Daniel Kimball's Revolutionary War Journal of the March to Quebec

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N. H. Daniel Kimball W 15001

Journal
of March to Quebec 
Feb. 8, 1776 - May 27, 1776

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[illegible]



from Daniel Kimball 




Daniel Kimball
N.H.
W. 15001

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20 is 1:8-0
                                                                    10 is 0:14-0
                                                                    5 is 0:7=0
[multiple math problems                              15 is 1=1
faded all along the left side
of page]                                                      1g is 1=6-7:0 [crossed out]
                                                                   2 is 0=2:10:0
                                                                   1g is 1=9:2:0
                                                                   3 is 0:4:3:2
                                                                   4 is 0=5:8:0
                                                                   6 is 0=8:5:0
                                                                   7 is 0=9:2:0
                                                                   8 is 0=11:5:0
                                                                   9 is 0=12:8:3
                                                                  11 is 0:15:5:0
                                                                 12 is 0=16:10:0
                                                                 13 is 0:18:3
                                                                 14 is 0:19:8
                                                                16 is 1    2  = 5
                                                                17 is 1=3:10
                                                                18 is 1:5:3
                                                                 19 is 1:6=8

                                                                 1 is 1 : 5
                                                                 2 is 2 : 10
                                                                 3 is 4 : 3
                                                                4 is 5 : 8
                                                               1 is 0 : 1 : 1
                                                               2 is 0 : 2 : 2
                                                               3 is 0 : 3 : 3
                                                               4 is : 0 : 5 : 0
10 is 1 : 0 : 1                 5       0 : 6 : 1
11 is 1 : 1 : 3                 6 is : 0 : 7 : 2
12 is 1 : 3 : 0                 7 is 0 : 8 : 3
                                     8 is : 0  10 : 0
                                     9 is : 0 11 : 9

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I John Bryant of Plainfield NH Executor of the last will and testament of Daniel Kimball late of said Plainfield a soldier and officer of the Revolution depose and say that I found not long since this little Book among the papers left by said Kimball the contents of which I believe to be in his hand writing and that it is a Journal kept by him while in the service of the country

John Bryant

[illegible] Apl 28 - 1837  [illegible] John Bryant made oath to the truth of this above certificate before me Henry Herb [illegible] Jus Peace

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February ye 8th A D 1776
Listed at Calling

Feb. 19th Set marched for Quebeck to Chases 10 miles.
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Feb 22 from Chases to Cupers in winsor 8 mil. Nothing Strang 
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Feb 23rd from Cupers to Coffins in  Carvindish 13 mi and had A Smart ingagement of Snow ball and three wounded 
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Feb 24th from Coffins to marshes in Duram 28 mil. and was  Sick at night and Lost my Super 
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25 at marshes and Some went a hunting and others a fishing and Some made tom pring and I eat eggs and Lay on the floor and gave 02
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26 from marshes to Stevenses in pits ford 13 mil Nothing Strange but we bild one Peck of [illegible]

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Feb 27 from Stevenses to Smith in Whiting 20 mil and Sold the old mare and tom Dung and Smith Eat the oats 
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28 from Smiths to Mackintashes in New Haven 30 mil. and the old woman was A Saucy Lazy Scold and their we Divided Provisions
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29 from mackintashes to Gilerins Crick whites 14 mil on the west Side of the Lake and Latters hat blew of and we had a rassle and a good Dinner 
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March ye 1 Day A.D.1776 from Gillering crick to the four brothers 8 mil. to the Cumberland bay 16 mil to the Isle [mote?] 24 mil to the white house 8 mil

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and Some froze their Nose a others their Ears and Some their Cheaks &C 
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March 2 from the white hows to the Isle oar 12 mile to St Johns 15 mil and I Lodged with Lie Harrington 
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mar 3 from St John's to Leprare (La Prairie) 23 mil to Montreal 9 mil and they Sent thomas after me in the morning and Lieut Willard was took an a front at it and we went to mass at Leprare
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mar 4 nothing Strange 
mar 5 dto
mar 6 dto 
mar 7 I Drawed allowance and we put in our Serjants and Drinked two bottles of rum

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March 7 A.D. 1776  We Drawed alowance for three Days and Drinked two mugs of Porter at tavern
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Mar 8th  marched from mountreal 16 mil and nothing strang hapned only Smith thad a battle and See the  king and I took his Pint 
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9  from the bay 20 mil. and Snowed Tum and Davy bad going and all most three
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March 10th to Aberque - 21 mi and nothing Strange hapned only the Calf rid nine miles and Came to our Lodgins and we drove him away
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11 from Aberque to the river Delew  22 mile

