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

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1755.] FOURTH FRENCH AND INDIAN WAR. 277<br />

Thursday, 16. A fair pleasant day; took a sweat last<br />

night and the night before, but my fever prevails. Keep<br />

my house and do not go out on any bus<strong>in</strong>ess. Capt. Buck<strong>in</strong>gham<br />

came up <strong>from</strong> Milford with some <strong>of</strong> his men to<br />

guard the stores yesterday and returned back to Albany<br />

today, Capt. Buck<strong>in</strong>gham brought me up a bag <strong>of</strong> potatoes<br />

and cabbages that cous<strong>in</strong> Elisha Pomeroy be<strong>in</strong>g then<br />

at Albany got and sent up which came <strong>in</strong> good time though<br />

I have very little appetite.<br />

Friday; 17'^. Ra<strong>in</strong>y night and part <strong>of</strong> the day, but it<br />

cleared <strong>of</strong>f pleasant. I still rema<strong>in</strong> weak and low. As to<br />

news I am obliged to keep house so can give but little<br />

account.<br />

Saturday, 18. I still rema<strong>in</strong> very ill. Cannot do much<br />

bus<strong>in</strong>ess ;<br />

one third <strong>of</strong> my regiment work at the Fort every<br />

day.<br />

Sabbath day, 19"\ I moved to the General for liberty to<br />

go home my sickness prevailed upon me so fast. I obta<strong>in</strong>ed<br />

it. At the same tiuie Maj. Gen. Lyman's horse that had<br />

got away <strong>from</strong> him and was lost, came to my house and<br />

stood there. I ordered him to be caught and taken to the<br />

General's. I wrote to him desir<strong>in</strong>g liberty to ride him<br />

down ;<br />

this was quite providential for without that horse I<br />

don't know how I could have come, and if I had stayed one<br />

day longer I suppose I should not have come. The General<br />

gave liberty but said I must go the next day for he could<br />

not keep his horse.<br />

Monday, 20. This a fair day, set out this morn<strong>in</strong>g.<br />

Titus Pomeroy with me but I was very sick ; arrived at<br />

Fort Edward at night lodged there and was very sick all<br />

night.<br />

Tuesday, 21''. A fair day set out on my way home,<br />

arrived at Saratoga at night and very sick all night.<br />

Wednesday, 22. Not able to ride, got a Dutcli b<strong>in</strong> to lay<br />

<strong>in</strong> with some straw <strong>in</strong> it, carried it <strong>in</strong>to a battoe and the<br />

soldiers rowed me down to Stillwater and then I got a<br />

Dutchman acqua<strong>in</strong>ted with the falls to steer down and got<br />

to the Half Moon, half an hour after 7 o'clock and was<br />

very sick all night. Drank some milk and water.

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