History of Northampton, Massachusetts, from its settlement in 1654;

1755.] FOURTH FRENCH AND INDIAN WAR. 255
30"' monday Continued at Col Ransliers with my Company
July V^ 2'' .3" 4"' nothing remarkable
5"' Saturday Col: Williams and many other Officers of
his Regiment arrived— L' Pomroy Came with Col: Williams,
and quarterd with us at y"^ CoP
f)th "Wednesday Gen' Johnson Came to review the army
the Regiments were all drawn up to receive him
10"' Gov"" Shirley Arrived at Albany in Order to go to
Niagara
11"' this day there was an Indians Scalp brought from
Kinderhook to Albany
12"' w^e were order'd to Carry our tents which I had the
day before taken out of the Stores up the river as far as
Col Skylers, where the were order'd to be set up
13"' Sundaj^ hear'd m"" Becket preach in Connecticut
Camp—but the CoP with many of the Companys were very
busey in seting up our tents at the flats
14"' this Day we were again reveiu'd^ by Gov"" Shirley at
Greenbush
IS**" were Employ 'd in Carrying batoos from the yard to
the river
16"' Wednesdaj^ rec'' Orders to git our Stores ready and
march with Gen' Lyman up to the Carrying place
17"' moved up to Col: Skjders
18"' 19"' 20"' & 21^' were Employ'd in getting and Load-
ing Stores
22'' Tuesday set out from the flats in Company with Col
Ruggles's Regiment and three Companys of Col : Williams's
besides our own went to the half moon about 12''' miles
above the City
23"' Set along up the river with our batoos the water this
day that we past overwa^ very bad a great part of the way
falls
24"' Set out again Up the river after we had unloaded
our batoos to about 2 barrels weight ; about 2 aClock came
to still water where Gen' Lyman with his regiment was
Encamp' we pitch our tents on the E' side the river alittle
above the mouth of Scattacook river
1 Reviewed. The word in the original is very indistinct.
2 So in original manuscript.
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