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March 12, AD 1776
from the river Delew to the
river St. Laurance by land 
9 mil and upon the river 
15 mi to the three rivers and 
went in to the Barracks and
had a rangle about the Cands
and I bought a loaf of bread and
eat by the warf and Dendal
was left by the way blind
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March 13  from  we stayed in the 
Barracks and nothing hapned 
but we had a rassle all round
and Curtis and Barns Quarreled 
about their places and F and [illegible] stole them
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March 14 from the three rivers
to Shawpah 16 mil: and nothing
hapned  but a Stormy Day
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March 15 from Shawpah to Deshambau
33 mil nothing hapned only
Brigs shot one Bead bag
and it was the first game
we [illegible] and I rid 13 mil
and we met Carriales in the 
way! Deshambau

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March 16th  1776
Daniel Kimball
Daniel Kimball
Daniel Kimball

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March 16 AD 1776
Started at Deshambaw
on Saturday and a Stormy Day
and Asa Brigs was sick and 
Hall turned Cushshaw and 
 made  Broke the man 
of from Prayer and  made  him Lawf 
harty EtC.
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March 17 Sunday from Deshambaw
to Point Detrumble 24 mile and 
to Shantowester 3 mil ~ and Nothin 
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Hapned some went to se the 
Gaspe Others went on and I  
went to see the small Post
And Sam Right Lost his Pack
and Davis went back after it
and that night the Capt Lost
his Pocket [illegible]
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March 18 Monday from Shantowester
to the Camp 18 mil and In camped
and Some had Propisions Some 
had none but I got Some 
bread and butter but wary hungry

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March 19 AD 1776 Tuesday
A Stormy Day and I began to 
fix for the Small Pox and sold 
my meat for a loaf of Sower bread
and I went to Dr Cooks and to the nunnery 
to see the  town  City and went 
to head Quarters and got home
in the Evening [illegible] 
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March 20th Wednesday I rote home 
a letter and went to the hospital 
Carried Samuel Laise their and went
to Dr. Cooks and got fisick and went to 
Capt. Nelsons and Stayed their all 
Night   [illegible] no Duty yet.
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March 21 Thursday from Capt Nelson 
home and a Vary tedious Cold  morning 
it was then took fisick and it 
worked upward in the Evening
their came in a Yorker and was 
Drunk and Lay Down to Sleep and
waked up Crazyor the Divel
in him NB did no duty
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March 22 friday took fisick and worked
well up and down vary well---
[Sarg?] Brigam and five men mout
ed gard tonight out of our Company

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March 23 Saturday a vary Snowey Day 
and A Vary Sick Day in ower  Company 
by taking fisick Capt. woodard had the 
headaitch vary bad 2 men mounted gard
to night
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March 24 Sunday a Vary windy Da
tedious Day to Stur a bout and the 
Capt. had a vary Poor turn to Day 
5 men mounted gard to night.
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March 25 monday Liet Willard
and 3 privits mounted gard
tonight Cap Seley went in 
to the Cuntery Sick and Dr 
Lin Examened us Conserning 
Noculation and ordered all not fit 
for duty to the hospital by ten 
o clock to morrow 
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March 26 tuesday 3 men went 
to the hospital and Sart Right
and I left the Camps and 
went to Louvit 5 miles from the Camps to have the Small 
pox and gave two quarts of rum
for a Carrial to go Carry us

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March 27 Wednesday  Last night 
was the most restles nig that I ever
saw  I did not slep till all most
Day and then my thoughts in was
in most all parts of the world
one now in the morning when
I got up it turned as Dark as
midnight Darkness I was so weak
that if I had not set down I must
in nesessity  have fel down now.
we be gun to Change our Diet
Eat sum meat Drink sum rum
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March 28 Thursday  last night we
rested very easy but slept none
today. about 10 o'clok Sart Wright
and I broke out with the Small
Pox 10 Days after taken it this evening
no Soner had we got to bed but a
young Lady Appeared by our bead
side and had the Impudence to fil
a pail with Virjins water to stan
by our heads all night.
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Match 29 Friday  last night
Swet vary much to day had the
head aitch and a good deal Porely

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March 30 Saturday Slep vary 
well - last night this morning 
I had 3 or 4 Pock that began to fill
Some and my fever not So high
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March 31 Sunday all things go 
on well a Clowdy day warm Day 
a letle Snow last night 
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April 1 Day AD 1776 monday 
my Pock turned and I went 
out a Dores Genl. Worster A 
rived to Day.
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April 2 tuesday Sar.t Wrights 
Pock began to turn Vary 
fine weather
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April 3 wednesday we went to see
the Capt and A rainy after noon
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April 4 thursday we went to 
See Sarjt Brigham warm Clowdy
weather and the Snow gows of [illegible] 
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April 5 friday Paid two Dollars 
for takeing Care of us in smallpox and the 
french be gan to be Vary Stingey 
let us Eat nothing but Soup
5 Vessels burnt at wolfs cove

