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

to go to Crown point with Col. Aldin, Capt. Ayres & Mr. Winslow the paymaster Genl. with his Millitiary Chests & I with the
Intrenching Tools. Lodgd on the East Side the Lake below Iron pint. missquetoes very Thick
21 Breakfasted at Iron point 80 or point O Fray with Rd. Mr. Barnham. Lodgd on an Island below Cumberland Bay. Dind at the Isle of
Mot.
22 crosst Cumberland bay in the morning the surf high. Lodgd on the west side the Lake where we were Extreemly tormented with
flees.
23 Came out a little way as the wind was ahead. Breakfasted at the Split rock. Lodgd on ye West Side the Lake below Crown point
10 miles
24 Came to Crown point about 12 o'clock.
25 onloading Battoes & Sending them to Aux Nox
26 & 27 Securing the Stoers & taking Care of the Sick, & Sending Battoes down to the army.
28 this Evning about 5 o'clock the camp was Allarmd by 6 Indians at about 2 Mile distance across the bay who came to the saw mill
& carried of one man, but did no other damage. a man died at this place this Day.
29 Put the Powder in the Ice House which was fitted up for a Magazine I rais a House for myself to live in.
30 Heard by Mr Torey, that Genl. Gates was coming to take the Command of this northan army. the Carpenters geting timber to
repair the Stone Barraks in the Fort, the Fateague Men with the train continued geting the Cannon out of the Battoes, with the other
Stores. I Drank Tea with the paymaster & Mrs Tucker, finished a great Oven.
July 1 part of the army came up the Lake.
2 Genl. Sullivan Returnd to Crown point with the Army & Vessels.
3 proposed to Cover the army by Redoubts, one of which was begun, but the men chiefly imployed in securing Stores.
4 a Genl. Court Martial Set for the trial of a No. of Officers & Soldiers.
5 Laid out Som works on Chimny point, 81 Genl. Schuyler, Genl. Gates & Genl. Arnol came to this place in the evning. 200 Men went
to Cumberland head.
6 a Council of the Genl. Officers was held this Day. I dind with the Genls.
7 Recd. orders to go to Ticondaroga with Som Carpenters & to cary all my Baggage, I collected all the Intrenching tools togeather.
8 went to Ticonderoga, with Genl. Schuyler & Genl. Gates, Viewd the grounds on the East Side ye Lake with Col. Trumball on one
Hill, took 26 Carpenters with me to repair ye Vessels & the Saw mill at Skeensboro. 82
9 Viewd the Grounds on the east with Genl. Schuyler & Genl. Gates, round the peninsula, found Water by diging on the top of the
Hill. Genl. Sullivan came in here.
10 Went over & Marked out a road from the North point to the top of the Hill with Col. Wain 83 & Col. Trumball. Genl. Sullivan
Reconoiterd the Hill with me. I went up East Creek to the Head about 6 miles, a muddy bottom.
11 Went over to the point with 200 Men to Clear a road, Dig well, &c. it was a Very rainey Day. we returnd about 12 o'clock to camp,
Very wet.
12 at work on the East Side.
13 at work on the East Side. Genl. Waterbury 84 came in. I Supt. with the Genl. & other officers.
14 on the East point as Usual.
15 on the East point begun a 3d Vesell.
16 in the morning between day and sunrise I heard some persons say that how come that Chest open, another person answerd
sombody has robd it they have pulld up the tent pins & taken the chest out, upon which I arose in my shirt & went out & found 2
friendly Officers lamenting my loss, I examind & found that I was robd of my Hatt, a Camblet Cloak a Surtoot, a blieu Coat & Jacoat
full trimd with a narrow Gold lace, a pair of Silk breeches, a Snuff colourd Coat turnd up with white, a Velvet Jacoat, 3 Cotton & 3
Wollon Shirts, 3 Stocks, 2 linen Handkfs, 2 pair of linen & 2 pair of woolen Stockings, a pair of Silver Shoe & knee buckels, a
Surveyors Compass or theodiler, & between 35 & 40 Dollars in paper money, an ink pot, a knife, key & a Number of papers, & other
articles. I immediately sent to all the Commanding officers present, & at the landing, acquainting them with my loss, the Army was all
turnd out & a genl. Sirch made but none of my things found. I borrowed of a friend, a Coat & Jacoat & hatt, for I had none lift, I was
Stript to my Shirt, my breeches & watch that lay under my head were saved only. Just at evning I heard that my coat turnd up with
white & Velvet Jacoat was found with the buckles &c. in the pockets, hid in a blind place.
17 in the Morning a part of my Compass was found break to pieces & soon after the rest of it except the Needle. this Day I wrote to
Genl. Sullivan to remind him of the request I had made of a discharge from the Army, desiring him to use his intrest in my behalf
while at the Congress, as I am heartily tired of this Retreating, Raged Starved, lousey, thevish, Pockey Army in this unhealthy
Country.
18. Visited all my workmen as Usual but found many of them Sick & great complaints of the want of provision, yt they had only 12
ouz. of pork & 1 ½ Ib of Flower pr Day
19 a Very Heavey Rain last night & continewd the chief of the Day. 2 men of Col. De Haas Regt. were found in there tents drownded
in warter, many others lay half coverd or Set up all night. such a heavey Rain is sildom known. this Day by Genl. Gates order I Recd
98 Dollars which will enable me to purchase Cloathing, if I can find them, but they are very scarce & deer.
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