums 2 
 went Direct into yV Citty The Enemy fird att us But did not hurt any 
 of us Our men from y"' Grand Battery Began before night to fire To 
 the Citty y! Eiiey from y? Island Battery flung their Bums But they 
 Cheifiy Broke in the air: one of y!' Cannon in our Battery Broke and 
 wounded y'' Gunner and 4 men more Several Captives Taken this 
 Day They Inform us That morepang headed the army y' Came against 
 us at Landing and was Shot Thro' yl Thigh and Thirty men Took into 
 y? woods and Tarry'd with him Till he Died | But he is not Dead yet 
 
 One of y" Gen'.' men Died who went into an house To plunder and 
 killd himself with Drink Eleven Captives Taken Some men Some 
 women Two frenchmen killd Our men Came upon them in the 
 woods where they had Carryd their Goods out of y" Citty our men 
 Inform us that their is goods Sullicient To Load 2 Vessels Besides Two 
 Bags of gold They Left above 20 men To Guard the Goods audi' 
 
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 may f. 6'" In yl' morning mustered & Sent 15 men To y? Artillery 
 N B wiien we Saild from Canso part of our lieet went To S? peters 
 & S' Johns Last Niglit they Came To us & Informd us that they had 
 Taken Sf Peters The People CheiCy (led and made their Escape the 
 Rest they Took Captive They Loaded all their Vessels and Then 
 Burr -1 the Buildings and they Burn'd 1000 Bushels of wheat in One 
 house Cap' Jmiuis was Killd & one more The man that was wounded 
 the 23:' oir" Ap! Dead. Several f reach killd att S' Peters 
 
 Several Captives Taken &c we heard Several Guns in y? Town 
 May if. 7"' in the morning news Came To yV Camps y! y^' Enemy 
 
 had Issued out, of yV Town yf Army Kallyd but when we Came y? 
 
 Enemy had Retreated when we Returned I went To yV Comissary 
 
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 Wmslow and got One hogshead of Bread weighed 3-2 • 
 One Barrel of pork 
 
 I gave a Receipt for y'.' Same in yf afternoone I went wV' Some 
 Others To yp Head of yl' Buy on Board our Transport: This Day we 
 Sent a Flag of Truce But the Enemy Refuse Delivering y! Citty but 
 by the Point of yf Sword The Cannon Bums Cohorns t&c Continually 
 Roaring on Boath Sides Women and Children heard to Screach and 
 Cry out in y? Citty when our Bums Caine amongst them Yesterday 
 Comodore AVarrin Came on Shore and oflerM us GOO men well Disci- 
 plind To Join us in Scaleing y" walls : he was Pleasd To tell us y' y!' 
 Day we Entred the Citty of Luisburgh he would Expend on y. Land 
 army ^OO and on yl Sea forces 500 more out of his owne Estate : Took 
 a Small Town and 25 trench Captives : CapJ Warner Taken Sick 
 
 8"' Wrote home mustered in the Forenoone Two of our men 
 Listed To go att night To help Take yl' Island Battery I gave a Re- 
 ceipt to Mr Winslow for G gallons of Ivhum 
 
 1'':'' in yl' afternoone y'; Enemy Came out of y. Citty and Inguged 
 with our men wounded Three of our men r>ut our men Proved too 
 hard for the Enemy and Drove them into y! Citty 
 
 May y. 9'." 1745 Serg.' Willson and I wont into Several houses: the 
 Cannon Bums & Cohorns Continually Roaring on Both Sides Three 
 of our men wounded att y!' Green hill By a Cannon Ball One mans 
 Leg Broke by an Axiilental Shot in the afternoone Beat To arms in 
 Order To Scale y" Citty Walls : The army mustered But fearing the 
 Enemy was Sensable of the Attack : Did not Proceed: the Three of 
 our men that was wound'.' with a Cannon Ball One Both Legs Cut of 
 One Lost p! of thigh Leg and all One Lost one Arm y'.' man f. Fiost 
 both Legs Died in a Short Time One man wounded by his Serg' Axi- 
 dentally G inches of the main Bone of his Leg Carry 'd away it is 
 
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 Thouglit by the Doctor ho will not Recover. One of our Company vii!' 
 Ephraim I'roctor had liis Gnu Cut in Two by a Cannon IJall : The 
 Cannons &c Uoaiing all Day 
 
 May y 10'!' \~i\o \\\ y": morning I went To Commissary Winslow 
 and gave a Receipt (or 5:^ gallons Kum. Last night 10 of our men 
 Killd by the Indians Twenty live french Captives lirought in this Day 
 by our men Some men Some Women Some Children The Cannon 
 Roaring all Day the Cheif of yl' Bums lird by the Enemy this Day 
 Broke in the Air. 
 
 N 15 there was 21 or 22 killd Eleven of them was Taken an<l 
 after was killd Scalped and Chopt and Stab'd & Prodigiously mangled 
 our men IJury'd yl Hodys of 17 
 
 J%//. iri' 171') a Verry Cold night Last Night Snow'd This 
 Day Exceeding Cold Snow'd Some I Gave Commissary Winslow a 
 Receipt for G gallons of Uhum and One Bushel of peas Seventeen of 
 yl' men killd yesterday Buried To Day Two Villages Burnt >* our 
 men with all y? Goods &c: 
 
 May ij: 12'!' Sunday: Somewhat Cold and windy: in y"! afternoone 
 went To meeting heard y'' Rev' AP Banlch from these words it thou 
 art weigli'd in y'! Ballances »fc found wanting we were Exhorted to be 
 allways Ready allways To have accV even the Bums Cannons &c 
 Continually Roaring night and Day 
 
 13"' mom/ay: Two Guns att y- Fa Sheene [Fascine] Battery Burst 
 five men wound'' one his Leg Carry'd away &c : I was Taken w"' Fever 
 and ilux a french Snow Came in above 100 Cannon fird in ab' half an 
 hour 
 
 14 Tuesday Xot any Thing Remark"'' The Cannon Continually 
 Roaring a Verry Cold Boisterous Day 
 
 lo Wensday above 300 Cannon flrd one man wounded by a Bum 
 One of our Cannon allmost spoilt, By a Camion Ball sent 1^ yi Eu:' and 
 Struck her in y'. mu/zle. one man killd Cap! Hale of Newbury 
 Dead Occasioned by a wound Rec! by a Iium 
 
 10 Thursday The Cannon ifcc Continually Roaring RemovM our 
 Tent about \ mile nearer y'.' Citty Remov'd Siiver' of our men To 
 y\ Hospital Isaac Kent Jon'^ Lakin ^ & Stephen Barron'^ Came on 
 Shore y'' man Died y! was wounded w'!' a Bum Serg! Woods Put in 
 Irons and Confind all nigt I Took working Phuysick 
 
 17 Fryday we had about 50 men Building a Battery near y': Light 
 house and 100 french Came upon them and killd one of Col" Gorehams 
 
 1 Jnnatlinn Lukiu was a Groton soldier, born on April 28, 171'.*, and a kinsman 
 of Lieutenant nradstreet tlirouj^li his wife, who was a Lakiii. He died at Louis- 
 burji on September 1, 174"), wliore tiie diarist watelied with Jiim to tlie last. 
 
 - Stephen IJarron also was a Groton sohher, and is mentioned several times in 
 these pages. 
 
