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126 THE ISRAEL ANGELL D]ARY, 1 OCTOBER T777-28 FEBRUARY 1778
lanuary the 2lsl. 1778. Nothing in particular happen'd this day, Except a report oi r_,:
Lees beating of a Number of t[he] Enemys Light hors."o
22nd. This morning we Had porticulars of the affair betwen Capt. Lee and the b:r-::
light Hors. Capt. Lee with 7 of his men wer in a Stone hous near the Enemys Lines, rn-:.:
they wer Surounded by a body of the Brittish Horse[,] Some Says near two hundr.:.
they indeavourd to force themselves into the hous, but wer beaten off by only 8 r:e :,
rvith the loss of three kill'd and 4 wounded. Capt Lee had only one man SLigh:_-,
wounded. they had burst open the Door but the man was instantly Shott dead, Ca::.
Stephen Windsor"' Came to the Camp To Day and brought me a letter frofm] m]- g
in new England informing me that all my frinds were well, Major thayer and m1'Se-:
went over Schuylkill and Return'd at Night.
lany.23rd. 1778. Nothing Remarkable happen'd to day Except we Buried Two of o::
Soldiers, Viz Oliver Greene, and William foster.
241h. Three more of my Regt. died last Night and was this day Deacently intered. r-'
William Butten Timothy Noice, and Ceasar Cole. it is a very allarming time amonE_;:
us[.] the troops are very Sickley, and die fast,"' we heard last Evening that Genei:-
Spencer who Commanded at providence, had Resin'd and his Resignation was Exceptec
of by Congress[.]"'thus Ends this daybut what will End the next is uncertain.
|anuary the 25th. 1778. This morning was Exceeding pleasant, but I was no Sooner up
and drest, before I was Called upon, for to give one more Mallencully order, viz, for a
Coffin for one of my men, who departed this life last Night, what an allarm must this
be to us a Small Handfull of poor Naked Soles, distute of money and Every Necessar'.
of life, to See how we are Struck of off the List of time, one two and three, in the Space
of twenty four Hours. it has ben a fine day, but has blown off very Cold this Evening and
nothing Extrordinary has happend to day.
26th. This morning I apply'd to his Excellence to See when we Could have the money for
my Regt. and after Returning Spent great Part of the day in writing letters, to my frinds in
New England, we buried another man to day, Capt. Stephen Windsor Sett off for home
this after noon, but faild of getting over the Schuylkill, Return'd back and tarried all
Night, I recd. orders this Evening to Go on a Command to morrow Down to the Lines.
Janry. 271h. This was a Sevear Cold morning. I Sett of this morning on the above Sd.
Command, with 300 men, Major Ellison"n was with me[.] we left the grand porade
about 9 oClock, arived at Radnor by 12 oClock. this place Lies on lancester Road 14
miles from Philadelphia, Capt. Winsor Left the Camp to day bound for Rhode island[.,
it Continued a Shocken Cold day and night.
28. The Weather was much Mordrated this morning, and our little incampment
Remaind peasable, but no provisons was in the Camp for the men, untill Night \,Vhen
We had a weaks provision in For the Detachment of Salt pork, which was a Rarity to us
having Lived so long on fresh, Major Rion"'Came to See me to day, and we rode out in
the afternoon, and Spent the Day very agrable, we had two Desarters from the brittish
Army Come to us to day, but we Could not git no intiligence from the Enemy, no other
ways then they were very Still in philadelphia.
|anuary 291h. 1778. Last night it begun to rain and Raind very hard the Greatest part of
the night, and the forenoon but Clear'd of this afternoon and was Extreem mudy. I rode
out to reconiter the Country but it was So muddy that I did not go no great distance,
about Eleven oClock there Came Some officers down from the Camp after Some
Deserters, I Sent out a patroling party after the Rascals.
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