Ditto 23d 24th 25th Nothing new.

Ditto 26th Thanksgiving at this place, found one of our men dead & was buried kill by y Indians in the 11th

Ditto 27th Nothing new.

Ditto 28th The Muster Master and pay Master Arrive at Cherry Valley with the Cloathing for the Regt, it was very good.

Ditto 29th The Late Col Alden's Regt Muster by Capt Lush in Fort Alden, one man died of his wound Rec in the Action of y 11th Instant.

Ditto 30th Cold and Blustering.

December 1st 2d Nothing new.

Ditto 3 Cap Warren, Liet Thorp, Lie Curtis, Left Cherry Valley on furlow for New England.

Ditto 4th Lie Trowbridge left camp for Albany.

11th Rec three letters from Stoughton by ye hand of Corp1

Ditto 12th 13th Nothing new.

14 Cap Reed, Liet Lunt, Liet Givins, left camp in cherry valley on furlow for New England.

Ditto 15..16..17.. 18th Nothing new.

19th Pay Master Tucker arriva at Cherry Valley with 2 months pay.

Ditto 20th Very warm for the Season.

21 Began to Snow.

December 22 23.. 24 Nothing new.

Ditto 25th Maj' Daniel Whitting and Paymaster Tucker, left cherry

Valley for Boston after clothing for ye officers.

Ditto 26..27..28..29..30..31st Nothing new.

1779. Jan! 1.. 2. 3 4..5..6th Nothing new.

Ditto 7th The late Col° Aldens Regt was muster by Col. Varrack at cherry Valley.

Ditto 8th Wm Hancock recd 100 lashes for theft. rested for affronting Capt Ballard.

- Capt Lane ar

Ditto 9th Began to Snow. Com Woodman arriva from yo River. Ditto 10th 11..12..13..14th Nothing new.

Ditto 15th Cap: Lane M: Johnston and M: Richey left cherry Valley

for Albany.

Ditto 16.. 17th Nothing new.

Ditto 18th Went to Newtown Martin and bought two stacks of hay from James Bradshaw ye weather very cold.

Ditto 19th 20..21st Nothing new.

Ditto 224 Serj Dickerman with his wife left Cherry Valley for Stoughton, had leave of absence for 30 days.

Ditto 23d 24.. 25th Nothing new.

Ditto 26th Set out with 11 officers of the late Col. Alden's Regt for Fort Plank for the tryal of Cap Lane din at Fort Plank lodgd at Goshen Van alstines on Mohawk River.

Ditto 27th Waited on the Court Marshall at M: Severs in pallatina din ditto - Arrivd at Fort Alden 9.. O Clock P. M.

Ditto 28th 29th Nothing new.

Ditto 30th Rec a Quantity of Camp Equipage from Col Lewin [Lewis?] in Albany.

Ditto 31st Cold and blustering.

Feby 1st 1779 Cold.

Ditto 2 Found Simeon Hopkins dead in y° woods who was kill in the Action of the 11th Nov! last and was buried at this garrison. Ditto 3 Heavy rain and Thaw.

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Very cold & blustering with Snow and wind.

Ditto 6th Cap: Ballard sent out a Scout consisting of 17 men command by Lie: Day to proceed as far as Lake Otsago 15 miles. Ditto 7th Lie Day return without making any discoveries of ye

enemy.

Ditto 8th Nothing new.

Ditto 9th Maj: Whitting arrivd from furlow at cherry Valley. February 10th Let Trowbridge arrivd from Albany the weather warm. Ditto 11th Cold and froze hard Liet Carter began to bile Sugar at cherry Valley.

Ditto 12th Left Fort Alden with Doc. Brown 2 O'Clock P. M. & Rode to Bowman's Creek 5 miles, drank tea at Mr Wills Serjt Hunter arriva at said Wills from Schoharrow. lately deserted from ye Indians 60 miles below Ocquaugo.- Gave us an account that he left them 25th Jan3..1779, and another man with him said Hunter was taken on a Scout 10th Nov! 1778. yo day before yo destruction of Cherry Valley-Informs that he was 7 days in the woods with little or no provisions Informs that the last he knew of Col. Stacy he was well and in Good spirits; and told him not to mind it for it was only the fortune of war Col. Stacy was in the hands of Col. Butler, and that the French Doctor was not very well Says that only one of his party was Kill when he was taken, one Robert Bray when he ran from the Indian he brought off one brass Kettle and axe which he supposed much affronted y Indians as they Set much by them, further says not. I Bought 25 Skipples of pees from M Lyon afterward returned to fort Alden 9. O'Clock P. M.: two Small Scout sent from fort Alden, return without making any discoveries.

Ditto 13th Went into ye woods with Capt Lane to tap Sugar trees, Katcha 8 Palefulls a Small Scout went out this day from fort Alden returned without making any discoveries.

Ditto 14th Sunday. — Rainy weather Orders came from Gen! Clinton for two Companies to be detach from fort Alden & Sent to fort Hercamin.

Ditto 15th Rode to Bowman's Creek for Waggons to carry y baggage Capt Lanes Sentance Read on ye parade and clear from his Arrest.

Ditto 16th 11. O'Clock A. M. Cap: Coburn march from Fort Alden for Fort Hercamin; with 1 Cap: Lie! 2 Subs: 6 Serj 6 Corp! 4. D & fife Rank and file.