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 Indians our men Boldly facM them and wounded their Cap! and Took 
 him they Crossed y'. water in y'. night liut our men got their Canoes 
 and keep y'; Ground Several liec! Letters from their wives but 1 
 Think I Did not Keeeive any 
 
 18 Saturday. The fasheene [fascine] Batt' near vizi within 40 Rods 
 of y'. west Gate and Divers 42 ])oimd'r w'.'" were brought from the Grand 
 Batt'.' mounted y'. Began to Play Beat Down y'. Gate and Draw 
 Bridge our men get under y® walls & when ever y^ Enemy Look over 
 they fire them Down : Cap! Peirce' killd this Day by a Cannon Ball 
 Thr" his Bowels he Livd a Qur of an hour and then Died his Death 
 is Greately Lamented Severel a killd this Day I had y'! fever all 13ay 
 
 We have Thirty Sick in our Com*' 
 
 19 Sablntlh Above 500 Cannon fird this Day Several men killd 
 Several wound'! Some killd by Splitting of a Cannon Some Burnt 
 Badly by a barrel of Powders Catching (ire. 
 
 in y'.' after noone a french man of war Appeard a 61 gun Ship 
 Comodore Warrin with his Ships went out and mot hor th»>y were heard 
 by us To fight y': Bigger part of y' night we Saw the first of it 
 a Bad fever all Day 
 
 20')' Nothing Uemarkable but y'. Seige Still Continues : I had au 
 Exceeding ill Day 
 
 21 Cap! Tyng Came in anil Brought the .Toyfull Tydings that y? 
 Comodore had Taken the french man of war without y*^^ Loss of a man: 
 and that the Comodore had fitted her out and they were in Pursuit of 
 y'.' Best of tiie French fleet: Some French and Indians S|)y'(l Driving 
 of Cattle our men are gone in Pursuit Some of our men Came in 
 with Ten French Captives and they Inform us that y': Enemy had Dugg 
 uj) the Bodys of y'^ 17 [lersons Bury'd the Tenth of this Instant and 
 Burnt thcni ; Towards Night Notice being given their was Three 
 Iluz/.as att y'' Gen! Tent Three att each of y': fashines Three att yl 
 Grand IJattery and Coinodore Warrin att y'. Same Time Came in the 
 Prize man of war into the mouth of Louisburg Ilarliur under french 
 Colours and then Hoisted English Colours above y'i french and gave 
 Three Iluz/.as 
 
 22 Tiiis Day Serg! James Carley Died and a 00 gun Sliip Came in 
 and jion'd our fleet w'':' was verry Uejoycing 
 
 The man of war Taken y' 21 instant had 1 months Provision for y'. 
 Citty of Louisburg .'KIO Sonldiers ICOO Barrels of Powd' 20 IJra'ss 
 Cannon Bigging for a 70 gun Sliip that is IWiilding att Canady and 
 OiMr." we''i! when ever their forces were got Together To Settle Canso 
 and then T:dve Port Royal and Drive y'. Eastward Parts as far as 
 Perscatua 
 
 ' .losliuii I'iiToc, tliL' ticnior uaiitiiiii of tlie Fourtli Massacliusitts IJcfiinicnt, in 
 which Lieutcnunt Urinl.strcet wa» suiiiiig. 
 
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 23'! This Day The Capl and I were So well we went as far as Col" 
 Mooers aud Cap! Easinans 
 It is Tlionght V' the Cui».' that the L! is Become a Right Tii)[»lcr 
 
 2t: T!ie People Return'd y! went Last Night To yK Attack of the 
 Island Battel y This is y" G"' attempt of y! Nature To no Purpose firing 
 off att Sea this day The french Cap! Died this Day that was wounded 
 & Taken y1 17 Day ae offered Ten Thousand Pounds for a fryar To 
 Pardon his Sins before he died and I would have done it my Self as 
 well as any fryar or Priest Living for J, y''. money This Day went To 
 Cap! Stevens and Drink't New England Cyder and Eat Toast & Cyder 
 Exceeding Cold I was Taken w"' y'! Bloody flux 
 
 25'.'' Pleasent Day the woods got on fire which had Like To have 
 Distroyd many Tents The Cannon Play Briskly on our Side But 
 But [««'(■] few from the Enemy 
 
 Cap! IVIelvin with a Comp^ went a Scouting after Indians at Night. 
 Rcturnd with y'! foil? Success They Came on a Camp of Six french 
 men they killd One Took 3 Captive one of w"!' was wound'! They had 
 Some Cloaths Catridge boxes and other accutrements that they had 
 Taken from our men tiiat were Killd y'. 10''' of this Instant one that 
 was Taken Informs us That he was a Serv! belongd To a Town not far 
 from us and iiis master about G Days ago Turn'd him out To Look for 
 his owne Sustinance haveing nothing of his owne To Support him 
 W^ Tho': Drunk 
 
 2G Sunday a Pleasent Day in y*; forenoone Sir Balch Preacht from 
 y': 3'! verse of y'.' Papistic of Jude Sung y'! 2 Last Stanzies & .V in y': 
 1 18 ps. in y'.' afternoon Preacht from Prov : 12 2G : Sung 2 Last 
 Stanzies & ^ in y!' 11 Ps: y'. men of war all Came along in a Line of 
 Battle The men y! were Inlisted went in Order To attack the Island 
 Battery in the morning a CompY of about 150 went a Scouting after 
 Indians 290 went To y'' attack of y'i Island Battery Cap! melvin 
 headed the above Scout 
 
 27 monday in the morning we had the malencoUy news of the over- 
 throw of our men that went Last night To y'i attack of the Island 
 Battery when they Came they found yl' Enemy Prepard for their 
 Comius alltho it was Between 12 & 1 at nijiht w"!' "ives Cause To think 
 y'.' Enemy were Ap[)riz'd of their Comeing the Enemy playd with 
 Cannon upon the Boates which Distroyd Several Boates and Left the 
 men floating on the water Several Boates Landed their men But y'' 
 Enemy being Prepard Slew them at a Strange Rate Some of our men 
 after tht^y fir'd all their Catridges Retreated got into their Boates and 
 made their Escape but Some were killd after they had got into yf 
 Boates Some Boates Stove against y'.' Rocks Some run a Drift 
 Some of our men fought manfully Till about Sunrise and it is generally 
 Thought their was 150 of our men Lost att y': Least pray g'! Sanctify 
 
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 this heavy frown of his Providence To us all Cap! Noble and Company 
 Ciinie in thi^ Day with 9 freiich Cajjtives they hud Taken and found 
 One of our men fliey had Takuu Some time ago Lying Dead verry 
 much Cut and mangled he v/as but Just Dead the Enemy had 
 murdered him : and by Examination we are Inform'' that y'' Ene'! 
 were 8 Dayes in killing one of our men and when he was Dead Obligd 
 One of our men to eat a part of him 
 
 28 Tuesday Foggy a Great Part of the Day our Canon Play 
 IJriskly One of our men had the end of his yard Shot off. y'.' Bloody 
 flux Still Continues 
 
 29'!' Wciisdaji a miserable Eleetion ' : IJut y'l Pleasantist Day we have 
 had Since we Left N: England The Camion &C play verry Briskly 
 But we have this Day y'. malencliolly news of y'.' Loss of Several of our 
 men their was 400 of them in the woods They Came upon 100 
 french it 80 Indians they had Several Shallops Loaded with fresh 
 Beef and they Intended Last Night to have Brought it Down to y" 
 Citty But our men Came upon them and they fought G hours and killd 
 Several viz' G or Eight of our men Two Cai)".'" and in all their is 30 
 killd aiul ..'ounded Several mortally wounded they Rcov"! y'! Bodies 
 of 12 french men «fc Saw where y" Indians had Drag'd away their Dead 
 Took One frenchman 
 
 30')' Thursday Foggy Cloudy &c : This Day our men fird Briskly 
 & Cut Down y'! french flag Tiie Coihodore Scut Two Letters To y" 
 General I went Down To y'.' water Side and bought a fresh Cod w".*" 
 made a fine Siipi)er and Breckfast : The Bloody flux Left me One of 
 our french Captives Inform us that The french & Indians are forming 
 into a Body To Come upon us: Several Bmus This Day hove into y" 
 Citty Two of their Ambosheres Beat Down The Enemy keep Con- 
 tinually Digging within y''. walls att Night Isaac Kent went upon the 
 Grand Guard which is y" first Duty he has Done Col'.' Chandler Sent 
 To me for an Ace' of y'.' Num!)er of the Sick in om* Company which 
 was 23 and the "is", on Duty which was 4 at y*! furthermost fasheene 
 
