Bullock's
and encamped about two miles through the Shades of Death.[118]

Tuesday, 12th Oct.--At 7 in the morning proceeded on our march. The
after part of the day rainy and windy weather, we arrived at White Oak
Run[119] at evening and encamped.

Wednesday 13th.--Decamped from White Oak Run at 8 o'clock in the
morning and arrived at Brinker's Mills[120] and encamped.

Thursday 14th.--Decamped from Brinker's Mills, marched from thence,
and arrived within 11 miles from Easton and encamped[121] on the side
of the road in a wood.

Friday, 15th Oct.--Decamped at 7 o'clock, marched for Easton[122] and
arrived there about 2 o'clock in the afternoon.

Saturday 16th.--Laid still.

Sunday 17th.--Laid still.

Monday, 18th Oct.--Capt. Bevier and myself set out from Easton at 11
o'clock for Marbletown,[123] traveled about twenty miles and put up at
the Widow Sweezer's.

Tuesday, 19th Oct.--At half past 7 o'clock in the morning, traveled
about 27 miles and put up at Cary's Tavern.

Wednesday 20th.--At 7 o'clock A.M., left Cary's, dined at Bard's in
Warick,[124] set out from thence and put up at Bruster's Tavern about
11 miles from New Windsor.[125]

Thursday, 21st.--Left Bruster's at 8 o'clock in the morning and
arrived at Newburgh, at 2 o'clock in the afternoon.

Friday 22nd.--Set out from Newburgh at 8 o'clock in the morning and
arrived at the Poltz[126] and staid that night.

Saturday, 23d Oct.--At three o'clock in the afternoon set out and
arrived home the same night.

From the 23d Oct., 1779, I remained home till the 9th of Dec., when I
set out to join the Reg't, which I did on the 15th, and found them
employed in building huts for winter quarters, about 3 miles from
Morristown.

(The Hardenbergh Journal here closes. The Nukerck Journal
continues the history of the regiment for the year 1780 and
until the five regiments were consolidated near the close of
that year.)

FOOTNOTES:

[9] WAWARSING--An Indian word, said to signify "a black bird's nest,"
the name of a town and village in south-west part of Ulster County,
N.Y., containing a post village of same name, located on Rondout Creek
on the line of the Delaware and Hudson Canal. The surface of the town
is mostly mountainous uplands, intersected by deep valleys. The
Shawangunk Mountains extend along the east border, and spurs of the
Catskills occupy the central and west parts, the highest peaks being
from 2,000 to 3,000 feet above