Diary of Levi Stedman of Connecticut
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Gen'l Washingtons order

Head Quarters Cambrige July ye - sixth 1775

By his Excelency Gen'l Washington Esqr

General Orders Proal abigton Counter sign Bedford

1st that one Exact return be made By the proper
officer of all the provisions ordinances Stors powder
Lead Working tooles of all kinds Tents camp
kittels & all other Stoers under their respective care
belong to the armey att Cambridge & Roxbury

The commanding officers of Each rigiment to make a return
of Number of blankets wanting to compleat Everyman with 
one att Least Secondly.

The Hon'l Artemas Ward Charles Lee Philip Schyler & 
Isreal Putnam Esq'res an appointed Mag'ier Gen'ls
of the American army by the Honour " Continential
Congress and due obediance is to be paid them as such the
Continential Congress not having Compleated the appointment
of the officers of Said army Nor has Sufficent time to 
prepare and forward their Commisions Every officer is to Cont [missing]
[missing] duty is the Rank and Statision he att present Hol[missing]
orders
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Thirdly: Thomas Mifflin Esquire is appointed by the 
Gen'l of his Aidde Camp: Josph Reed Esq in like
manner is appointed Secretary to the Gen'l and they are 
in future to be consider as Such

4'ly: The Continetial Congess Having taken all the
Troops of the Several Collonies which have been Raised or
which may hearafter be reaised for the Support and 
Defence of their Liberties of America into their pay and
Service they are now the troops of the United Provinces of
North North America and [illegible] hoped that all
distintions will be Laid aside so that one and
the same Spirit may [strikethrough] animate 
the Whole and the only Contest be who Shall
on this trying Occation Do the most Essential
Service to the Great and Common cause in
which we are engaged.

Fourthly - It is Requir'd and Expected that
Exact Disappline be observ'd and Due Subbordin[missing]
(missing)evail throughout the Whole Army as afai[missing]
Essential Points must Necessarily
Extream Hazzard Disorder and [missing]
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And end in a Shamfull Disapointment and Disgrace

Sixthly: The Gen'l Most Earnestly Expects and 
Requir's a Due observance of those articles of war
Established by the Gover'mt of the Armey Which forbids
Profane Cursing and Swearing Drunkeness and in
like manner request and Expect that all officers & 
Solders not Engaged in actial Service Do punctally atend
On Devine service to Implore the Blessing of heaven
on the menes used for ouer Saftey and defences

Seventhly: All the officers are Desiered and Expted
To pay Delgent attention to keep their men Clean
and neet to Visit all their Quarters and Inculcate upon
them necssity of it as Essencial to their health and Service
They are perticularly to See that thay Have Straw to ly upon
if it can be had and to make it known if they are 
Destitute of this article thay are also to take that
Neccessaries are provided in the Camp and frequently
Filled up to prevent being offencive & unhealthy
poper notes will be taken of Such officers and men
As Shall Distinqush them Selves by a due attention
those Necssery Duties viz:
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Eighthly The Commanding officers of Each Reg't is to 
Take perticular care that not more then too men out of a Comp'y
be absent on forlough att the Same time unless in very
Extroaddinary Case: Ninthly Col Gardner is to
be buried to morough att three o Clock PM.: with the
miletary Honour due to So brave a galant an officer
who faught bled and Dyed in the cause of his coutnry
And mankind: His own Reg't: Except the Company att
Malden to attend on this mournful Occaton the place
of those Companies on the Lines on Prspect Hill to be Supp'yed
Col Glovers Reg't til the Funeral is over

