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THE ISRAEL ANGELL DIARY, 1 OCTOBER 1777-28 FEBRUARY 1778
afterwards recd. orders to take up our arms and return to our quarters as t.[; , :: :
marching were Countermanded. we Remain'd quiet the Remainder of the c;-,
23rd. Fine weather and Nothing Remarkable happened Except, one \\romj,: : l
Drum'd out of our Camp to day by order of a Coart martial for Stealing.
24th. This Day we Begun to Clear the Ground and Cut timbers for building o:: :, -i'.
winter in.nn But Nothing Remarkable happened[,] we Still Remaining in the r''t,-,*.,
25. This morning I was to have Sett out on a journey Into the jersies to Collec-i .-: :',-",
In General Varnoms Brigate, but the B.G Major not making his Returns timeir . - -:1,.
not Sett off till betwen 3 and 4 oClock in the afternoon[.] Crost the Schuylkil,'. idri:i:
to norrington[,] there tarried that night.
Decr. 26th. left my lodging Early this morning went to a place called montgomer' = :, . t
8 or 9 miles, there break fasted. then went on to Bristol where I arived aboui !,: '-:r:i
OClock in the Evening, there has ben a great Firing to day. Suposed to be befin..' -
people and the Enemy near derby Southwrd of Schuylkill. I took up my Qua-=:, ."
Bristol at Mrs. Murries.
27 .This morning after Breackfast I went over to Burlington where I Spent part of rl. ;'
I dind at Mr. Murriels. and by that time That I could git back to bristol it was So -:;.1:
night that I Concluded to tarry there, and Sett off Early in the morning on my Jou::.'
there is maney flying Reports here to day from the Armybut nothing to be dependec ::-
28th. This morning was a Extreem Cold morning. after I had breakfasted I Set off for tre::: - r
where I arrived about three oClock and tarried there that night[.] I went in Com:.::''
with one Mr. fisher of Philadelphia, his Mother and a young Ladey from philadelpL:
29th. This morning was Sever Cold. as it Cleard off last Evening[,] yesterday being r e:-'
Stormy & it Snofwed] Great part of the day though I forgot to mention it in mv io::nel
of yesterdayf.] I left trenton this morning and went to Princetown from thence ;:
Nottingame where I tarried the night. and it was as Cold a night as Ever I knew at -rha-
Season in N.E.
Decr. 30th. 1777. This morning about 9 oClock I left Nottingamel;] went t.
Princetown[.] this Day was So Colde that the Snow did not give aney upon the Sunsic:
of hills and buildings, though it was a very Clear day. I tarried this night in Princeton.
Decr. 31st. this morning the weather Seem'd Some more Mordrate then it had ber-
before in Some days as the wind had fallen and was Calm, But Still Remaind Serea:
Cold. and there was two of the poore Soldiers in the hospital, belonging to the State ol
Virgenna froze Io death last night, Owing in the negligance of the Quartermaster no:
providing wood, after Going through all the Hospitals and Seeing what Cloathing \\ai
wanting for the troops in General Varnums Brigade,n' and gitting my hors Shod, i Setr
of for Quaker town by the way of Hopewell," where I tarried all night.
January lst 1778. This morning was very pleasant To what we have had. and after I Had
Gotten my breackfast, I Sett off for Quaker Town. won Curiousity I Saw Hear I Cannot
omit Mentioning, I Saw a young Lady, Dafter of Mrs Stout where I tarried a making iace
for Caps. She work'd the lace with Small Sticks Called Bobins, on a pillow with a Stripp
of paper Round the Same prickt out in form of the Lace[.] I Dined in Quaker town, and
then went on my journey, as the troops had gone from hence, I went through Pitts town
and iodged at Colo. Bevers" in the town ship of Alexandria and County of huntingdon.
|anuary 2nd. 1778. This morning I left Alexandria[;] went to East town, from thence to
Bethlehem \{&rere I took up my Quarters.'n I found Some of the troops in East town, and
Some in Bethlehem. here I fell in Company with Major Bose, the weather Still