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

274 HISTORY OF NORTHAMPTON. [1755.
that had been down at the Flats all the time. About 14
sick when they left.
Friday, 3. A warm pleasant day. Two men buried today
who belonged to Col. Titcomb's regiment. There are
many now in camp who are sick. Gen. Johnson is much
amiss with a violent pain in his head.
Saturday. 4^'\ A pleasant morning but the sky soon covered
with clouds and cold N, wind, some rain. Mr. Williams
went down to Fort Head in the afternoon. Col. Gil-
bert went with him and so fled to the horns of the altar,
and left his flag here standing, which he set so much by
and one night some person took it away, and set it up
where it ought to be at Col. Williams' tent. Gilbert in the
morning brought it back and said he had rather they had
taken his head off.
Sabbath day, 5*'^ Oct. This a cloudy day. Mr. Emerson,
chaplain for the New Hampshire regiment preached
and prayed with us that night and Monday morning to very
good acceptance. Sergeant Bardwell came today and
brought some good tidings from the County of Hampshire.
Monday, 6"'. A fair weather day. Our fort goes on
well. Col. Blanchard, Col. Willard, Mr. Emerson and the
whole of that regiment (except Capt. Symes and Capt.
Rogers who are to stay here at the fort all the winter with
each of them a company of volunteers that they think they
can raise for that purpose) are gone home.
Tuesday, 7"\ A fair day. Major Hore came tonight
from Boston his flag much lowered from what it was when
he went away, wholly losing his journey and his raised
expectations of so many commissions for field officers in
Col. Ruggles regiment being all disappointed. The famous
insulting Col. Gilbard who so much lotted upon a commission
over the late Col. Williams regiment, though to the
dissatisfaction of the whole regiment, one night some per-
son moved the flag from before his door, and set it up at
the late Col. Williams tent where it ought to stand. Gilbard
in the morning was so enraged at it that he sent a file
of men to fetch it and set it up before his own door threatened
many, but could get no proof, declared that he had
rather they had taken off his head, and now he is obliged
to go off and leave house and flag ;
the house he had built.