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

Brass Ordinance.
2 24 pounders
4 12 Do
1 9 Do
19 6 Do
6 3 Do
2 8 inch Morters
5 Royals
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July 6th 1778 Recd the perticular acct of the Battle of ye 28th in ye Jerseys viz Our Loss is 7 officers & 52 R & file K. 17 officers &
120 Rank & F wounded. The Enemys loss is 245 R & F found dead on the field & four Officers. Col. Monkton. There wounded is
1255. Desarted since they left Philadelphia 1572, taken prisoners 117
7 Rode the Grand Rounds With the Field officers of the Day to Dobses ferry to the several guards in front, dind with Genl. Morris at
Genl. Gateses afternoon rod to Rye to Marrineck 159 & Returnd at evning. a Very hot Day.
8 Genl. Gates, Nixon, Morrice and others dind with me. a Battoe taken by ye galleys.
9 rode to Tarry Town in the Morg & back to Camp & at evning rode back to Tarytown & to Croton ferry.
10 rode to Kings ferry to peeks kill to Crompon to Northcastle 160 dind at Benja. Kipp to Head Quarters. a Frigate of 36 guns & 2 Row
galleys went up to Kings ferry, 2 cannon went up to K. ferry.
11 Genl. Nixon' Briggade Incamped on the right of Mount defiance.
12 I went to Tarry Town the Tarter frigate fired briskly at us. Genl. Clinton & Morrices Briggd incamped on Mount Misry, Genl. Gates
moved his Quarters. by express we hear of ye Enemy' coming to Fort Stanwix &c.
13 I moved to Mr. Fields.
14 an 18 Pr split at Tarrytown & killd one man, after firing 5 Shot the Shipping went down the river, had Acct of the French fleet.
15 went to Kings ferry in a Whale boat from tarrytown & Returned in it.
16 from Tarrytown to head Quarters Col. Sears & Col. Willit lodgd with me.
17 went to Tarry Town. 4 ps of Cannon arrived by water at that place.
18 Rode round among the Workmen.
19 Dined with Col. Graton.
20 Genl. Gates returned to camp with sigl wagons went to see Genl. Washington at
21 went to Tarry Town
22 Genl. Nixon & Person 161 went down with there Briggades to Mile squair.
23 the detachment returnd with 170 Cows & a great No. of Horses, hogs &c & women. I rode with Genl. Washington thro King
street, took a View of the sound, & round Camp & dind with him.
24 Col Hayzen & a No. of officers dind with me. Genl. Washington' Army moved into the Front of Genl. Gates & took the New
position.
25 Genl. De portee 162 & others dind with me.
26 went to hear Dr Smith preach. dind with genl. De portee
27 Set a party of Coaliers to work dind with Genl. Wayne, Col. Stewart 163 & others.
28 Rode round among the workmen.
29 among the workmen at ye Qr. M. Genls.
30 dind at home Genl. De Collee 164 breakfasted with us Lt Dorothy 165 came up.
31 at home & at Qr. M. Genl.
August 1 Rode round among the Workn.
2 at home.
3 & 4 among the workmen.
5 a No. of desarters came in Col. Laradier went down with the detachment.
6 Col. Hazen Capt. Brewer dind with me.
7 Dind with Genl DeCall, 166 Genl. De Portell 167 & seven other French Genln. 2 Officers came in.
8 dind at home, heard of the English burning 3 of there own Frigates at Rhodiland & that place blocked up by the French fleet.
9 16 desarters came in from New York.
10 Recd bad provisions & sent it back.
11 Rode round to all the workmen
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