 31 Fryday Foggy in y'' morning I gave Col'l Ch;indler an attested 
 ac(^' of the Sick in our Company which was 19 The Number on Duty 2 
 One att y° fasheene One with Capf Melvin going on a Scoute with him 
 after Indians Capl INIelvin Defers going till tomorrow morning 
 Ten Captives Brought in 7 men and Three women They luid eat no 
 Bread for Ten Days They Inform us that tliere was 32 French & 
 Indians killd in y'" Ingagement The 28".'' Instant and 40 wounded Our 
 People found 12 Guns on the Ground where the Ingagement was: 
 they Likewise Inform us that Their was G of their men killd in yf 
 Ingagement with Col'-' Gorha'" the 17'!" Instant This Day made an 
 
 1 IJeferriiij^ to Election Day at home in Massachusetts, which fell on the last 
 Wednesday of May. 
 
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 Apprizal of the Kffects Serg' James Carley Die(l Seizd oil. an Irish 
 man Taken this Day it is Thot he had bin in y". Citty he IJelongs 
 To One of our C<)ni|ianys and it, is Tliot lie lias I'ractis'd going into y" 
 Citty every Oppertunity Since ho lias bin liere lie is now in Irons 
 
 June if. 1 1745 Saturday Foggy Cloudy Thick weather a Vessel 
 Came that was Sent by yf General To Port Royal but when they Came 
 to yl Narrows the Indiana lir'd att them above 200 Shots and 9 Canoes 
 Came off So that they were Oblig'd To Kuu : a Ship and Snow Taken 
 by our men of war Cap! Melvin went out with a Company on a Scout 
 3 of our Company with him The Cap! and I went To Cap! Easmans 
 House which is within Musket Shot of y' Citty we Tany'd all night 
 
 2!' Sunday Cloudy we went To Several Houses then Keturiid 
 To Cap! Easmans and he went with us and we went into I IJeleive 
 above 20 Houses Tlien we went To the Grand IJattery and heard a 
 Sermon from Amos 4-12 Those words Prepare To Meet thy god O 
 Israel The Grand IJattery is the Strongest Place that ever my eyes 
 Beheld Stephen Barron Drunk Strawberrys full in y! Ulow A Brig- 
 ganteen Taken by our men of war 
 
 3 Monday Rainy Cloudy ».K;c in the morning then Pleasent weather 
 Cap! Dunahew lirouglit a mortcr and 2 B«;(ls for y? same from Boston 
 at night y! morter and One bed were Carry 'd To Cap' Easnuins fasheene 
 Battery: a Sloop from Cana<la Loaded with Provisions had Like To 
 have got into y! Ilarbur lUit one of our Vessels Came So hard after 
 her that She Run a Sliore near yl' Light house and yl men got on Shore 
 wV' their arms and fird att our men when they was getting offyl' Vessel 
 but To no porpose our men got oil' y" Vessel Safe : and Brought her in 
 the Others are gone in I'lirsuit of the Enemy wrote home 
 
 4 Tuesday Fine weather as Soone as Day Light Appear'd we 
 were Surpriz'd by Several Vallyes of Small Anns Down att v" Citty 
 but it Prov'd To be our ovviie men Shott Two Vallyes et the Enemy 
 One Two Vessels Taken this Day by our Shipping : 
 
 Cap! Melvin Returnd with following Success: They killd Two french 
 men and Brought in Seventeen Captives I went To y! Coinissarys 
 and gave a Receipt lor a Harrel of pork and SO weight of Bread this 
 Day our men Began To tire hot Bullets To the Citty. their was 
 Letters on Board the french Sloop y! Came from Canada y' was Taken 
 yesterday That gave an Ace! that their was 1000 french and Indians 
 gone To Attack Anappolis and Cap! Rouse Cap! Tyng Cap! Snelling 
 are gone from us To their assistance Last night a french man Came out 
 of y*" Citty & Deliv! himself To our men and L^pon Examination he 
 Declares that their is 10(> of our men y' was Lost att y; Island Battery 
 Prisoners in yl' Citty it that their is about 800 lighting men in the Citty 
 and that their is Divers in the C'itty would be Glad To DeK themselves 
 to our men if they knew they should have (Quarter 
 
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 f) Wensdny fine weather Till Towards night .iiid att night Rain'" 
 This Day Came in a Small Sloop from Canso and Inform us that on the 
 25'!' of may 800 french and Indians Came from Anappolis To y!' Assist- 
 ance of Cape IJreton att night I went Cap' of y'.' Grand guard with 
 19 men Three of y'.' men being found asleep on y* gaurd we Took 
 
 their guns ^m n i n. , t 
 
 yiwo pages of the Lfiary here gone.] 
 
 [_June 8] ... Ship and y'. Gov' Knowing the Hand writeing were 
 Exceeding SorrowfuU and he heard Divers of Souldiers and Coiiion Sort 
 of people Say we are gone : the men women and Children followed him 
 in Droves: he Saw 300 Souldiers on the I'arade in arms he Likewise 
 Informs us that above 100 of our men y' were att y'. Island Battery 
 were Prisoners in y'! Citty and that their is no S>ich thing as .Scaleing 
 yV walls But gives Great Incouragement Concerning our Takeing the 
 place if we have a Stocik of I'owder 
 
 In y'' morning the French fird out of their Barracks verry fast a man 
 was Uideing y" Hoad and Had his heel Taken away by a Catnion Ball 
 and the horses Guts Lett out 
 
 O'!" Simdity Rain'd in the morning I watched h y". night Last night 
 The Enemy Cast Three Bums att our People out Did not hurt any of our 
 men : Last night Two Zwits [Swiss] Came out of the Citty with their 
 arms and Delivered themselves To our men and they Inform us that 
 yesterday One of their Souldiers had a Design To have Disserted and 
 Come to us and had a Letter from One of our men that is a Prisoner in 
 y! Citty To Bring to his friends But he being Discovered they Hanged 
 him Directly they Likewise Inform us that the Enemy have but 150 
 barrels of Powder ; they Inform'd Likewise that many in the Citty 
 would be Glad To Come Out and Deliver themselves to us : they Like- 
 wise Inform us when we Came they had GOO Sould" when we Came 
 and now they had but about 500 they Says that if our Bumaneer had 
 held On Casting bis Bums into y! Citty a Fryday and they att Major 
 Titconas Battery had tird Briskly he Beleives they would have Deliv- 
 ered up the Citty in about an hour more This Day we Carry'd Casks 
 from t\u' Old Stores to wall in Our Citty Occasioned by News from y? 
 Z>vit8 That their was an Army of french and Indians Comeing upon us 
 a Verry Cold Day this Day. they yr Zwits Iiforra us That had all 
 our Boates Landed att y! Island Battery they would Surrend"' them 
 Selves But Seeing Some of our Boates Retreat Incouraged the Enemy 
 It is Thought our men of war are in an Ingagemeat 
 The Zwits Inform us that they in the Citty had ;iot had their Cloaths 
 olF Since we Came 
 
 June 10'!' motidiii/ fair weather Early in the morning Cap? War- 
 ner Cap' Willard Clerk Patti^rson it I went Down to y'' Grand Battery 
 and Major Titcoms Battery and into Sundry Houses we went into the 
 
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 Towers in the Grand Battery Saw Several BoautifiiU wo.aoii Taken 
 Some Time ago : wee vfvut above tlie Grand Battery To the Village 
 That our men Burnt The first Day of may a man Cut in Two by a 
 Cannon Ball att y* Light house Battery and another wounded 
 Yesterday a fifty Gun Ship Came i& Joind our men of war they 
 Brought with them a freueh Privatecir tluiy had Taken ami Three 
 Dayes ago they parted with Two GO gun Ships Comeing To our Assist- 
 ance Two men wounded by a Small Sliott att y? i'usciene Battery next 
 y"; wall went up the Bay and Got a boat and 2 beds we found The 
 Strawberrys full in the Blow 
 
 June 11'.'' fair weather: & Coronation Day in the morning The 
 whole Batalia was Calld l)y the Beat of y'.' Drums To prayers att 
 Twelve we were Rally'd by the Beat of yl Drums and K.vcercised and 
 Drank the Kings healtli tlie Gen! went on Board the Comodore be- 
 fore night Return'd att niglit all Ually'd by y" Bt^at of y'.' Drmns To 
 Prayers: Comeing l>aek from pray"!" Saw ukmi Burying a Young man. 
 