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April 6 Saterday  we went
from Lorit to Boport and Joind
our Company and I was vary tired
but I went upon Gard and 2 privits
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April 7 Sunday  a vary Stormy tedious
Day for Gard.  None mounted Gard.
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April 8 Monday  we hear that they sent
a flag of truce to the Ginneral [illegible]
five Privits mounted Gard tonigh
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April 9 Tuesday  in the city they
kep a heavyfier all day. Point [illegible]
battery sunk one vessel with abord
Cap Brown Died this morning. we had
an alarram this morning at 2 o'clock to 
go and asist Corl. Warner and 5 men
out of ower Company went 1 Sergt.
1 Privit mounted Gard tonight
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April 10 Wednesday  the men that went
the Isle orange got home and
tonight no news none upon Gard
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April 11  Thursday  wind vary high
4 Privits mounted gard tonight
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April 12  Friday 3 Privits mounted
Gard in Capt Seelyes Company

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April 13  Saterday  AD 1176
my self and 3 Privits mounted Gard
2 men put under  Gard tonight.
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April 14 Sunday  one man put
under Gard today - one Sergt.
3 Privits mounted Gard tonight.
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April 15 Monday  the Chaplain of
our ridgment was buried today.
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April 16 Tuesday we went to muster
and the muster master did not come.
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April 17 Wednesday we marched from 
boport to headquarters and vary vary
bad going
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April 18 Thursday one Liet & Privits
mounted Gard tonight Gineral orders
for Every man to be rady at a mo
warning 2 men deserted to the Sity
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April 19 Friday  we was Alarmed and
 and Perrade at 4 o'clock and
then dismised went home and Enson 
Webster hung up his gun and it went
off on the half bent and shot one
mans hair off as he lay in bed. one
Privit on Gard.
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April 20 Saterday 
my Self and 4 Privits on Gard
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April 21 Sunday last night Uriah
Curtis was put under Gard for gitting drunk
and firing of his gun in the hows.

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and we have 21 Yorkers under Gard for
theretning to desert the camp and
the worst men that ever I saw
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April 22 Monday  1 Serjant 1 Privit
on Gard today we had no bread and vary
hungary. It is reported that Boston is taken
today  Corl. Weights Battery was opened
2 Cannon found by the river.
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April 23 Tuesday  2 Privits on Gard
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April 24 Wednesday myself and 2 Privits
on Gard to night
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April 25 Thursday 1 Serjt 2 Privits for Gard
Macklene and his watter was taken
as Prisners and brought to headquarters
and put in irons
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April 26 Friday  2 Privits on Gard tonight
to day I began to serve as a Serjant
6 men whipt 3 g we hear that we
are in possession of Boston.
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April 27  Saterday 200 men arrived
this day. Yesterday we burst one of our
12 pounders.
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April 28  Sunday I mounted Gard and 
was orderly at the Ginnerals but
I went on feteng to the Nunnery.
I heard a vary fine sermon delivrd
by Mr. Evins. I received a letter
from home today

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May 2 Day Thursday  AD 1776
Ginneral Thomas arived att
headquarters with great joy.
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May 3 Day  200 troops arived att
headquarters today  We drawed
some vary poor beef but carried it
back again and got Pork
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May 4  Saterday  Last night the five Ship
was fixed out and 400 men marched
on to the Plains of Abram but to
know efect for the Ship did not git
into the harbour.
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May 6 monday  Morning Early
their came orders for Everyman
to be redy to swing he Pack at a 
moments warning and to carry all
the sick to Sallare ready to go on
bord none new what this ment
but seemed to be in agret tumult
but I had to go and carry Samuel
Bell to Sallare and by this time
we began to see the smoke of the
howsen rise. I set out to go to head
quarters but I met

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a gentleman that told me I
could not git their so I returnd
back and lost my all my bagage
but I went on bord and we had not
got far before we saw the ships come
in site.  We made all spead but she soon
came near and the boat that I
was in was forst to land and they
took our Skooner at the same time
and soon after Cap Seelye boat was forst
to land it being dark they Son got of
with their sick again and went to the
Point Detrumble but I went on foot 
and traviled all night. By day I got
about 35 miles to the ferry.
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May 7  Tuesday  We got over the ferry
and went on our march but I was vary
weak had Eat nothing hardly the day
before and we came to Deshambs where
we was ordered to make a halt and [illegible]
Cap Seelys boat came up but they would 
not let her pas and stayed til after
sunset and then got a pas from the Ginneral
and I got on board and I we set sail with
a fair wind and we got near the Eeast
shore and we got on to some rocks some
vary much. [illegible] but we got of and after