Tenthly No Person whatsoever is to go to the fresh wartor
Pond afishing thare is grate Danger of intreducing the
Small pox into the armey: ~11:ly it is Strictly
Requi'd and Command that no pices off Cannon nor Small
Armes from the of Lynes or Elsewhere be fired Except in Case
of Necessity and ammediately ord's Spesial order Given
For that purpose: ~ 12:ly All prisoners
Taken Deserters Comeing out of Boston who can give
Aney Intelgence of aney Captive of aney kind from
the Enemy are to Reported to Head Quarters att Comd
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13:ly Cap't Griffin is appointed to Ade Camp to Gen'l
Lee and is to be regaded as Such ~
14:ly the guard for the Security of the Stoers att Watertown
is be increased to 30 men immedately ~
15:ly A Ser't and Six men to be Sent as a guard to 
The Hospital and are to apply Doct'r Rand
16:ly Complaint haveing been made against John
White Quartermaster of Col Nixons Reg't
For misdmeanours in Drawing out Provision
For more men then the Reg't consisted of ~
And for abusive behavior be Court martisal
Consisting of one a sub't is ordered to be held on Said
White at Nine o Clock tomorow morning who are
who are to make Due Esquire Detarming
And Report ~
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Head Quarters Cambridge the 22 1175
Proal Nantuckett ~ Countersig: Massippa
Officer of the Day to morow Col: Bridge ~
Cap't Isreal Putnam & Leut Samuel Webb appointed 
Aide Camp to Maj'er Putnam & are to be obaid as such
Realey & deue Subbordnaion to the good order & goverment
of an armey & with out it the hole must become a 
Lean of Disorder and Confusion: the Gen'l minds
Is that it is indespensibbly nesery with out waitting
aney longer for Dispacth from the Con'l Congress
Immeditaly to Form the armey into three Grand
Devisions and of Deviding Eatch of these Grand Divisions
into 2 Brigades He there fore orders that the folloing reg't
Maj'er Gen'l Ward Gen'l Thomas Col Fellows Col Cotton
Col Jeneson Col David Brewer Comepose one brigade
And Col Brewer the Commander of their brigade
Brigedear Gen'l Thomas Gen'l Spencer Col Persons
Col Lernard Col Walker Col Reed Independant 
companies a nother brigade is to be composed ordered
by Briger Genl Spencer that the 2 Briggader Comep
the right wing or division the armey under
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[Note: Document is torn at bottom left corner; some words are uncertain]
[Names need checking]
The command of Maj. Genl. Ward and
Remain att [Shooe?]bury att its South Dependency
that Col. Starkes Col. poor Col. Reed New Hamsear [New Hampshire?]
Col. Nixon[?] Col. Mansfield. Col. Doolittle Masehusetts
formed in other brigades under the command by Genl.
Sulivin and prospect on Winter Hill that Col.
Vernum Co. Hitchcock Col. [Church?] Rode Island
Col. Whitcomb Col. Gardner Col. John Brewer
be formed in the other brigades & be comeposed by Genl.
Gard & posted upon prospect Hill and these 2 brigades
Compose the Left wing of two Devisions of the Army under
the Command majr. Genl. Lee Genl. Heath Col. Patterson
Scammons Col. [Gerrish?] Col. [pain?] be formed into 2 other
Brigades and Commanded by Majr. Gen Heath & be posted
that Genl. Putnam Col. Glover Col. Frys Col. Bridges
Col. Ward[?] Col. Serjants be Formed into other brigades
under the comand of Superior officers their in until
The pleasurs of the Contenental Congress be knone[?] these
[torn corner -- word(s) missing] Brigades be under the Command of Majr. Genl. Putnam
[torn corner -- word(s) missing] corps do preserve defence of the Sevrl ports north
Roxbury[?] not all ready named

[handwritten "4" written after last word on page]

