Craft Masonry in Albany County, New York - Onondaga and Oswego ...

11 Lords Day. workt at Lechmor pint it was a cold Day, the ground frosen very hard 28 inches deep we made Very large mines
under the frosen Surfice to get Earth to fill the parripets, the outsides of which was partly raised with Stone & part with timber.
12 at lechmor pint. pict. up the Regulars bullets fired towards lechmor on the Ice one man got 80, another 60, & many others got
large Numbers. the Genl. officers went upon Dotchester pint.
13 workt. at lechmor. Genl. Washington with a No. of the Genl. Officers came upon the pint. found a good bridg of Ice to Boston.
14 at day Break I arose by the light of 4 fires Shining into my Chamber Windows, Supposed to be housen in Boston set on fire by
our people, but about 10 o'clock were informd. that a 2 Detachments of Regulars one from the Castle the other from Boston 10 or
1200 in all, landed at Dotchester point & attempted to take our guard, but were disapinted & they Set fire to 8 or 10 Housen on that
pint & retreated to the Castle again. a Snowey Day. I at home. no fateague to Day.
15 workt. at Lechmor. Col Durkee taken Sick, one of our men fell thro' the Ice near Boston, but after 15 minutes he got out himself.
bought 50 lemmons 12/ Col Holden officer of ye Fateague.
16 workt. at Lechmor. Mr. Leonard4 & Dr. Foster came to See the works. the Chanel open up into the bay between Lechmor &
Boston
17 workt. at Lechmor. Genl. Washington, Putnam & Gates came Down to See the works ordered a Guard house to be built. Recd.
Mr. Forbes letters.
18 Lords Day. Workt. at Lechmor began the Guard House & diging to Set it in. I went to Meeting in the afternoon.
19 Workt. at Lechmor. afternoon I went to Newton, a prusian came into our Camp.
20 workt. at Lechmor point dug round & undermind large pieces of frosen Earth which we rold out on Skids of Several Tons weight
each, in diging for the Guard house, a fine pleasant Day.
21 workt. at Lechmor. 200 men orderd for guard at. this place. a fine pleasant Day Wind S. W.
22 workt. at Lechmor. laid up the Timber upon the Polmong befor the guard House a Snowey wet uncomfortable Day.
23 workt. at Lechmor. Raisd. the Guard House 8 prisoners taken at Roxbury. pleasant Day.
24 workt at Lechmor. the Carpenters at work on the guard house a person from Boston confirms the Intelligence that the Regulars
were prepairing to imbark. the Vessels were Wooded & waterd. ready for a Voyge with the chief of the heavey Artillery on bord.
25 went to Meeting in the forenoon & to Lechmor in the afternoon began the Chimney.
26 workt. at Lechmor. Discovered the Enemy building a battery on the high ground East from the Magazene at West Boston, where
they workt. very Briskly but the air being thick & foggey we could not see clearly at Evning Recd. orders to go to Dotchester in the
morning after I had waited on Genl. Washn.
27 went to Roxbury & Dotchester point lodgd. with Col. Learnard in Roxbury.
28 went to Dotchester point. Recd. orders to have Every thing prepaird. to take post at that place. went to Cambridge in ye Evning.
29 went to Dotchester, orderd platforms Laid at Cambridge.
March 1 at Roxbury Laying Platforns for Cannon & 2 for Morters.
2 Building Bumb Batteries, went upon Dotchester Hills with ye Generals recd. there Instructions Dind with them at Genl Thomases.
Pulld. down 2 buildings on Roxbury neck in ye Evning. filld. the ambrasures with Abbatree, throd. Shels & Shot into Boston. Split 3
morters this Evning.
3 at Roxbury. a No. of Shot & Shells thrown this Day into Boston. Lieut. Bingham was buried this Day. had everything in readiness
for taking post at Dotchester this Night the Congress was split with the 3d Shell or shells thrown from her.
4 prepairing for taking post, an alaram by the regulars by bots going round to New boston went upon Dotchester Hill in ye afternoon
the army Came on at dusk with 280 carts & wagons with the materials for the fortifications. 6 works thrown up this night at different
places on the Hills & high ground a very Great work for one Night
5 workt. on Dotchester point an alarm about Noon by the Shiping salling down & Regulars embarking on bord. one Man had his
hand Shot off.
6 workt. this Day at Dotchester point genl. Washington, Putnam with other Genl. officers was Down to See us. Raisd 2 Barraks.
7 workt. at Dotchester point.
8 workt. at Dotchester point, began a battery on Battery Hill. proposed taking post at Nook Hill.
9 at Do laid out a Battery on the point towards the Castle. Laid out a Work on Nook hill which was proposed to be done this night,
but soon after dusk a Very heavy cannonade began at Boston over nook Hill. Killd. 4 Men. among the Slain was Docr Doal of
Lancaster & Adams of Brookfd. the Cannonade lasted all night very heavy.
10 at Do, 30 Ships under Sail at once going down, a great Stir in Boston geting Stough on bord the Ships & by all appearance
prepairing to depart, attempted to take post on Nook Hill.
11 at Dotchester, firing all night, opined a battery.
12 atempted to take post on Nook hill, firing all night.
13 at Dotchester point. Recd. orders for to go to New York, went to Watertown Recd. 9. 15. 0 for ye Selectmen for gunns.
14 at Cambridge. Recd. a Warrant for 116| of Dollars for Service as Engineer in the Continentall army to the 14th of March Inclusive.
went to Roxbury Dind at Genl. Wards,28 with Revd. Mr. Saml. Baldwin. Recd. a Very friendly Letter from Mr. John Adams Esqr. of
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