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a hard [illegible] we got to land and made
a fire and cooked sum vittles and
by the tim it was day and we pushed
off again.
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May 8 Wednesday  we had no wind but
we got a Cros the river and the head 
wind rose and we was forst to put to
shore.
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May 12 Sunday  with a great deal of
difficulty and head winds we got to
Sirrel about1 o'clock and we stayed
til after Sunset to git apass and then
pushed off for Shamberle
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May 16 thursday  we landed at
Shamberle and the bigest part
of the Company came up.
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May 18 Saterday  we drawed by
our boats and went to St Jons
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May 19 Sunday  we marched from
St. Jons and we landed at [illegible]
river on Tuesday in the afternoon

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May 22  we marched from bakers
fort threw the woods we got
to Connecticut river on the day after
the 25th day of May
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May 27 monday  I got home
about twelve o clock all
most tired

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[Each entry x'd out]

July ye 20 AD 1778
Timothy Seott Dt
to one Bushel of rye
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July ye 20 AD 1778
Thomas West Dt
to three Puks of Wheat
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June ye 8th AD 1778
John Williams Dt
to one Holbert  ~~~

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[Entire page x'd out]

November ye 20 AV 1777
John Androse Dt
to two Bushel of Wheat
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March ye 20 1778  John Andros Dt
to one bushel of rye

April ye 10 by one Bushel of rye
to none [illegible]
July ye 9 one half bushel of rye
one bushel of rye
to 4 cash paid to Mr. Kawley
August ye ? one bushel of rye
one half bushel of rye
one bushel of wheat
one half bushel of wheat
one half bushel of malt

Put one broom


                          18
                            6:0 [underlined]

3:6
2:6 [underlined]
7:7:0

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[each entry x'd out]

January ye 8 A.D. 1778
Caleb Colton Dt
to one bushel of Wheat L 0:18:0
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August ye 1 Day A.D. 1778
Job Colton Dt
to one bushel of Wheat
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Jan:  5  A.D. 1778
Abel Plevens Dt
into two Bushels of rye
                     L1:4:0

May ye 8 A.D. 1778
John Wilson Dt
by two Bushel of Wheat
and one Bushel of rye that
the borrowd

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March 11 AD 1776
Laban Hall Dt
to Cash ----------------L 0=:11
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James Bell Dt  L:0:4 1/2
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March 13 AD 1776
Laban Hall Dt
to Cash -------L 0:2=0
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April ye 6 AD 1776
Phineas Wright Dt
to cash ------- L 0=6:0:0
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May ye 1 AD 1776
Joseph Downer Dt
to one pair of taps   L 0=1=0=0
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May ye 6 AD 1776
Uriah Curtis Dt
to one pair of mogasons   L 0=2=0=0
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October ye 29 AD 1776
Jonathan Parks Dt
to five bushels of rye
at 3/6 gr Bushel     L 1=1:0
to four bushel of rye  14:

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March ye 11th AD 1776
Cr to Asa Brigs Cash 2 :21/2
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October ye 29 AD 1776
Cr to Jonathan Parkes
to Cash  ----------------  L 0=12:0
to Cash  ----------------  0:18:0
to Cash  ----------------  0:6:0
to Cash  ----------------  0:12:0 [underlined]
                                     2  8

Sept ye 16 1777

to Cash  ----------------  L 1:16:0
                                        2  8  [underlined]
                                        4=4

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[entire page has X over it]

December ye 11 AD 1776
Jonathan Parkes  Dt
to two bushels and a half
of rye --------------- L 0:8=9
to one bushel of rye ----- 0:3:6
to two bushels of rye ---- 0=8=0
to two bushels of rye ---- 0=8=0
to two bushels of rye ---- 0=8=0
to two bushels of rye ---- 0=8=0
to two bushels of rye ---- 0=8=0

December ye 14 AD 1776
Elijah Carlson Dt
by two bushels of Wheat --- L 0=10=0
                                   1:15:0
2:12:3                         2:12:3
2:16:0                         1:12:8 [underlined]
1:13:9 [underlined]     5:19:3
7:4:8                           2    8:0 [underlined]
4:4 [underlined]          3 : 11 : 3
3 : 0  0

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February 20  AD 1777
Jonathan Parkes Dt
                                               L.  S   o.
by one bushel of rye ---------   0: 4 = 0
by two bushels of rye --------   0: 8 = 0
by one bushel and a half
of rye ----------------------------  0: 6 = 0
by two bushels of rye --------   0: 8 = 0

July 22, one bushel &
1777     a half of Rye --------  0: 6 = 0

August ye
2             to one bushel
& a half of rye ----------------  0: 6 = 0
to one bushel of rye --------  0: 4 = 0
to one bushel of rye --------  0: 4 = 0
to Cash -----------------------   0: 6 = 0 [underlined]
                                             2 : 16 : 0

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