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

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1755.] FOURTH FRENCH AND INDIAN WAR. 271<br />

Col. Giloert act as Col. <strong>in</strong> the late Col. Epliraira Williams<br />

regiment, and Capt. Gadfire act as Major <strong>in</strong> the same regiment.<br />

Today a very cold ra<strong>in</strong>— the soldiers are very much<br />

p<strong>in</strong>ched, hav<strong>in</strong>g lost their clothes <strong>in</strong> the late battle.<br />

Thursday, IS"*, Sept. A fair day. Sent Seargent Bardwell<br />

with 3 other men, with letters to Col. Williams, Hat-<br />

field, a number <strong>of</strong> waggons came this day to br<strong>in</strong>g stores<br />

<strong>of</strong> which we were most out.<br />

Friday, 19. A fair day. A considerable number <strong>of</strong> sol-<br />

diers <strong>in</strong> our regiment set out for home, be<strong>in</strong>g <strong>in</strong> an ill state<br />

<strong>of</strong> health and some wounded, so unfit for service here. The<br />

waggons that went yesterday came back today.<br />

Saturday, Sept. 20. Fair and pleasant. Sam'l Clarke<br />

<strong>from</strong> <strong>Northampton</strong> with letters <strong>from</strong> my friends at home,<br />

one <strong>from</strong> my wife, which I received with joy though it<br />

found me <strong>in</strong> an ill state <strong>of</strong> health by reason <strong>of</strong> a severe<br />

cold which is now common <strong>in</strong> the camp.<br />

Sabbath day, 21. Cloudy and some ra<strong>in</strong>, we had preach<strong>in</strong>g<br />

<strong>in</strong> the forenoon, <strong>in</strong> the afternoon none by reason <strong>of</strong> the<br />

ra<strong>in</strong> ; the ma<strong>in</strong> body <strong>of</strong> the Indians went <strong>of</strong>i: a few days<br />

after the battle <strong>of</strong> the 8"' <strong>in</strong>st. with a quantity <strong>of</strong> plunder<br />

they had picked up after the fight, be<strong>in</strong>g much more<br />

forward for that than to fight. They carried <strong>of</strong>i^ no doubt<br />

many <strong>of</strong> our goods, and th<strong>in</strong>gs left by our people <strong>in</strong> the<br />

battle and not suffered themselves to be searched before<br />

they went <strong>of</strong>f. Today 4 went away which I th<strong>in</strong>k is the<br />

last and if they had never come among us it had been much<br />

better for us I th<strong>in</strong>k if they had never jo<strong>in</strong>ed us.<br />

Monday, 22"''. Moderate weather for the season, but<br />

shower3^ I have been and still am <strong>in</strong> an ill state by reason<br />

<strong>of</strong> a great cold but not conf<strong>in</strong>ed and able to walk about.<br />

Recru<strong>its</strong> and stores are daily jo<strong>in</strong><strong>in</strong>g us.<br />

Tuesday, 23, 1755. Very ill with a bad cold. Last night<br />

and today cloudy and misty, not much ra<strong>in</strong>. A great number<br />

<strong>of</strong> waggons and 2 or 3 companies came <strong>in</strong> today. We<br />

had news at night by a scout we sent out <strong>of</strong> an army <strong>of</strong><br />

men supposed to be designed for this camp or Fort Edward,<br />

at the great carry<strong>in</strong>g place.<br />

Wednesday, 24. A fair day. Col. Ruggles with his regiment<br />

moved down to Fort Edward to take the command<br />

there. Tonight came <strong>in</strong> Capt. Rogers with 2 men who

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