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Head Qr. January the 7 1776
The Adjant Gen. will this day deliver
to the Brigadear Major
The number of the new articals of war
necessary for Eatch Reg't in their
Respective Brigade and that no mischive
in Regard to the said articals may possibly
happen Eatch Book is to be signed by the
Honourable John Hancock Esqr.
Presodont of the Contenental Congress
and Counter signed by William Tuder[?]
Esqr. Judge Advocate of the armey
of the United Colonies
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July 31:t 1775
[crossed out] Sunday about Eleven oClock att night
Head Quarters Jany 8 1776
The Adjt. [insertion] Genl [end insertion] will this Day Deliver to
the Brigade Major -
The No of the new articals of war
necesaryes for Eatch Rejt. in their
Respective Brigades and that no miseture
in regard to sd articals may posabily
happen Eatch Book is to be sind By the
Honourable John Hancock Esqr
Prsedent of the Contenental Congress
And countersigned By William Tuder Esqr.
Judge advocate of the Army of the
United Colonies
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An Estimate of the Number of Souls
On this Contenent By Computation of Congress
Sept. 6th. 1776
Massachusetts 400-000
New Hamsheor 150-000
Coneticutt 122 000
Road Island 59 678
New York 250000
New Jersey 130000
Penselvania
Including the Lo
wr Counties 350000
Meriland 320000
Virgenia 650000
N Carolina 300000
S. Carolina 225000
Total 3-026678
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Dorchester July 13d 1775
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Major Tupper with about too hundred + fifty men Sat out in Whale boats For the Light house Landed and had a warm Engagement with a small party of the Enemy but lasted not Long thay Burnt A  [strike] Sconer [/strike] Schooner also the Light hows and Brought off up wards of thirty persons also considerable  qutity of Furniture in returning back thay was pursued by a larg Number of barges + one Sail boats a considerable [strike] of Eng [/strike] Engagement ensued but Happily ouer men came off with only the Loss of too men
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July 31:t                1775
Sunday about Eleven oClock att night we was in Alarmed by the Fireing of Connon + Small arms From all quarters in going to the Lines the Cannon Bals Whisled [strike] and [/strike] among us and soon expected a warm Engagement they briskly fired on both Sides att
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Roxbury and Boston neck. Also from floating batteries in the bay above the Castle. Att  charlestown neck also was  a warm fire.
The Centuries att Boston neck had a warm Engage ^[insert] ment [/insert]  but our men Did not Prevent the Enemy from burning Georges tavern and other buildings-
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August : 22:d  1775
Tuesday about 14  Ships and transports sailed out  of Boston Harbor and came to an anchor about the light House Island and we suspected their coming out that night and had Immediate orders to double the Guards and by upon our arms Resolveing to meet them att any time or plan should they make their Appearance
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Dorchester August  th 26d : yestaday Departed this [insert] Life [/insert] Capt Eliskin Smith he belonged to sadly. he was Capt and or Col ward
His funeral was attended on Saturday att
watertown with the military Honour Due to so
worthy a man--- Son m m
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[crossed out] August [end crossing out] September 2: 1775
A Continal fire on borth Sides this Day but no
Considerable Damage was done on ouer Side made - [?]
the Regulars leave their works near Brows[?] Chimnies
Which caused the passage in the news papers to this
Effect that had intierly Left their works which
is all together fals thay only Left for a day or too