 JiDie yl 12^^ fine wt-ather Col'! Willard Sent for me and Ordered 
 me to go wV' yl' Adjatant Ilobart To y? Advance Battery and To yl Sev- 
 eral Cap""' there and Take an Aceount of all y'! able Bo(ly<l men that 
 were there and Besides The Sick kfc wounded we found Belonging to 
 Col'.' Wiilards Rcgim! 158 we were Setting Divers of us By Cap' 
 Easmans fire I was writeing and there Came a C'annon Ball and 
 Struck yl' Chinmey and made yl' lire and Soot Kly att a Strange Kate 
 Adjatant Ilobart ' got up & Bun. A man wounded by a Bum this Day 
 y." flesh of his Buttocik Carryd away 
 
 [/mhs] lo I Lay att Cap! Easmans in y^' morning Our Bumaneer 
 Cast Three Bums into or Near tiie Ambzciers Belonging To y! Enem^ 
 after Breckfast we went into our Advance Battei-y which is within 
 about 30 Rods of y.' Citty and The Enemy fird with Small Aims. The 
 Bullets flew on Every Side : I had a verry fair Shot att One of y!' 
 Enemy : in the afternoone LJ Webster Came with us To our Camps : 
 Three men of war viz! 2 (50 Guns and One 40 Gun Ship Came and 
 Joind our fleet they Took Three Shijjs and Brought in w"' them Re- 
 moved our Tent this Day Within our walls: the Enemy fird from tlieir 
 Barracks with small arms: the morter Remov'' To y^ Light House in 
 Order To Play upon y.'' Island Battery 
 
 14 fine weather L! webster with Some of our Company went afi.sli- 
 ing Catchced a fine parcel of fish a man Died that was wounded By 
 a shot from yl' Enemy Before Night went Down Towards y" Ciity To 
 Caj)! Easmans and A Svvitzer Came Back w'l' me : Tln-ee of our men 
 went on Board one of the men of war 5 Zwits in a Shallaway Disserted 
 and went on Boai'd Our Comodore 
 
 1 Jonathan Ilobart, a Groton soldier, wiis tlie ailjiitiuit of tlie Fourth Massa- 
 chusetts Hejjiiuunt. For a reference to him, see the introduction to this journal. 
 
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 The If)'!' Ddi/. our Rumanei'i- Cast from y: Light House 8 Bums 
 into yr Island Mattory y^' I'eoplo viz! y!' Enemy Run out of y! IJattury 
 into y: water up to tlieii- miildles: Tlie Enemy in y' Citty were Drawd 
 into a Body and our People from Titcoms Battery lird o 12 Pounders 
 and Cut Down Two Ranks of yr P^neray 
 
 15 Went in yV morning To y!' Advance Battery and Returnd before 
 iioone On tlie Return the wliole Army Drawd into a Batalia the 
 Coihodore and Gen! Came and Veiwd us »t the Coiijodore made a Speech 
 and Told us we Could uot Take y". Citty witli y? Land forces neither 
 Could he w'!' y!' Sea forces without y" assistance of each Other and Advised 
 us To Join and yf lirst Easterly wind Ik; would Come in hy Sea and we 
 by Land and Try it out : Before Sun Set a Flag of Truce Came out of 
 y! Citi;, Last night The Enemy Cast 15 Bums att our People But To 
 no Porpose The Flag of Truce Came with a Rcpiest in Writeing for a 
 Cessation of arms Till they might hola i Council of War for they s'.' the 
 English Play'd So Smart that they Could not iiold a Council yl' Gcnl 
 and Admiral gave them Till To morrow morning 7 or 8 oClock 
 
 IG Sundmj: Cloudy Foggy weather After Prayers The flag of 
 Truce Came out of the Citty about 12 of y" Clock the flag of Truce 
 Returnd after they hat* agreed on yr following Articles viz if yr Enemy 
 would Surrender up yr Citty To give them their Goods and To fur- 
 nish them with Vessels To Carry Them to Old France and in Case 
 they Comply'd they were to Send Hostages by Six cCiock in the after 
 noone they ask Liberty To Settle on this Island or Canady or Some 
 of the iVdjacent Islands But it was not Granted 
 
 and in Case they Do not Comjjly Tlie Meet To go in by Sea and all our 
 forces by Land Iniediately it To have a fair Tryal The Gen! went off 
 Crying: Before night A Gen! Came out of yr Citty and Deliv*! himself 
 as a Hostage & The Citty To be Deliv'.' on yr morrow 
 
 June 17'.'' mondmj Cloudy in the fore nart of yr Day in the Latter 
 part Raiud : in the morning after prayers Rally'd «S:c Rallvd a Sec- 
 ond Time and then Several Regim': with y! Gen! LI Gen' iJrigadeers 
 «Stc Advanced Towards the Citty To Take Possession 
 
 N B : Admiral AVarrin went into the Harbour with all his Ships in 
 yr morning and Saluted yr Citty By fireing our People Took Posses- 
 sion of the Island Battery Last Night 
 
 When our Army lAIarclit To yr Citty the Colours were Hying the Drums 
 Beating Trumpets Sounding Flutes & Vials Playing Col" Bradstreet ^ 
 att yr Head of the Army The Gen' L! Gen! and Gentry in yr Rear, 
 yr French men and wonu^n & Children on y^' Parade they Lookt verry 
 sorrowfull I went into yr Citty and then Rot- •>*ed and Came Back To 
 our old Citty : [ Two pnyes ore here gone.'] 
 
 ' C()U)iiel IJradstreet was an I'^nglislunun by biitli, but probably not akin to 
 the (iiui'itit. 
 
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 20 Tlinrsday Raitiiiy Cloudy and foggy weather W" Thomas was 
 Drunk I went allround y: Citty walls and Saw all y? Cannon Bum 
 JNIortei's &c 
 
 21 Frydaij Cloudy Rain ny & Foggy weather Remov'd our Sick To 
 an house near y'.' Citty & Two men To nurse them 
 
 22 Satiirdaij Rainny Cloudy it foggy weather Eighteen French 
 men made their Escape out of y' Citty Cap! Warner Cap! Willard 
 Clerk Patterson and I went into \\ Barracks or Cittydal and when we 
 were in yl' Chapi)el there wr.s a man aloft and yf up[)er part Being verry 
 much Broke by our Cannon Balls it gave way it and [s/c] a Cannon 
 Ball with Boards Came Down and had Like To have Struck Clerk 
 I'atterson & my Self and the man hung hy his arms By a Joyce 
 
 2;]:' Snniliii/ Rainny Cloudy »fc foggy weather The 18 tVei'ch men 
 that made their Escape yesterday Brought in with their arms Snap- 
 Sacks Provision &c and were Coihitted T(j Prison AP Moody ^ Preacht 
 in the forenoone att y'.' Camps from Prov : S : fi ]\P Langdall Preacht 
 in the afternoone from Ileh: ."5: U5 The Artillery Removd from y! 
 fasciene Batterys 
 
 24'!' M<))id<ni Rainny Cloudy & Foggy weather Cap'. Rmmkc Came 
 in but Did not know y! place was Taken till he Sent his ]>oates on 
 Shore att yl" Camps 
 
 2;')'!' 7\(esd(nj Rainny Foggy it Cloudy weather Cap'. Rouse Came 
 into Louishourg and Brought 2 liinn .Mortcrs and 250 Camion : 
 
 2G'.'' Wensdaij fine weather : 
 
 27'.'' Thursday Cloudy Foggy &. Rain'd Exceeding hard Some 
 Time we RemovM Down To y! Houses 
 
 28'i' Fnjdiuj Foggy itc Oliver Green- Died and was Buried 
 Five mareens was whipt I wrote home 
 
 29'!' SatHrday Wet weather : I went into The Citty 
 
 30"' Sunday W Moody Preacht att y: Chappel in >•: fore Part of 
 the Day and m! Crocker in the after part in yV fore part 1 wrote To 
 my wife in y' after part went To meeting the Text was i'salm ad : 12. 
 
