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270 HISTORY OF NORTHAMPTON. [1755,<br />

quantity <strong>of</strong> the French stores, guns, blankets, hatchets,<br />

&c, <strong>of</strong> provisions 2 or 3 waggon loads ; brought <strong>in</strong> at night<br />

the names <strong>of</strong> the dead. I have not time nor room to men-<br />

tion them but my brother Lt. Daniel Pomeroy was one <strong>of</strong><br />

the brave, heroic number that fell <strong>in</strong> that memorable battle<br />

which will never be forgot. Sent an express to Col. W^<br />

Hatfield by Capt. Fellows who went away <strong>from</strong> the camp<br />

about 12 o'clock this day.<br />

Thursday, 11*", 1755. A number more sent out to pick<br />

up what they could f<strong>in</strong>d left on the battle and found<br />

the bodies <strong>of</strong> I th<strong>in</strong>k about 4 <strong>of</strong> our men, a number <strong>of</strong> the<br />

enemy that were hid and buried and a great quantity <strong>of</strong><br />

stores the enemy left <strong>in</strong> their flight.<br />

Friday, 12"'. F<strong>in</strong>e hot weather but a melancholy place,<br />

so many <strong>of</strong> our near friends taken away and their places<br />

left vacant. We are more and more conv<strong>in</strong>ced that our<br />

enemies have met with a great slaughter by pick<strong>in</strong>g up<br />

their th<strong>in</strong>gs that <strong>in</strong> their hase they ran <strong>of</strong>f and left. Three<br />

companies <strong>of</strong> Prov<strong>in</strong>cial forces be<strong>in</strong>g new recru<strong>its</strong> came <strong>in</strong>.<br />

upon<br />

An express was sent today by Capt. Wyman.<br />

Saturday, 13"\ Still f<strong>in</strong>e warm weather ;<br />

the ex-<br />

am<strong>in</strong>ation <strong>of</strong> the General and other prisoners we f<strong>in</strong>d out<br />

their designs who came with the full expectation to cut us<br />

all <strong>of</strong>f, but to their great surprise their well laid schemes<br />

were turned upon their own heads.<br />

Sabbath day, 14'% Sept. 1755. Mr. Williams preached<br />

both fore and afternoon and a melancholy time it was to<br />

f<strong>in</strong>d so many <strong>of</strong> our brave men miss<strong>in</strong>g, but when considered<br />

how we were delivered we might well s<strong>in</strong>g <strong>of</strong> mercy<br />

and <strong>of</strong> judgment. A number <strong>of</strong> waggons came this day<br />

also 22 cattle sent by the prov<strong>in</strong>ces.<br />

Monday. Hot and showery ; a part <strong>of</strong> the waggons went<br />

down for stores today, and the French prisoners that could<br />

be conveyed on waggons carried <strong>of</strong>t' for Albany.<br />

Tuesday, 16"'. Some waggons did not start till this<br />

morn<strong>in</strong>g, then they went <strong>of</strong>f, and the French General <strong>in</strong> a<br />

horse litter. Cold last night but today fair and pleasant.<br />

We have got our whole camp fortified with some battlements<br />

to stand beh<strong>in</strong>d to fight with small arms—our cannon<br />

all mounted and placed ready for fir<strong>in</strong>g.<br />

Wednesday, 17"', 1755. Today it was ordered that Lt.-

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