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

22 at Van Shoiks Island geting the Smiths to work. 60 Carpenters sent for. Govenour Clinton 153 with 1500 Malitia came to camp.
Col. Briewer came from Binington with 45 Tories taken in Battle.
23 the Carpenters of Capt. Thayers & Lows companies came up from Albany. Col. Courtlands & Col. Livingstons Regt marched for
Fort Stanwix.
24 a Number of Tories taken & brought to camp & sent to Albany & Down the Country. 4 Desarters hessians Came to camp by the
way of Benington. Just at Evning Capt. Goodell 154 of Brookd Brought in 4 prisoners that he had taken, (with his small party of 6
men), at Saratoga, where the enemy have a camp of about 1500 on the East of the River & have sent a large party to fort Stanwix.
26 went to Albany.
27 at Albany. got Cloth for a Suit of cloaths out of the store. I left my Accts with the Commissioners.
28 went up to camp, Van Schoiks Isle troops came up from Coneticut.
29 Set 20 men making coal on ye Isle.
30 Rode with Genls. Gates, Arnold & Paterson to Dine with Genl. Poor.
31 in Camp a Day of Ease.
Sept'r 1 Genl. Lincholn came to Camp with Ginl. Palmer & Docr Taylor. a flag of Truce came this Evning from Genl. Burgoin
[Burgpyne] with a letter for Genl. Gates & another letter to Genl. Gates from Genl. Frazier. several prisoners brot into camp.
2 Rode up to Genl. Poors Camp, dind with him in Company with a Comtt from New Hampshire & then to Camp & then to Albany.
Supt & Lodgd with Dr. Potts. left my watch to be cleand with Mr Abbt. Sent a Tick to Mrs hay No 58 m 255, No 55. 107.
3 in Camp
4 in Camp. Rode round the Island, went to Albany at evning. Lodgd.
5 went up to camp after buying 400 bords.
6 at camp. went up to the Cohoes to the mills, got 6 loads plank of M. Lansing.
7 in camp all day. a New suit of cloaths Brought me. Loaded my wagons for a march, 20 wagons with tools & baggaig.
8 marcht with the whole body of the army to the Mills. the Front at Dow Fondays [Doud Fonda’s].
9 Marched in the Front with the Carpenters & pionears. Col. Morgans 155 Riflemen the advanced party & flanks got to Stillwater about
12 o clock & at 2 o clock began a bridge a Cross the River. afternoon a flag Came in with a Doctr from Burgoin [Burgoyne] to Visit
the Wounded Hessians & Regulars at Benington. a prisoner sent home.
10 a wagon Came with the bagage of the prisoners & 3 Servts to those taken at Bennington & went on.
11 making Bridges & cutting cross Roads to advance in Collums. orders for a March.
12 Struck tents at gun firing & marcht the whole army before Sunrise. incamped upon the high Ground above Beemis's, 3 miles from
Stillwater. 800 of Genl. Starks crossed the River to Stillwater & incamped there.
13 5 prisoners taken at Saratoga, they Say that Burgoin marches to meet us this Day with his whole army Collected & that Genl.
Lincoln is at Skeensborough.
14 Genl. Starks came to camp from Benington, the enemy Crossed the River at Saratoga.
15 the Enemy advanced to Van Varters Hill.
16 4 prisoners brot in Capt. Lane & Capt. ____ came in with a flag.
17 the people work with hig spirits. Dind with Doct Potts & Genl. Gates &c. Lent Genl. Gates 40 Dollars for a French Capt. going to
Cohos yesterday.
18 Genl. Arnold marched out to meet Genl. Burgoin in the woods, but no action hapned.
19 about one o clock our left piquet fell in with a large party of the enemys light troop, a heavy fire lasted 3/4 ov an hour, both parties
was strongly reinforced, at last we drove the enemy above a mile took a No. of prisoners & there wounded which were brought in.
About 1/2 after 3 o clock we discovered the Enemy Marching up in heavey Collums against our left wing. Several Regts was
immediately ordered to meet them, a heavey fire soon began and lasted without intermission until half an hour after Sunset, our
army several times drove the Enemy & once took a field peice, for want of Amunition it was lost. many kill & wounded on both sides
among the dead is Lt. Col. Coburn & Lt. Col. Adams, two Very brave Officers.
20 this morning 112 Indians came to Camp, the Enemy keep the field of Battle so that we did not attempt to bury our dead.
21 it was reported that the Enemy was approaching to attack us & then soon after that they were retreating but neither provd true.
Recd the news of Col. Browns being at Ty, fired 13 Cannon & gave a genl. Whooray throo all our camp. 2 tory prisoners taken by ye
Indians.
22 Genl. Lincoln came to camp. 2 british soldiers taken & one Scalp by the Indians. Genl. Gates gave 20 Dollars for each Prisoner
but would give nothing for the Scalp. a wet Day, I sick with a bad cold. the Prisoners just brot in say that they lost, in the action of ye
19th, 700 men.
23 the Camp allarmed All hands at work, 10 prisoners brot in & som desarters.
24 All the baggaige loaded in the morng and Sent of in consequense of intellig that Burgoin would attack us this day at 10 o clock. a
considerable No. of malitia came in & Genl. Lincoln came in with 1680 men at night. by the Returns there was in the acton of the 19
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