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

6 Making up pay Rolls for the Artificers.
7 Raisd a Barrak on Independant Point. Lt. Evens went of to Canada with the flag commanded by Col. Wigelsworth.
8 Sent for Hay to Crown point. fair weather.
9 fair good weather for ye Season.
10 Raisd 4 Barraks on Independant Point. Col. Whitcomb with the officers of his Regt. did me the Honour to request me to take the
Command of that Regt. The Comtt. also gave me the offer of ye Regt. Esqr Hill Died.
11 Employed 2 Men to Cut flints geting tools for that purpose building Chimneys & Covering Barraks. Nails came in, 20 Casks.
12 Our men complaind they could not work as they had no other kind of provision but beef, flower came in afternoon.
13 began to build me a House. fine Weather
14 cold and Snow. raisd. Smiths Shops.
15 Col. dehaus marchd for Albany & Regt.
16 Genl. St Clair Marchchd with 5 Regts for Albana. Raisd. 2 barraks on Independant Point, some Ice on the Lake.
17 Col. Wigelsworth returnd from the Enemy at Belcove & reports that he was treated with contempt & Ill used by ye Officers.
18 Genls. Gates, Arnold & Bricket left Camp
19 Col. Paterson, Wayne, Dr. Canady & several other officers Dind. with me. Col. Patrson Marchd off.
20 Col. Phineys Regt. Marchd. of to Albany. 200 Men geting pickets, Stoning my Seller &c. Setled with Mr. Yancy for ye Men, Raisd.
my House at this place.
I Simon Evins Lieutnant on half pay in the Service of his britanick Majesty, having been captivated by the army of the united states
of America in canada, an Inhabitant whereof I then was, & the Honourable the Congress of the Said States, having resolved that the
inhabitants of Canada captivated by the united States & not taken in arms be released & Sent home (a fiew excepted) upon this
condition yt they sign a parole that they will not take up arms against the united States nor give intelligence to the Enemies of Said
States, I do hereby agree & promis on the Honour & faith of a Gentleman that I will faithfully comply with the condition in the resolve
before mentioned, containd during the war between his Brittanick majesty & Said States or untill I am duly exchanged, or
discharged, I being released from my captivity & having leave to return home to Canada. Witness my Hand this 12 Day of Octobr
1776
Copy
Simon Evins
21 Over at Independant Point. I dind. with Col. Wain & Col. Wood 110
22 it raind in the morning. onloading brick that came from Crown Point.
23 went over to independant point.
24 Recd. 141.18/ Lawfull of Mr. Yancy for Sauce.
25 Recd. 147.9.8 New York Currency to pay the workmen with that are going home.
26 paying off the men. Capt. Romanes 111 Came.
27 Drawing plans & Writing letters to inform what will be nessacery in my department next year for an army of a 10,000 Men.
28 Mrs Hay came up. Esqr. Gilliland went away.
29 went over to independant point.
30 Setled with Mr. Yancy. Making up abstract.
Decr. 1 Recd. .£850-12-8 New York Currency which I this Day paid away to ye Officers.
2 Wrote to Saml. Adams Esqr & made a Return of tools & other Nessacerys wanted. The Enemy came this afternoon to Crown
Point, as Capt. Church Reports who Saw them.
3 in the fore part of this Day we were prepairing to receive the Enemy but at Evning the Ship came up to Ti and brought Pertatoes &
Indian corn from Onion River to Sell, but it is only a Battoe with 3 blankets & a bedtick for Sail that Loomd up at a distance but it
gave a great surprise to many.
4 Set out & went to Lake george landing.
5 Set out in ye Battoe at 6 o'clock, Called at the hunting ground by Sabbath point, breakfasted & bought 2 quarters of venison for
13/ had a Very cold Voige across the Lake, got into Fort George about x o'clock. Very Cold. Lodgd with Mr. Carns. the Company
Majr. Stevens, 113 Majr. Frazier, 114 Dr. Canada, Capt Cristy, 115 Capt Ayres, Mr Yancy
6 Came from Fort George came down 8 M to Mr.
7 Down to Hector Mc Neals Supt. & Lodgd.
8 to Genl. Schuylers & Lodgd at Stillwater. 116
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