 Jidy 1 tnonday Fair weather 
 
 July 2'.' Tuesday Cloudy itc ; A Comp^ Came in and Some of 
 them Came to our house before they knew y! place was Take;: I went 
 into y! City with them 
 
 3 Wensday : a man of war Canu; in w'.'' 200 Soiddicrs To Carry To 
 Ainiopi)olis To Release our men Sent there Last Smniner Yesterday 
 
 ' Snniucl Moody (II. C. IG'JT), niiiiisler of York, Mauii'. 
 
 - A Uroton soldier. AuconliiiK to " Tlio Xe\v-Km;laiid llifitoriciil & (iunea- 
 lo^ical lii'siistcr " (XXV. 2(!()) for July, 1S71, lie was a private in Captain 
 Joiiattiiiii Smitli's company in ttii' Ninth Massaclnisetts Iti'^'iiiK'iit (("olniiid 
 Josepli Dwij^lit). .ludging from thi' I'amiliar names. tliiTc were olliur soldiura 
 from (iroton and iiuigliboriiuod, who belungud in that company. 
 
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 W- Tho' being in y? Citty in Drink and Threatened a woman that he 
 would knock her Down if She would not give him Liq' he was Put 
 under a guard and kept all night in the morning brought liefore Col? 
 Willard and Ordered into yi Citty To be Tryed by a Court martial 
 Several Vessels went out Some for france with Transports & Some to 
 New I'^ngland 
 
 Jiih/ 4'"' Thnrsdciy Several Vessels went out Some for France 
 with Transports «fcc ; I went a Strawbering 
 
 Juhl 0'^ Fryddji a wild Cow and Calf Came out of y*^ woods 
 
 3veral went in Pursuit I w(Mit Till I was Out of Breath ami then 
 Returned: CopI Lakin Ordered Stephen IJarron To Guard y" Arms and 
 he Told him To Kiss his ass for which he was Ordered To Ride the 
 Pickets an hour 
 
 the men That went after y" Cow Return'd and lirought y'.' Cow but I-ost 
 y'" Calf Col" Clioate Came from New England with Two Companys 
 of men 
 
 JiiJij 6'!' 17-1") Fine Growing weather In yl^ iMorning Several of us 
 went in Pursuit of y'.' Calf yl Helongcd to y' Cow y: \vas Hrougiit in 
 yesterday l>ut Could not find it : heard Several Guns Towards yl' Head 
 of y'' Bay 
 Cap! Rouse Saild for London for Recruits and yl Council Sent for 
 
 C Mil 
 
 9555 = 2 : fi Sterling To Repair yV Breaches our Cannon Bums&c had 
 made in y'' Walls Barracks Store Houses »S;; llospitalls and magaziens: 
 Upon his Sailing the men of warr lir'd a Great Number of Guns Cap'. 
 Snelling Came from N England with Souldiers 
 
 July 7'!' Sinidcti/ line weather JNI- Moody Preaclit in the forenoono 
 in yl' ( iiajypel in yl' Barracks in yl Citty in yl afternoon M'. Williams 
 Preaclit ml' Baulch Preacht in yl' Suburbs in y'' afternoone From 1 
 Pety ;} : 10: 20 Sung 2 Last Staves in vl' ' Ps : Sung 2 Last Staves 
 in yV 73 Ps : Two men of Warr went out oil a Cruse Some Vessels 
 Came in 
 
 8 mondivj tine weather Nine Cap'.' viz One out of a Regiment 
 Being a Coin'l" went To Search yl' Ves.sels : I went w*.'' tbeni : we 
 found in Iron Brass &c: Toy:' Valine 7 or S Hundred pounds & 
 Brought it On Shore : Cap! Dunnahews Vessel Came in with y'' fol- 
 lowing Sorrowfull Tydings : Viz They were in yl Gut of Cause And 
 Seven Indians DiscoverM them.'selves with a Fbigg of Truce and Cap.' 
 Duiinaiiew with all his ollicers Save One : Their Being Twelve in all went 
 on Shear and tlujir Stiirted \\\i about 200 Indians and (ir'd upon Capf 
 Dunnalunv iV C^)mpa.ly and Distroyd them all and Burnt their IJodys : 
 The above was Done .Iun(i 2'.)"' 
 
 '.)'!' Tmsdinj (iiit! weather yl' Reg' mustered and marcbt Toward.s 
 tli(^ South gate as far as yl Powder piott and their Dismiss'd this D;iy 
 Came a freiich man from S' Johns and had Ca])! Dinmahews Ring on 
 
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 liis finger and Brouglit News that alltho' Cap! Dun'ialiew was killd and 
 four more yet there was Seven alive : But they was wounded Began 
 To work at y? west gate in Order to Rebuihl the Same 
 
 10'!' Cloudy went a Searching Vessels an<l found Considerable of 
 Iron etc : I wrote home Last month I wrote home Twice But Did not 
 Entctr yV Same 
 
 11'.'' TJmrsdivj fine weather a Number went To Raising Vessels 
 I went w'.'' them we Raisd a Scooner new : y! never had bin to Sea 
 She is alnrnt 10 Tuns Tliis is y? Third vessel has bin Weighed: a 
 Number w'.'' our Com'"" which Consists of nine Cap'"" viz One out of a 
 Regiment our Cap! being One of y'; Corn".'' went To y*! Grand liattery 
 and in Searching they found of Iron Clothing &c Considerable 
 
 12 Fnjday fine weatlier One Vessel Rais'd ^considerable I'lunder 
 brought from On Board y'.' Vessels: Several Shallops Came in w'-' 
 french &c : 
 
 ll] Siitiinliii/ flue weiither went in Searoli of Plunder and brought 
 
 Several boat Loads of Barr Iron Cables Spikes *fcc on Slu)re out of a 
 
 t 
 Vessel '30 Sterling found by One of y'.' Com'i'' : Several Shallops of 
 
 freuch Came in Wood Sloops Came in 
 
 lA SiDuhu/ Clotidv Rainny &c : in the morning; aftisrwards fine 
 
 weather: in the forenoon m! Williams Rreacht in y'. Cha[)[)el from 
 
 1 Chron : V 18 : l!) : 20 : 21 : & 22 : Sung The 20'" PS : In y'.' after- 
 uoone m!" Fair weather Preacht from 1 Cliron : 11 & 13 verses Sung 
 2' first staves i*; .\ in y'.' 18 Psal : News C'ame in tliis Day that Cap! 
 Fletcher who went in his Privateer To Guard our wood Sloops hath 
 Taken a french Privateer yf Came out of Canada & they Inform us 
 y! y'' Siiip that was Chast by our Privateers when we Lay att Canso 
 Apl 18 I'J <kc Came into Cauda 32 Days ago vfc had Taken Cap! 
 Smothers : Several Shallops of french Came in : 
 
 15 niondaji fine weather in y!' morning Cap! Warner Cap! Wiilard 
 & my Self with Others went To y'.' N K Harbour I went Round To 
 y'! Light House went up into yV Lanthorn it is a magnificent Building : 
 from yV Bottom To y'' Lanthorn is 72 Steps y'.' Lanthorn is 11 feet 
 Glass a Bason of Copper in the Lanthorn full of oil 2.'! Wicks in y'! 
 Oil the Bason will hold above .1 barrel the Light house Excepting y'" 
 glass is Bum Proof AVci Took up 2 Shallops: Cap! Tyng Came in: 
 Sev! of us found a C f i<: I eat a fine Supper of V — 1 
 
 1(> Tiicsdai/: tin; Sun arose Clear: but Soone Clouded and foggy 
 Several Vessels Came in from N England with Sould" oOO in all I 
 Rec'! a Letter fron\ my D"^ wife 
 
 17 tvensdtit/ fine weather 8 of our men Dismissed viz L! En" 
 
 2 Serg'." I Cop! 1 Stew: 2 more The Com' iV I went v/ith them 
 in Search after Cattle found o horses .'! Cows Dealt allowance of Rum 
 for lour Days Exclusive of this Day 
 
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 18 Thiirdaij Thanksgiving m\ williams preacht from 
 I Deliv'! 6 Days allowance of meat To every rness & One Days allow- 
 ance of Peas: a Sheep Deliv'! to each Conip>: and pint of wine" to Each 
 man ' Our Sheep would have bin (after yV Guts liad bin Taken out) 
 more Suitable for a Lanthorn then for i:ating : Some Companys 
 Came in 
 