but Sence have proseaded with out opposition

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Sepember: 10th Monday
About Eleven oClock a boat was Discovered
Driven by the wind towards Dorchester neck
From Boston neck: Ouer Camps was alarmed
and grate numbers emidiatily went over & found
A larg boat a Regular Serpent with five men
Whome thay conducted to Head Quarters they
appeared to be Sout men: but Very much dissatisfied
with Fortine tho unable help themselves - it appeared
by their Store a Solder was out in a small boat & could not come
in against the wind: their takeing a dory boat to fetch
[corner of paper missing] was driven by the wind and tid into over bands[?]
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September 21td. 1775: [crossed out] Saturday
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[crossed out] This [end crossing out] Since the 10th inst. Have made their Escape
From the Hand of tyrants thirty four Sailors who ware
taken by those inhuman and Cruel Ministeral troops
Employed to bring a free and Happy Population[?]
into Slavery and bondage [series of squiggles]
September 23:d 1775 - Saturday
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This morning the regulars began a Very Heavy
Fireing of cannon upon Roxbury and contined til
Eleven o Clock in which time they fired one Hundred
And ten Cannon but with out Effect ouer men
bein providentially preserved not one was killed
or so much as one wouended: They also fired some
Cannon and bumbs att bunkers Hill: 
but no Damage was done to us there by [series of squiggles]
all their under takeing Seme to be blasted their
works are works of iniquity and the art of 
Voilence is in their hands [squiggles]
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The numbers of the Regiments set forth in Gen'l orders are as Folows
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[the following figures are in three columns]
[first column]
1 Fry 14
2 Thmpson
3 Reed
4 Learnard
5 Nixon
6 Jon Brewer
7 Stark 
8 Fellows
9 Do[?] Brewer
10 Prescot tho brave
11 Poor
12 Varnon
13 Parsons
[second column]
14 Hitchcock
15 Chuck [Chuch?]
16 Cotton
17 Little ~
18 Danielson
19 Mansfield
20 Read uxbridge
21 Glover ~
22 Walker
23 Whitcomb
24 Doolittle
25 Woodbridge
26 Peterson
[third column]
27 Bridge
28 Serjants
29 Hundington
30 Scammons
31 Finney
32 Ward
33 Williss
34 Stores
35 Baley
36 Greaton
37 Gardner Decased
38 Gerish Cashered
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O.J. : October th9:  1775 
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The famous or rather infamous Peot--Church the orator and defender of amarican Liberty was - Detected and found guilty of sending letters and holding A Correspendence with tom gage that infernal monster and savage or infidel arent Equal to him in cruelty.
The consideration How Shocking it is a man capable not onlay of Distinguishing between Liberty and tyrany but one in who was reposed grate confidence in the management of public affairs under a cloak of friendship and  pretended zeal for the publics good but he mediated their destrucion.  Retizen and Christian by Profession:  yet not alone others are partners in this horrid plan plan these works of darkness those who manifested their principals took Shelter under the wings of that commissioned murderer and are incapable of acting anymore but those covering their deceit with hypocrisy are the more obnoctious [sp.] by and comparison inhuman
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October 6th 1775 Fryday
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About Seven o Clock this morning the Cannon began to roar on Boston neck and continued too or three hours in which time thay fired one Hundred and Six Cannon but without aney Considerable Damage ~ Save onley takeing an arm from a man in Collonel Brewers Regiment and killing too Cows ~ ~ In this we Sea the wounderfull  preservatision[?] of Devine Providence : ~~~~~~~

