y Brook to be stashoned their til Furder orders--at 9 Ock one James
Makmehoon[48] was hanged upon the galloes upon the top of the Rockka
noose[49] our post came in and I was released from the Haspital work.

[Footnote 48: M'Mahon?]

[Footnote 49: This locality can not be identified.]

Wednesday 26th. Majer putnom had orders to list 400 ranjers and listed
some to day.

Thursday 27th. This day the Captains of the Companys drawed out 9 men
of a company for ranjers.

Friday 28th. There was about 40 teams & wagons a coming up about half
way between Forte Edward and half way Brook and a scout of French &
Indians way laid them and kiled every ox and destroyed all their stors
every thing[50] and about midnight our camps were alarmd of it and
Majer putnom rallyd about a 1000 Men & went after them.

[Footnote 50: Rogers, in his Journal, speaks of
this occurrence. He says it was on the 27th, and
that one hundred and sixteen men were killed, of
whom sixteen were rangers.]

Saturday 29th. This day Rogers went upon the track with his
ranjers[51] and sent back for all the picket guard and they went &
this day I was very poor & took a portion of fizik.

[Footnote 51: He went out with seven hundred men,
to intercept the marauding party, but they
escaped.]

Sonday 30th. This morning by break of day som of Majer putnoms men
that he left with the Battoes spied some more a coming down the Lake
and they com & told & Limon rallyd up about 2000 men and went up the
Lake I was poor and went to meeting Mr. Ingarson[52] preach'd & his
text was in salms the 83 & the 14 & 15 & the after noon the text was
in Duteronemy 32 & 29 verse.

[Footnote 52: Ingersoll.]

Mon. 31st. 9 of our Newingland Men were put under guard for making a
false larrom about the battoes coming down upon us & also one regular
that Rogers took that desarted last year to the French from us.

Tuesday August 1st. Their was about 700 men went down to the Half Way
Brook to be stashond their and 8 of our company and Captain Holmes
came back.

Wednes. 2. To day Jineral Limon came in of a scout & the men that went
with him and Rogers and putnom went of a scout with 14 or 15 hundred
for 10 days[53] this day Craft died and was buried Stephen Lyon come
of scout.

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