seners and amongst them were three women.

[Footnote 130: It is impossible to identify this
place. A letter, dated on the 12th, says, "We have
just got, over land from Cape Cod, a large fleet of
whaleboats," &c., &c. The place alluded to in the
text was probably near Boston.]

[Footnote 131: This party went from Roxbury camp.
The report says that they brought from Long island
"fifteen prisoners, two hundred sheep, nineteen
cattle, thirteen horses, and three hogs." The
prisoners were taken to Concord.]

the 11. Nothing remarkable this day.

the 12. Major Tupper and his company returned to Roxbury with their
prisoners and the same day their was a Party draughted out to go to
Long island to burn the Buildings their when they were atacked by the
Kings troops and had a smart engagement[132] but we Lost but one man
and he belonged to Captain Persons company of Stoughton.[133]

[Footnote 132. The party under Colonel Greaton,
mentioned in a preceding note.]

[Footnote 133: Twenty miles south from Boston.]

the 13. Nothing remarkable this day.

the 14. Nothing remarkable untill night and then their was a man
killed at the main guard with a canon Ball.

the 15-17. Nothing remarkable.

the 18. Nothing remarkable this day.[134]

[Footnote 134: A strong party of Americans took
possession of an advanced post in Roxbury, upon
which the British kept up an incessant fire.]

the 19. We had an alarm and we went to our alarm Post and stayed their
about one hour and could not discover any thing and so we returned to
our Baracks again.

the 20. Their was a man killed who belonged to captain Bachelors
company in Col Reeds Regiment he was killed by a guns going
accidentely of, he was shot about Seven o clock and died about nine o
clock the same night his name was Wood Belonged to upton[135] he was
about 24 or 25 years of age.[136]

[Footnote 135: Upton is thirty-five miles southwest
from Boston.]

[Footnote 136: The 20th was observed throughout the
camps as a day of fasting and prayer. Before
daylight that morning, a party from Heath'