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

256 HISTORY OF NORTHAMPTON. [1T55.
25"' 26'" 27"^ 28*" Lay at Still water were employ'ed in
Clearing the road for y*^ Waggons to Come with our Stores
29"' Set out for Surrotoga with onr Stores that were
brought up by wagg[ons] as well as with what we brought
in the batoos : Arrived there a little before night and
Encamp*
30"' & ol'" tarried at our Camps and were many of us
Employ'd in repairing y*^ roads &c
Agust 1*^ struck our tents and moved up the river about
four miles — Cros'd a bar in the river where the water fell
about six or seven feet drew our batoos over this bar by
ropes with much difficulty—Encamp* at y'' foot of another
pair of falls
2'' unloaded our Battoes and drew 'em up the falls and
Carry'd our stotes
day very 111.
by in Waggons : L* Pomroy was this
3'^' Sunday Loaded our batoos again and set out for the
Carrying Place where we arrived alittle before night — L'
Pomroy was this day quite Sick, we Carry'd him in the
batoos
4"" this day Ens" Smith was taken very Sick with a
bloody flux which prevails very much in the army — L'
Pomroy is still very sick
5"' Sent out Several Scouts
0"' the Scouts sent yesterday returned— this day one of
our army was whip'd 100 stripes for the most vile Cursing
& Swareing
7"' we were very busy in geting timber & bark for a
storehouse & fort — Ens" Smith very sick L' Pomroy
better
8"' still busied in getting timber & framing it
9"' 10"' 11"' 12"' 13"' Continued at y'' Carrying place
were imploy'd about y'' building as before
thursday 14"' Gen' Johnson Came to us with about 40
Indians. Col: Williams Companys that were behind, Col:
Titcomb &; Col: Guttriges Regiments, and some of the
Rhode Islanders
16"' 15"' Nothing remarkable
17"' Sunday this day we were Join'd by the remainder of
the R, Islanders and the New Yorkers, with a large number
of Waggons loaded with Stores