October : 17th 1775 ~~~~
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Monday about tean o Clock att Night came away in a boat From boston too Captns the one named Fletcher the other Named Jewett these Capts was taken on a Voyge To the Westders[?] [insertion] in : Brought to Boston and their tried by a Cort of Admiralty and Cleared - ~~~~~~
Thse too men Have a Scaped the Hands of those tyrants which so invades over Lands ~~~~~
Capt Fletcher Sais that beef is one Shling Serling pr Pound & petaters is 20 S Ster'g pr busel
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October 17th 1775
On the 17th in [?] att Night one of our floating battries in Cambridge River went down and fired upon Capton a considerable time when over Loading the Cannon brok to pecies whereby it killed [?] man and wounded the Cap't So that he died three or four more wounded but recovered
On the Eighteenth in pt too Ships Corpente found means to escape from Boston they were detained in the Service of those barbarious murderous thay have Families in the Country where they Emeditaly repaired
Also on the Ninetenth all Night [?] men came away from on board the fleet one a Lawyer  He was taken on his way from the Congress att Philedelpha with a packet to the asembly of this province  the others also was taken by that Savage Good that infest the Coast
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October 20
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I  This Day too person came away from Boston 
to Dorchester point one man and a beautiful young
women her parents came away last Spring & live
at Cambridge I don't mean to inquire her Corector
in Saying She was put to the necesety of wareing mens
clothes to Escape from So horrid a place.
all that a man has will he give for his life
So any means that is lawful an Honorable for Safe
                                                           preservation
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Dorchester October 18  1775  The day
I joined on furlough to Putnay and
Returned to Dorchester November
ye the 18 1775
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Dorchester February ye 3rd 1776
I joind to Putney --
Returned to Camp again
March the 5    ----------1776
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A memorandum of the Clothing + [Moofiero?]
[Sop Af?] to one lining Shirt £ [6:15 0?]
[Sop. tr?] 18 to me pait of hoes 0=6=0
[Sep.tr?] 20 To a hankerchief 0:9:0
           Cloth for a Coat & makeng 1:16:7
Sep.t 29 To two pair of Stockings 0:6:4
        to one pair of lining Birches 0:3:4
        to a pair of Lather Briches £ 1:16:0
        to Butons for a Coat  0:1:9
     to a pair of Shoes mending 0:10:0
    To a Chast --- 6:5:2
    to Cloth for a jack coat 6:13:6
    to the Lining for the Same 1:6:6
[Capt ?] paid out to Mr. Meriam  2:13:6
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The Touch of the times to the tune of the Black Sloven
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Tho some folks may tel us it not so clever
to handle a muskett in cold frosty weather
by yonder bright Congress in spite of all such 
[they'll?] tarry the season and take the other tuch
Lett patrons and tories retire from our lines
we er stronger without them above fifty times
their infamous characttor none will begruch
who tarry this season and take the other tuch
Tho Haldimand Gage and the big talker too
think pasty old pork and our sauc will not do
my brave fellow soldiers we cant think it much
on the strength of rost beef to give not the other tuch
Ouer raiment provvision and pay is quite good
weo Sea Cole from Scotland & plenty of wood
how the Cuntry must laugh if over fall is such
as to let the militia obtain the other tuch
Shall they have over frosts who have all the work so
I Sea next Compainaign out tho it is on a crutch
and hears to the lads who will take to their tuch
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When north by brave manly has sent one would think
a vesel whso botomes has all wea want int
Do you think I wont stay wen the prises we cluch
yes faith in that I will so hears to ther tuch
The conquering Gen'l I have forgot his harde name
hes mad at Jonans [?] and Chamblee very tame
and montreal also twill sweat Bate and Huch
when thay that Quebec too has got the other tuch
And besides all the morters bombs cannon & such
and bulets and guns as the newwspapers tels with
ouer cargoes of meet drink and clothes [?]
now ho would not tarry and take to her tuch
Tines

