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History of Northampton, Massachusetts, from its settlement in 1654;

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262 HISTORY OF NORTHAMPTON. [1755.<br />

Saturday, 26"\ A fair day, we are still at Stillwater and<br />

employed gett<strong>in</strong>g up stores.<br />

Sabbath day, 27. A fair day, attended public worship<br />

both fore and after noon. Mr. Williams preached. Last<br />

Friday died an Indian soldier who enlisted <strong>from</strong> Natick, is<br />

the first one I have heard <strong>of</strong> who has died s<strong>in</strong>ce we arrived<br />

at Albany.<br />

Monday, 28. This is a fair day. A Court Martial was<br />

held on 5 deserters <strong>in</strong> General Lyman's regiment, there not<br />

be<strong>in</strong>g time to<br />

Saratoga.<br />

f<strong>in</strong>ish it adjourned over to Wednesday at<br />

Tuesday, 29. This day Gen. Lyman gave orders for all<br />

our army (now at Stillwater) to remove up to Saratoga all<br />

our stores were put <strong>in</strong>to the battoes and we all Marched <strong>of</strong>f<br />

between 11 and 12 <strong>of</strong> the clock with our 2 field brass pieces<br />

a number <strong>of</strong> men to guard on each side <strong>of</strong> the river. We<br />

all came up, viz : Gen. Lyman's Col. Ruggles regiment and<br />

4 <strong>of</strong> Col. William's companies. Arrived at Saratoga about<br />

5 <strong>in</strong> the afternoon.<br />

Wednesday, 30. A very ra<strong>in</strong>y night last night and this<br />

morn<strong>in</strong>g, we are now encamped at Saratoga. Our regiments<br />

today are be<strong>in</strong>g reviewed, and clear<strong>in</strong>g our camps<br />

and up the road towards the carry<strong>in</strong>g place, the afternoon<br />

fair weather.<br />

Thursday, 31. A fair day. 300 men sent up towards the<br />

carry<strong>in</strong>g place to mend the roads, and about 50 down the<br />

road towards Stillwater to complete the bridges that were<br />

defective that way which are all f<strong>in</strong>ished. A number to<br />

the fort at Saratoga to search for cannon balls, and they<br />

dug up about 1100 shot and brought them to our camp<br />

which was above a mile above the old fort. Saratoga is a<br />

rich fertile soil, full <strong>of</strong> feed, though well stocked with cat-<br />

tle and horses, yet loaded with grass more than the cattle<br />

can eat.<br />

Friday, Aug. 1, 1755. Set out this day <strong>from</strong> Saratoga<br />

with all our stores loaded <strong>in</strong> the Battoes, came to the first<br />

fall about 11 <strong>of</strong> the clock and at about 5 <strong>in</strong> the afternoon<br />

got all our battoes up with the stores which were about 200<br />

and a very great fatigue we had ; then we went on to the<br />

next fall, there we encamped at the bottom <strong>of</strong> the large<br />

fall.

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