 ^ 19 Fryday Fine weather Cap! Warner and I Din'd w'" Cap! James 
 Fryy we had Boild Lamb Pork ct Veal Rost 1-amb & Veal good wine 
 good phlip & punch : at Night we Supped on a Stew of mutton & 
 pork & wine To Drink: a Ship flag of Truce Saild for frauce with 
 
 Cajitives 
 
 20 Saturday Cloudy Rainy &c Nothing Remarkable a Snow Flag 
 of Truce Saild For France with Captives 
 
 21 Sunday Rainny : in y'i nior? mr AVilliams Preacht att yl' Chappel 
 att y: P.arracks from John 20: 31 in the forenoon & yV Old England 
 Chu'' People met att yV Chappel Att yV IIosi)ital in y'. afternoone the 
 old England Church minister preach! from IIG Ps: 12 att yl' Chappel 
 by the Barracks a Vessel Came in with women & Children from 
 N Eng" 
 
 22'' Monday fair weather I went into yr Citty To Take an Ace? of 
 the men y' worked in Col" Willards Reg' at Carrying wood & Took 
 w'" me out of our Comp^ Jn'! Rand Jn" Wright W'^ Tho-^ John Peirce 
 Gideon Sanderson Eph'" Proctor Aaron Boynton y! worked f! whole 
 Day ^ 
 
 att night Rec'! Orders To Send a Corp' & 5 men To go on board y': man 
 of war Occasioned by a Large Saild Lying off y'.' mouth of y°" Ilarb': 
 Suppossed To be an linst Indeaman or a man of war this Day Cop! 
 Benj" Randal Died & was Buryed. : we Sent Cop! Lakin & 5 more 
 but they Came on y'! Parade to Late 
 
 23 Tuesday Two men of war went out against y'.' Ship & gave her a 
 P>road Side & Several Bow Chased and Took her : 
 
 24'" Wcnsday I went To Oversee the men Carrying wood att y': 
 Kings Gate: in y'' afternoone the men of war Came in with yl' Prize 
 Taken Yesterday She is a Vessel of about 700 Tun an East India 
 man Judged To be worth One million & \ money : yV Caj)' & I & 
 Sev! more moved into y!' Citty 
 
 25 Tliursday line weathei- Took an Inventory of y': Effects of 
 Cop' Randal & Oliver Green: I went to yl CoiTiissarys & Took 3 
 
 _ 1 It may he inferred tliat Lieutenant Tiriulstrcet was tlic regimental com- 
 missary ; and tlio wine served 'ml to tiie men at tliis time undoubtedly was loe 
 taken from tiu' enemy. Ilig allusion to tlie leanness of the mutton is interest' / 
 - Jolm fierce, Gideon Sander.-'ou, and Aaron Boynton are known to li; "" 
 been Groton soldiers, and perliaps also some of the others were. Sanderson die^, 
 on November 13, and Boynton on December 24. 
 
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 gall"".} of Brandy & Dealt out 3 Days allowance : Three Gallons of 
 Molosses To y'' Three messes in the Suburbs : Three Days allowance 
 of meat To yt' mess" in yl' Suburbs 
 
 26 Fryddy fine weather Last night Came in Cap' Wetherbe & 
 his Comp^ with Part of Cap! Davis's Compan*: Tiiis Day I Rec'! a 
 Le " from my wife which was pleasing &c went a Strawberry ing 
 turday Rainny «&c 
 
 'i. iiday fine weather in y! forenoone the C— minr Preacht from 
 Rom : 12 : 18 in y'i af'ternoone mr Williams Preacht from prov : 20 -. 27 
 in the morning a Large Ship Came in Sight Suppose! to be an East 
 India man : and Two of our men of war went out after her 
 
 29'!' Monday a Gen! Muster and in yS aftcrnoone arose a Great 
 Disturbance betweene y'.' men of wars men & our men which was 
 Exceeding hot in y^' aftcrnoone y!' men of war yf went out Yesterday 
 Came in with y''. Ship they went after She is a Rich Prize an frencli 
 East India man 
 
 30'!' Tuesday Rainy Last night Came in 250 SouW." from N Hamp- 
 shire : we had a pint of wiue allowed To each mar To Drink y'' 
 Kings health Serg! Woods Took y' Stewardship ' I Din'd w'!' Cap! 
 Erie 
 
 31 Wensday foggy Cloudy weath'' iSerg! Woods has uot Chang'd 
 Guns this Two Dayes a thing verry Remarkable : 
 
 August 1! 1715. in y! morning Col" WillaiAl Sent for me & Ord'" me 
 to Oversee his Reg! y! worked in Repairing y' Citty walls : accordingly 
 I went 14 of y' Reg! work'd 
 
 2 Fryday fine weather I went To Oversee y'. People Clearing the 
 Store yard : A Large Sliif) Came in Sight Our men of war went out 
 & Took her She is a french South Sea num a Rich Prize has been 
 out Three years 
 
 3 Saturday I went To Oversee y! workmen Ten men Bury'd this 
 Day 1 in Arms : I wrote home 
 
 4'!' Sunday M' Williams -of Longmeadow Preacht in y! forenoone 
 at yS Hospital Chappel from 55 Is : & 0"' a Seazonable Lively afi'ec- 
 tionate Sermon In y' afternoone INI' Williams of Newhaven preacht 
 from Dut : 32: 2'J One man Bury'd after meeting Several Small 
 Vessels Came in 
 
 5'!' Cloudy foggy &c : I went To Overseeing &,c 
 
 ()'•!' Tuesday An Exceeding Rainny Day One Hubbard Died y! 
 Liv'd with part of our Company out of y! Citty 
 
 7'" Wensday a Rainny Day Last night about 12 O' y' Clock Died 
 
 * Sergeant Woods was proljalily a Grotou sokliiT ; ami witliout doubt the 
 stewardsliiji included tlie dutit's of a commissary sorfieant. 
 
 - Stophun Williams (II. C. 1718). tirsl minister of Longmeadow, wlicro lie 
 died on June 10, 1782, aged 81) years. 
 
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 in the Hospital Isaac Kent he Lay but a few Dayes Sick about G in 
 y'. afteruoone we Buiy'd him a man Rid y': wooden Horse on yV 
 Parade 
 
 8'.'' TImrsda;; fine weather I overseed the workmen Cleaning the 
 Kings Bake House Last night the wooden horse Torn in ])eices 
 
 t)-.'' Cold weather. I went To Oversee Last night Stephen liurron 
 Imbarked &c 
 
 10'}' Saturday a Cold Day a Genl muster fird Plattoones : y'" 
 martial Laws Read att yl' head of every Reg! a Souldier whipt 39 
 Lashes for Robbing a Dead Corpse & Leaving y! Body u[n]buried 
 
 1 1 Sunday Cold Cloudy weatlier Last Fryday a Scooner was going 
 after wood with about 30 men & by a mischance as they was going out 
 of the Harbour near y! Light house Run upon yl Rocks and Split yV 
 men Lost their guns Cloatbs »S:c But y': Boates Ilastned out & Sav'd 
 all y'.' men in yV forenoone y" Rev'' M' Williams of Longmeadow 
 preach't at y? Hospital Chappel from Luk : IX 62 Sung yV 3 part of 
 y;' 50 Ps : in yl afteruoone jNP Williams' of Newhaveu Prea' from 
 Dut32 2;): a Stormy Day Wind at NE. 
 