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The four and twenth day of may of all [mithery] [?]
a youthful damsiel fair and young went to [?]
twas underneath a [mantle?] i had to single out some
when she was [save?] she was secure she had a mind to [oath?]
Her sparkling eyed most eagerly she cast them [round?] about 
twas enough to make coward bold or tempt a saint to sin 
wen she was gone that their was non to few her make [?]
Srips of her clothes all one by one & did her [sold?] on dress
Continued
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Her purple mantle fringed with gold with her hands she did unpin
Twas enough to make a [? ?] or to tempt a saint to sin
She turned on her back to swim so gently plased her [? ?]
If Jove himself in heaven had a [?] a drop [?] a [?] down
eatch fish did wish him self a man and round her thay did swim 
and at the wondrous thing they saw felt plesed but did no hearm
she did so like a vision look they thot it was a dream
or the sun had the sky forsook and fell down in the stream
the youtht that oft she did repulse when are he came to woo her
strips of his clothes most manfully and boldly jumpt into her
she shrieks she cried down she dyed he took her up again
and brought her over up on the shore & then & then & then
A secret she cryes with watry eyes [? ?] done
Unless that you will marry me by the next rising sun
my dear said [bill?] come [thank?]while life and breat remains
and well join hands in wedlock  and I marry [?] again
[sideways at bottom of page - may be Thomas or Jonas Snow]
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A Victalling Return of Cap't Jays Company in Col. Wards Geg't N002
Dorchester January y 5 A nother do' Jan'ry y 8 No 64
A nother Dtto Jan'ry y 12 No 63
A nother Dtto Jan'y y 15 No 63
A nother Dtto January y No 66
A nother dto anuary y 22 68
A nother dto Jn'y y 25 73
A victalling return of Capt Jays Company
in Co'l Ward, Reg't No of men 79
March  y 8 1776
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Do. March the 11 No of men 78
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A nother return march y 15 No of men 77
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A nother return March y 18 No of men 77
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A nother return march 21 No men 57
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A nother return March 28 No of men 79
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Putney Vt Feby 20th this day this mannuscrupt was examined by me [signature] John M [?]
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February y 13 1776.
[double line]
About four o'clock in the mornig there was about nine hundred of the Regulars landed on Dorchester Point One party from the Castle the other from boston & landed att Nock Point--the party that landed at Castle Point marched up towards the guard kept by about 58 men. {?} loosed upon the SEa & surronded ten of our men and took them also took in one of the houses one Mr Wisell with three of his grandchildren and burn about 8 shops and 6 barnes--
which alaramed our camps Co'l Wards Reg't & Ge'l Reeds marched immediately on to the point. Wards in the front & Reeds in the reaear. Soon reached the point but the enemy retreated soo soon that ouer boddy of men had had not a chance to fire upon tyem but put out hopes which were aborning
A few Days after [?] Mr Wissell [?] & the thre children return again also three of the other prisnors lett goe upon a promis of ot taking up armes against them a gain. The other three had their choice to goe to 
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gale [jail?] or lift abord the man of war which choose rather than to go to gaale  sometime after an opportunity persented two of them deserted & came to our armay again
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Monday March the [?] 1776
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Ouer men began to in trench on Dorchester hill att night the Same Night I arived att Porter town ovuer men began a cannoning and bomading from all quarters in to boston  The enemy returned the same so that their was to be seen in the are 6 or 8 Bomb shels all a flying att once----
But the works on Dorchester hill was [Cored?] on with three thousand men and three hundred teames a [corting?] on [fa?] & presssed [botries? butress?] of hay---
But with all the NO of men & teames thay cared on with so much Calemness and Good Behaviour that thay was not [Discoured?] til the next morning which coused the Enemy to sees [cease] fireing and as it appeared they called a Counsell of War as they seemed to be in grate constanation 
But nothing vary remarkable hapened on our side til the 9 att Night though the enemy kept up a fireing
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Saturday March the 9th att night 1776
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Ouer Reg't with a deatachment of two other Reg'ts were of Col Stone was Commandar this party was ordered to go on to Nook point next to Boston in order for a covering party to a fatigue party who ware a going to intrench on that point
Wee being wett & with the muddy going [?] up a pirs to dry over [?] the Enemey soon discovering us firerd upon us & the [?] Balls kiled four of ouer men---
The fireing increeased so that we had orders to retreet but I having a mind to see the opration I with a 11 men Staid on the point a good part of the Night
About 1 or 2 oClock went to the Baraks with out recieveing any Damage [?]
N.B. We may see the wonderfull [pre__?] that in the enemeys fireing 1000 balls only four men kilied
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Dorchester March 21
Last Sabbath the British Armey in Boston under General Howe consisting of upwords of 700 men after suffering on [Ignominia? Insomnia?] blockade for maney months past. Disgracefuly quietted all their strong holds in Boston and Charleston & fleed before the armey of the United Colonies and took refuge on Board their Ships   The most material perticulars of this Signa eevents are as follows: A Bout 9 OClock a boddy of the Enemey ware seen to march from Bunkers Hill & att the same time a very grate number of boats filled with troops put off from Boston & made for the shiping which mostly lay below the Castle   on the first descoverry of those movements the Contenental armey immediately [praded?] Several Reg'ts imbarrked in boats att Cambridge and proseded dwon the rivder twards Boston---About the same timw two men ware sent to Bunkers HIll in order to make discoveries  thay proseed accordingly and when arrived makeing a Signal that that the foart was evacuated a Detachment was immediately send dwon from the armey ho took posession of it...The troops in the River which were commeded by General Putnam landed at Sewels point share they Recieved
