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27th This day if I mistake
not I went from Roads
town to my Uncle Joshua and
and about 10 Oclock at Night
just as I was going to bed
Mr. Philip Statham came &
Informed us that the
Enemy were in possesion
of his house
in a few minutes
the Melitia were under
arms and March down
but all too late the Enemy
were gone near 150
of the Melitia were raisd
in four Hours
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March 10th Nothing Material
hapend between these dates
this day I inlisted John Vail
14th Set out for to join the Rt
15th I inlisted Wm. Bond
17th Haddonfield I inlisted
Elisha Hoobs
20th Arivd at Camp----
21st Lt Catouch out on furloug
and I was left to Command
the Compy
27th The Regt was Musterd
30th Benj Shurmer one of my Recruits Died
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April 1 This Night I was taken very
Ill
2d wrote to my uncle Joshua and Sister pr
Mr Bowen remain Ill
3d Was orderd on Command but not
able to go by reason of my Illness
this is the first Tour of duty that
I misst since I have been in the Rt
made out my Pay and Muster Rolls
4th The Regt was Musterd pretty well
Recovered of my Illness this evening was
warnd for Guard tomorrow
5th Mounted Guard at the Provost
of which Capt Farwell had the
command a very clever Gent
belonging to the 1st Regt of New
Hampshire there were 30 prisoners
at this time in the Provost
6th Major Genl Lee arivd in Camp
Was Releivd from Guard came home
and had the pleasure to find Lt
Curtis with Compy understood
that my Uncle James Ewing had
been in camp and gone for York Town.
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7 This forenoon the Brigade went
thro the Manouvers under the direction
of Baron Stubun the step is about
half way betwixt Slow and Quick
time an easy and natural step
and I think much better than
the former the Manual also is
altered by his direction there are but ten words
of command which are as
follows
1. Poise Firelock
2. Shoulder Firelock
3. Present Arms
4. Fix Bayonet
5. Unfix Bayonet
6. Load Firelock
7. Make Ready
8. Present
9. Fire
10. Order Firelock
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Attested to my Muster Rolls and
delivered them to the Muster Master
excercised in the afternoon in the
intervals playd at base this evening
some Rogueish chaps tied a
sheaf of straw to the tail of
Joseph Andersons B Quartermaster
commonly called leg and a piece
or five Pound tens horse tail and
set it on fire and let him run
which very much offended him
and he set out to the Genl to enter
a complaint--
12th Lords day divine Service was
performed by the Revd Mr
Hunter on the parade after
which I went to the Park
to visit Mr. Moore and Elmer
In the Evening I was agreeably
surprisd by the entrance of
My Uncle James and Lt Curtis
and Mr. Bloomfield
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13th My Uncle spent this
day with us I was Officer
of the day--
14 This morning Receivd the
following note
Superscribd
To my good friend
Ewing
Lt Elmers Compliments
to Mr. Ewing desiring him
to procure
send by the Bearer
and come himself if he pleases
George we have broke the
Aty Park this Immediately
morning one
hour before I
intend to get
up.
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It is something wet this
morning about seven my
Uncle set out for the Jersey
in company with several
Gent by him I wrote to
my Uncle Joshua Major
Patterson Mr J Harris
and my Dulcenia after he
set out I went to the Park
and had a great deal of pleasure
in company with Mr. More
and Elmer and several other
Gent about noon it cleard
away this afternoon the
Brigade exercisd and we had
a great deal of diversion in
trying the delinquent Officers
Mr. Rucastle and
were find one Quart of
peach Brandy each
this evening was warnd for
Brigade Court Martial
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15th Raind very fast last
night and this morning
at nine O Clock the Court
met and adjourned till nine
to-morrow morn--
12 O Clock commens to rain
very fast
this afternoon I receivd a ticket
for the Play to be acted this evening
at the Bakehouse in the evening
went down in company with
Major Bloomfield Lieuts Curtis
Wayman & Kersey but the house
was so full that I could not
get in then a number of
Gent went to Major Parkers
hut in the fourth where we
spent the evening very merily
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16 my head achd very badly this
morning occasioned by my last
nights frolic sat on the Court
again at twelve adjournd till
9 O Clock Tomorrow morning
18th The Court sat by adjournments
untill this day when we having
finished our business
adjourned untill Monday next
9 O Clock
20th The Court is disolvd men
of the first got their back
Rations this morning this
evening was warnd for Piquet
Last evening about sunset we
had a most violent Gust of
wind which continued to blow
very hard all night a fire
broke out on the heights just
to the right of the Camp
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and burnd the most furious
I ever beheld during the whole
night but Luckely no damage
was done either to the camp or
fortifycations--
21st Mounted Guard had the good
fortune to get Mitchells Mills
Piquet altho I was plagued to
find my station for wand
of a guide yet I had a very
pleasant Guard -- in the
evening Major Bloomfield
came to the house and informd
me that Robt Johnston one
of our Company and Thoms
Connolly of this Regt were
taken up near and going in
to Philad by a British Granad
who was deserting to us and
brought to camp