 3Iund(ty Any'. 12'!' Stormay Day Tiiis is y' 4'!' Day y' wind has 
 Blowd Strong <& Cold at NE I Took 3£' 7 Sterling in pei''.'" 8 & 
 Pistareens of y'i Brgadeer To pay y'! workmen for On Loading of wood : 
 
 13 TiU'sday I went to Overseeing Serg! David Barker Died this 
 Day One Briant Sentenced To have "> Laches on his naked Back 3 
 Dayes Running 
 
 14 Wensduy line weather I went To Overseeing four men Buryed 
 this Day One wbipt "» Lashes for Pro[)hane Swearing &C & Drawing 
 Sword and threatning a man 
 
 If) Thursday fine weather I went To Overseeing the man that 
 was whipt yesterday wliipt again To Day five Lashes and is To have 
 five more To morrow : one man wliipi 21 Lashes at the whipping post 
 on the Parade for Sirikeing his Superiour ofiicer. John Phillips washd 
 and Sliirted himself O mavellous 
 
 IG Fryday Pleasent weatlier I went To Overseeing his Excel- 
 lency Govr Shirly his Mad'" y' Commodores mad"' with Divers other 
 Gent" 
 
 17')' Saturday Fine weather the Gov' Came on Shore a Gen! 
 Muster The whole army was mustered vS: Placed in the most Genteel 
 maimer To Receive the Gov"^ the Gen' walk't foremost the Governors 
 Lady at his Uiglit Then his Excellency vfcc 
 
 Tiie men Stood on Each Side with their arms Rested from y! Gate By 
 y' Coniodores To y'' Barracks att yV Gover: Landing y'. Cannon fir'd 
 from y"^^ Batterys i*c from y." men of war: when the Batlallian was Dis- 
 missed there was lirein}j with Small arms tor Two Hours His Excel- 
 
 1 Klislia Williiuus (il. C 1711), who luid btcn I'rcsiclunt of Yalo Collfgu. 
 
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 lency's arrival was verry Rejoyciiig To us all : he Brought with him 
 Several of his Children I Overseed yf workmen 
 
 18 Sundaij Rainny weatiier Last night Died W- Thomas about 10 
 of yV Clock Huryed after Meeting : iu y! afternoone m' AVilliams preacht 
 from 1 Cor : 2 : 2 : his Excellency was at meeting Capl Tyug Came 
 in with Two Companys of men Col- lierry Came with iiim 
 
 ly monday Uainny weather John Dakin Died a man Rid y? 
 wooden liorse with 2 nuiskets'at his heeles 
 
 20 Fine weather I went To Overseeing 
 
 21 Fine weather I went To Overseeing SerglJosoph Woods Died 
 His Excellency went To yV Grand Battery They Saluted him by 
 fireiug 
 
 221' fine weather I went To Overseeing Several Lay Dead in y" 
 Hospital and Thro' a mistake anotlier Corajjany Buryed Serg' Woods 
 in yV Stead of their owne man : »fc we Burved their man his Excel- 
 lency went to y^' Island Battery he was Salluted by fireing 
 
 23 Went To Overseeing We Bought 1 (Quarter of Beef Exceed- 
 ing good 
 
 24 Fine weather I went To Overseeing A Gen! muster his 
 Excell'' Veiud us his Speeches made in yl Court at home Relateing 
 To yf Prosperity of y" army Read his Excellency gave y! army 2 
 hoffs- Rum To Drink the Kiuirs health 
 
 25'!' Sunday Rained P^xceeding hard 
 2G'!' Monday I went To Overseeing 
 27'!' Tuesday : I went To Overseeing 
 
 28 Wensday J went To Overseeing 
 
 29 Thursday I went To Overseeing Capl Warner Taken Sick 
 30'!' Fryday I went To Overseeing I wrote home l*" Col" Berry 
 
 Sent Two Three Fistareene p™ To my wile 
 
 31 Saturday I went To Overseeing 
 
 Sep'. V. 1745 a Rainny Day Two Frivateers went out after a Ship 
 that was Discoverred and Lookt ui)on to l)e a french Ship 
 
 2'.' monday Last night betwi-eu tS & 1) o' y!' Clock Died Jon- Lakiu 
 m yV Hospital I Ciossed his Eyes Before night Buryed Jon.' Lakin 
 
 3'.' Cap'- Richardson Brought in a French Siiip he had Taken & 
 Brought news of Several Frencii men of war that was in yl oilal Six 
 of our men went on Board tlie Sloop Union Cap! mayiiew Comnumder 
 
 4 Wendsday Fine weather Goold ' Died Cap' Warner Exceed- 
 ing Bad : 
 
 5 T/iursday fine weather 
 
 1 I'robiibly a (iroton soldiiT, ami jn'rliiips the saihv . < liiMijiiiiiiii <i()iil(l, a cor- 
 poral ill Cajjtain Sinitli's foiniiany, Ninth .Massachusetts l>i'}iimc'iit, nu'iitioiu'd 
 ill " The New-England Historical i^ (ieiieuloyicul Uugister" (XXV. U(JO) for July, 
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 6'" Fri/day about S in y": morning Died Cap! Warner The Lord 
 Sanctify his holy hand att 5 O'tlie Clock we IJuryed liim with a Great 
 Deal of honour & Respect a I'art of all or Clieif of y« Com? in y!' Rog- 
 imoiit attended yr funer! Under arms tlie Souldiers warlk foremost 
 with their arm in funeral Posture next yl" J)rummers next y'. Cap'^-" 
 next y? Corp[se.] Behind walkt yl' General Col'.' Willard at his Left 
 hand next all the Col'- 
 
 I was Taken Sick y': night after y! Cap! Died & have not kept any 
 Journal To this Day 
 
 Thursday No t>': If 14'" Last night Died Gideon Sanderson: in yl' 
 afternoon we Bury'd him 
 
 Fryday 15 Rain'd <Jt Suow'd Some : 
 
 Saturday IG in y". morning Snow'd Some 
 
 Sunday 17 fine weather the Rev!' m' Williams Preacht out of Can- 
 ticles from those words I Sleep but my heart waketh it is yr Voice of 
 my Helov:' &c in yl' afternoon from p:sther IV four Last verses 
 
 Monday 18 Sev! Vessels I'rom Boston 
 
 19 Tuesday Nothing Remarkable 
 
 20 Wensday a Vessel from 13ostou with Several women 
 
 21 T/tu7'sday: 
 
 22 Fryday 
 
 23 Saturday I went into the Buryhig yard & there Beheld a IMal- 
 encholly Sight: Hundreds of new Graves 
 
 21"' Sunday m^ Newmoii ' Preact in y: forenoone from those words 
 Ac(|uaint now thy Self with him & be at peace thereby shall good Come 
 unto thee 
 
 in yr afternoone mf Fareweather preacht from those words O that they 
 were wise y! yJ" understood this that yi would Consid! y'. Latter end 
 25'" monday Sev! Vessels Came in from Xew England 
 20'" Tuesday Sev! Vessels Came in from N: England Sev' famyly's 
 Benj" Stearns Drunk in yr Royal Hospital 
 
 27 Wnisday Verry Cold Some Snow Sent Hcnj:' Stearns und' 
 yr main Gaurd: Last night y!' Cap'!' moved To Live wilh me: a gen- 
 eral IMuster Governour Hhirly Embarkt for N: England I headed 
 the Company 
 
 28 Died Coi-p' Jn'.' Croolfoot 
 
 29 fryday Bury'd Peter Carley \- Jn" Croolfoot in One Gi-ave 
 
 30 Saturday nothing Remarkable 
 
 Dec': 1 Sunday m' Newnion Preacht from those words in Job 
 Ac(iuaint now tiiy Self with him cte 
 Jn y: afternoone from those words in Prov: fooies make a mock at Sin 
 
 > John Nuwiiiaii (11. ('. 17101, Imrn at (Jloiia'sler, on Marcli 11,1710, and 
 onlanied at Kiiisaitown in 171.s, wlieie ho .lied on nL-cciubcr 1, 1703. 
 