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[Intelogones?] that all the British tro0ps had left Boston on which a Deatachment was sent to take posesion of the town while the main body returned up the River
About the Same time General Ward attended with a bout 500 troops from Roxby under the command of Co;l Ebenezer Learneard [Leonard] who unlocked & opened the gates Entered the town on that quarter----
The command of the whole then being given to Gen'l Putnam; he proced to possession of all the important posts and where hby bacame possessed in the Name of the Thirteen Umited Colonies of North America of the fortresses in that Large and once populous & flowering metropolis which the flowr of the British armey {needed?] by an experenced General G Supported by a formidable fleet on men of war had but an hour before evacuated in the most [precipate?] and cowardly manner.
Boston Evacuated March the 17 1776
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Furthermore all the Salt and molasses which thay could find ware Destroyed--the enemey also Destroyed grate quantities of Efects belonging to them selves which thay could not carey wawy such as guns cariges & other carriges of various kinds hous furneture & together with a quantity of flower and hay--all their fort batries & redouts & brest works remain intire compleat thay left maney of their heviest cannon mounted on cariges & several of them charged
charged [? ?]
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April the 1: 1776
 Colo Reads Regt marched from Dorchester
In order for N York
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April 2 Colo Wards Reg't Red'd orders to go to N York
[line]
A [3?] gott reddy to march
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Thursday April [4] 1776
I marched with Colo Wards Reg't to Roxbry.
the Ge'l orderd theh commanding team of each company to provid barraks for their men and to bring the of the parade the next morning percezely at 7 oClock.
[line]
Saturday y 6
then marched from there through Walpole & went as far as Wrenthams & putt up at Mr Browns a private 
Fryday April y 5 1776
Left off from Toxbry at 8 oClock in the & marched as far a Mr Whitings from there I went forward with Lt Dumham & provided Lodging for the Company at Mr Ellesses tavern in Dedham
[line]
Saturday y 6
then marched from thence through Walpole & Went as far as Wrenthams & putt up at Mr Browns a private hous where we was entertained well
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Lords day April 7 -----
Was Rany the fore part of ye day.
at 1 oClock [made?] as far as [Porters ?] at Bridge in the Bounds of [Rohoboth?]  by the Road to Providance thair had good Entertainment
[line]
Monday April y 8th Wet March: from thance to Providance & staid their but an hour or two---sat off & arched as far as [Angels A__?] in Scittuate ---
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Tusday 9th took Breakfast at Mr [Angels?] from which place we marched at 9 oclock as far as Coventry - - -
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Wensday y 10th
Set out 9 oclock & more: as far as informed in that Colo [Wylles ?] Reg't Entered to putt up their  we than marchd as far as Cap't [Kindsmans?] in New[?]
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Thursday y 11
Set out from Cap't Kindmans at 9 oclock & marched as far as Norwich Landing
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Fryday 12th Staid at the : Landing and
in the Evening & in the Evening Mr
Cleveland preached a Sermon
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Saturday j 13th ----------1776
Tarred at NL: & Drew [?]
for order to go to N York by wortor
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Monday 15th fair and p[leasant weather
at 8 oClock embarked on board the sloop
Vialally one hart Mastor at night
put in at Sea Brook harbour & kept
guard on board the vessell
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Tusday j 16
It began to storm Last night at 12
oClock at Night it began to Storm &
Continued all the fore part of
the Day
afternoon the wind shifted to the S W
which is a Conterary wind to us to York
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Wensday[sic] ye 17th
Contory[sic] wind the Sloop was [illegible] [illegible] up to Harries worf[sic]; lodged that night at Mr. [illegible] had Good Entertainment 
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Thursday ye 18th Contory Winds
[illegible] att[sic] S:Brook - L:g[lodged?] at Mr. Pratts that Night
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Friday April ye 19 ; A fair wind Embarked and S:d[sailed about 2 Leagues when ye wind shifted to ye S:W: we returned to S.Brook at 12 o C:k[clock] and at Night Lodged at Mr. Pratts
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Saturday 20 Very pleasant weather spent the time that in walking about town & [^at] Night lodged at Mr. Pratts.
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Sunday ye 21 had a fair wind Embarked on board again & S;d[sailed] from S:Brook at 10 oClock at night it began to storm we Lay to that Night which made the men very sick - it was a very Rainey Night

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Monday 22 Fair & pleasant we S:d[sailed] through the place called Hells Gate at 4 oClock this afternoon and arrived at the City of N York at 5 oClock
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Tusday[sic] April 23 fair & pleasant moved into [^a] Street Called Dover Street & lived their[sic] about twenty days
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The names of the towns from Dorchester to New London
Roxbury - 2 miles
Dedham - 12 Da [days?]
Walpole - 13 Da
Wrentham
Attelborough
Rehoboth
Potucket[sic]
Provedence[sic]
Johnson
Situate
Coventry
Pellantown[sic]
Plainfield 
Cantebury[sic]
Norwich
Norwich Landing
Moheagan an Indian town
New London
[across the entire bottom of page] then Embarked for N York April ye 15
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Some things Remarkable happened while we lived in the City of York 4 or 5 men found dead Soposed[sic] to be murdered and a number of Soldiers fired upon wile[sic] standing Sentry in Ye City

[written in an opposite direction along the extreme right side of the page] Levi Stedman, [illegible abbreviation] & Cont., W 19108