the wood near the uper Block House--a number of teames down
from ye Lake Loaded with Artilliry stores.

Tuesday 24th. A number of teames started for ye Lake again--I received
2 Letters from Capt. Benjamin Lyon & 1 from Joshua--the Post came up
yesterday to Fort Edward--This day our drawing & we had good pork--3
rigiments of Bay men moved down along which was Colonel Pribbels[89]
Colonel Williams & Colonel Nichols.

[Footnote 89: Prebles.]

Wednesday 25th. Jineral Abbacromba arived at Fort Edward near night
and all our rigiment there were of duty were ordered to be out upon
the perrade with their side arms on but the jineral for Bid it--Col.l
Partrages rigiment came down & some of the Lather caps & stayed Here.

Thursday ye 26th. Stormy morning--snow pretty wet & raw cold--I went
upon the pickit last night and had one Quort of rum for keeping sheep.

Friday 27th. Being lowry & wet one of our men Discharged home & sot
of--Nathaniel Barnes a number of teams sot out for the Brook &
returned again before son down.

Saterday 28th. Being stil cold all our men turned out to work son
rise & that want a Nuf & they sent for every weighter[90] & every one
that belongs to the rigiment--a number of teams sot out down Home ward
& 3 of our company went with them viz. Sergt. Armsba Jonathan Child
and Pain Convis--this after noon the orders came out that every
setler[91] that Belongs to the Provinshols should Quit this place by
the first of November.

[Footnote 90: Waiter.]

[Footnote 91: Sutler.]

Sonday ye 29th. Rany & wet--about 9 o clock in the morning Every man
in the Rigiment that could go went to the falls[92] to help Draw down
the battoes and very muddy it was.

[Footnote 92: The "third fall," as it was called,
in the Hudson, at Sandy Hill.]

Monday ye 30th. Being very pleasant in the morning we were all turned
out after Battoes up to the falls & we went twice apeace.

Tuesday ye 31st. All our men turned out by the Revallies[93] Beating
to go after Battoes & jineral Provorce[94] was out amongst our tents
to help turn us out & he said it was the last work we should do that
was flung up to day--I went upon the Quarter guard at noon and they
got down all the Battoes.

[Footnote 93: Reveille.]

[Footnote 94: Provost.]

Wednesday November ye 1st. Lowry & wet I come of guard our men all