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 21' monday Last night John Green Died in yV Royal Hospital 4 
 of our men went a Hunting Yesterday tlie Gen! told Ca})! Hubbard 
 their was or Thousand tlreiich and Indians Comeing upon us : 
 
 o'.' Tid'sday I was Tak'n Exceeding ill on yV Ranii)ers 
 
 4'^ wensdaij a Snow about an inch Deep Severall Vessels Came in 
 
 S'l" Thursday Some Snow 
 
 C'.'' Fryday in y! morning all y! Comission Officers were Orderd to 
 meet at y!' Admirals accordingly we met and yl Admiral made a Speech 
 and Exhorted us To many things Especially To Suppress all Vice & 
 liiriorallity and See that all the men under us keep a good Look out for 
 he Inform'd us That y!' Canadeens were in a Great Stir : after y^ 
 Admiral had finished a Long Speech y!' Gen! made a Short One and 
 then we Dnnik Every man a Glass of wine But Before 1 went there 
 I sent for Sam' Sliead ' & he Told me he had bin at Groton & Saw my 
 wife at m'' Siieples" and Slie was well and my whole family was well 
 which was Uejoycing news To me: lint I mediately I went To Cap'. 
 Smiths I had no Sooner Entrod the Room But he Told me he had 
 Verry Bad news for me I asked what it was he Sliow'd me a Letter 
 which Come to One of his men which an Ace! of y'' Death of my Eldest 
 Daughter O fatal news pray God Sanctify his holy hand 
 
 7'.'' Saturday Nothing Strange 
 
 8'"' Sunday Nothing new 
 
 9'!' monday Sev' Vessels Came in from N England 
 
 10"' Tuesday Securd our Coal 
 
 11 Wensday I wrote home 
 
 12 John Wright Died Nath' Smith ■' ct Matliew Wyman were put 
 under yV Grand gaurd for atempting to Cut Piekits 
 
 10"' Fryday I got a Pardon for Smitli *t Wyman that was CoiTiitted 
 yesterday in y!' afternoon Biu'yed Wright : 
 
 14'!" Saturday an Exceeding Rainny Day Josepli Trumbel Died 
 
 15'!' Sunday Last niglit Died in the Royal Hospital Jn'.' Ramsdell : 
 allso Jon" Fletcher of Groton : The Rev'' m' Preached in yl 
 
 afternoone from Dut : .'50-19 a Proclamation for a East Read the 
 fast to be on Wensday y!' 1 8'!" Curr! 
 
 16')' monday Bury'd Jn" Ramsd' 
 
 17"' Tuesilay Last night Came a Snow about 4 Inches Deep winter 
 Like weatlier : 
 
 18'!" wend say fast Day 
 
 19'!' I went to Cap' Sinitlis To make an Aprizal of y*^^ Effects that 
 Jn'.' Green & Jon" Fletcher Died Seiz'd off iu y' Afternoone Died in 
 
 1 A Giotoii soldier. 
 
 - This may iiave ln'in .loliii Slit'iilo, wlioso lirotlicr Joiiatlum niarriotl liydia 
 Liikin, a kiiiswoiuan ami in'rliaii.s a sister of Ijit.'Utonant nradslrt'ol's wife. 
 
 ■' Nallianiul ISiiiitli was a tjroton soldier, and iiresuuiubly Matliew W'ynian also. 
 
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 y! Royal Hospital Surg' Jn" Stratton : made an Inventory of y':' Effects 
 otFJn" Croffoott Jii" RlcCIentuc Peter Carloy Jii" Wright Gideon San- 
 derson ct Jo.se|ih Triiiubel vfc .In'.' Hainsdoli 
 
 20'!' Frijday Ten tneu of our Conip?' inlisted to go a wooding 
 
 21 Satin-dny Last uiglit Came a Snow about Two Indies : MF 
 Speer y'' Chaplain of yV Island Battery was Buryed 
 
 22'.' Snnduy tiie Rev!' m' Newmon Preacht from Luk 2 : 10: 11 : 
 
 23!' Monday Last night Died in y'" Royal Hospital Jon!' Shead * 
 of Groton : a Verry Stormy night of Snow 
 
 21'!' Died in y! Royal Hospital Aaron Boynton : 
 
 25'!' Chirstmus Died in the Royal Hospital Serg! W'^ Holdin ^ iu 
 yl' after noone Buryed Aaron Boynton 
 
 2(\ Thursday I Din'd at m!^ Crafts paid nine Shillings for my Din- 
 ner etc Two of our men ord ' in y! Hospital V' Gen! 
 
 27'!' Fryiltiy Dind at Crafts p!' 8 Shillings for my Dinner Phine- 
 lias Parker^ Died 
 
 28'!' Sidimhiy Din'd at L! Fries a verry Cf)ld Day 
 
 2!)"' Sandiiy the Rev!' m"^ Bacchus^ Preacht from Deut : 30 : & 11)'!' 
 
 30'!' luonday Died in y!' Royal Hospital George Norcross 
 
 31 Tiii'sdfiy I mounted gaurd at y' Cittydal : a Stormy Snowy Day 
 & Exceeding Cold 
 
 Jan" first Wensday an Exceeding Cold Day and verry Boisterous 
 much Damage acrew'd to y!" Shipping in y'' harbour Last night by Rea- 
 son of y! Storm allso many windows in y! Citty Distroy'd by y!' wind 
 
 2'' Thursday nothing Remarkable 
 
 3!' Frijilay Cold Died iu y^ Royal Hospital Rowland Blackmir & 
 Jacob Proctor 
 
 3!' made an aprizal of y"' Effects of Serg! Stratton George Norcross 
 &. Aaron Boynton 
 
 4"!' Saturday I went To Cap' Hubbards to make an apprizal of y'' 
 Effects of Seven Dead men about Sun Set Bury'd Rowland Blackmir 
 & Jacob Proctor in one grave Eighteen Bury'd this Day 
 
 o"' Sunday Clowdy Snowy misty weath' M'' Newman Preacht 
 from Genesis 1'.* Chap lo 16 tfc 17 verses 
 
 6 nionday pleasent weathe' Last night Came in a man and Informs 
 
 ' Jonatlian Slioail (or Sliodd) was a kinsman of Sainui'l Sliead, who liroiijjlit 
 news from liomo concurning Lieutenant Urailstreet's family, as munlioned on tiie 
 preceding page. 
 
 - Without doubt William Holden and I'liinulias I'arkor were Oroton soldiers. 
 According to " The New-Kngland Historical i!i (ieneahjgieal Register " (XX V. 
 2()0) for .July, 1871, Holden was a sergeant, and Parker a corporal, in Captain 
 Smith's company, Ninth Massachusetts Regiment. 
 
 " Simon Backus (Y. C. 1724), minister of Newington, Coiuiecticut. During the 
 winter after his arrival at Lotiisburg, he fell a victim to the prevailing sickness of 
 the army, and died on February 2, 1745-0, aged 46 years. 
 
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 us tliat he was on his passage fnim London to this place and was Cast 
 away Last fryday was Seven nights at Scattaree about Four Leagues 
 to p]astward of Louisbonrg & all the men Lost Save five which were 
 washt on Shear on the (Jnartf Deck and Tliree Days before Christmas 
 they Parted with Sev! Sail Uound for this place this Day a Conip?' of 
 men Sent To the Hack [wreck] : 
 
 7 Tuesday One Returnd that went yesterday To the Rack and In- 
 forms [ ] that they had found Two men [ ] French house verry 
 much froz and the other Two it is thot are dead they Found at y!' 
 Rack many [ ]les of Broad Cloaths and Silks [ ] other English 
 goods there was [ ]teeu Drownd This Day I [moujnted gaurd 
 
 [8 We<l'\ns(Iity Fxceeding Cold and Slippery 
 
 [9] Tliiirsdaii Nothing Remarkable 
 
 [10] Fryday I llought a pig that wcighM an 100 lb which Cost 
 me Ten Dollars which is r)0 / Sterling 
 
 [11]'!' Saturday not any Thing Remarkable 
 
 12'." Sunday a Verry Cold Day 
 
 13'!' mondny I mounted Oaurd 
 
 14 Tuesday I atteiuled y! Court martial for yl' Tryal of TIe[ ] 
 Burchwood a private Centinel for Refusing to go on Duty when Ordered 
 we Ordered the Prisoner Receiv(! Ten L[ashes] on his Bare Back at (he 
 whipping post on y!^' Publick pl[ace] in Louisbonrg 
 
 15 xvensday the man \vliip[peil] that was Tryed yesterd[ay] 
 IG"' Thursday Cold weatb[er] 
 
 [IT]'" Fryday Died in y'' tow[n] Johnson [ ] 
 
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