Ditto 17th An Express arriva from fort Plank to fort Alden Informs with two Letters from Onida that yo Indians were On their march, but to what part they could not say.

Ditto 18th The inhabitants began to move into Fort Alden for fear of the Indians-Some snow and rain.

Ditto 19th Some rain pay M: Tucker wrote to Maj! Whitting and Inform him that he was at Mohawk river, with the money for the Reg & wanted orders to proceed which were Granted.

Ditto 20th Paymaster Tucker Arrive at Cherry Valley with two Months pay for the Regt

Ditto 21st Paid the Regt &c.

22 Paymaster left Fort Alden for fort Hercamin.

25th Adj: White left Fort Alden for Albany for a furlow. Ditto 26th Snow and Rain movd from the meeting house into ye Block house West-end of the Fort with Cap! Lane and the Com M: Culley's familey mova from Fort Alden to ye Mohawk River.

Ditto 27th Liet Curtis and Liet Thorp arriv at Fort Alden from furlow recd 3 letters from Stoughton.

Ditto 28th An Express arriva from fort plank & informs that two Scout of the Indians were out 18 days and where destind they could not tell one of 30 the other 100 men.

March 1st 1779. Capt. B. Warren, Arriva at Fort Alden from furlow. Ditto 2 Pleasant weather &c.

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34 Made Sugar Troughs and katch some Sap.

4th An Express arriva from Fort plank at Fort Alden Informs, that the enemy was on their move and was supposed that the Mohawk River was their object the intelligence came by two Indians from Niaugary Sent an Express from Fort Alden to Schoharrow to Inform them of the matter.

Ditto 5th Snow very fast this day.

6th Some snow - W Hancock Rec 100 Lashes for theft The late Col. Alden's Reg! Muster in Fort Alden by M: Lush D. M.

master.

March 7th Sunday. Some Snow.

Ditto 8th Dull weather went to Wm Shanklins & brought in some

oats.

Ditto 9th Some Snow - brought some hay from Newtown martin. Ditto 10th Rode to Bowman's Creek with Doc! Brown to purchase Oats & purchas 40 Skipples-Din! at M! Hickeys return to Fort Alden.

Ditto 11th Thunder and lightening some snow.

17th Capt Tilman arriva at Fort Alden from Albany.

18th Clear and cool &c.

Cap Day arrivd at Fort Alden from

Ditto 20th Left Fort Alden with Com! Woodman crossed Mohawk River at Goshen Van Alstines din five miles West from Maj: Fundars lodged at Sir Wm Castle.

Ditto 21st Sunday. Left Sir W" Castle and din? at Schenectady at Mr Johnstons-Snow in the after-noon Arriva at Albany at M: Henry R. Lansings 5. O'Clock, P. M.

Ditto 22 Snow in the morning-saw Liet Lunt — arriva from furlow.

Ditto 23 Liet Peebody left Albany on furlow drank some punch at Cap Bogerts with Col Lewis & M: Lansing.

March 24th Snowy day. A man was found dead between Albany and Schenectady in the highway.

Ditto 25th Snow! day and dull weather.

28th Sunday- Pleasant weather went to Church to hear M Levingston.

Ditto 29th Left. Albany with Com? Woodman 9. O'Clock A. M. Din at Schenectidy & Lodg at Sir W Castle.

Ditto 30th Left Sir Wm Castle 8. O'Clock A. M.-dind at mart. Van Alstines - Arriva at Fort Alden 6. O'clock P.. M.. Snow 3 feet deep.

Ditto 31st Pleasant weather bila 16 lb Sugar.

April 1st 1779. Pleasant warm.. Snow two feet deep in Cherry

Valley.

Ditto 2

3

Pleasant weather snow went off fast.

Sultry hot Thunder and showers.

4 Sunday. Cap! Day left Fort Alden, for Fort Hercamin to take the com there; Snow all gone.

Ditto 5th Fort Alden alarma fird two Cannon it was said that some Indians was discoverd at the Beaver dam but turnd out to be a false Alarm

one of the soldiers kill a wolf.

Ditto 6th Some snow and rain, cool weather Serj Smith arriva from furlow in fort Alden.

Ditto 7th Pleasant Weather.

8th This day orders came to fort Alden for a detachment to March to fort Schyler.

Ditto 9th Cap Lane march from fort Alden for Fort Schyler with 2 subs 3 Serj 3 Corpls, 52 rank and file.

Ditto 10th Pleasant and warm.

Ditto 11th Sunday-The Guard mounted with Serj & Corp! only in fort Alden to spell the men duty so hard.

Ditto 12th Weather cool & some Rain.

Ditto 13th This day Fort plank Alarma fira three cannon some Indians seen back of Johnston and took six prisoners by waylaying ye Road one of them escapa

Ditto 14..15..16..& 17th Nothing remarkable

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some snow fell.

19th Some snow fell Serj! Wright return from Albany.
20th Pleasant weather

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- made in my mess this spring 168

pounds of Maple Sugar in Cherry Valley.

Ditto 21st This day was Inform that one man was kill in Stone Arabia by the Indians & 5 prisoners taken above Fort plank.

Ditto 22a This day was inform that a Capt of Militia in Tille Barrack back of Stone Arabia with 6 men fought y Indians y Cap lost 2 men & kill 4 Indians y: Capt's wife was wounded

killd

his son

Three Indians discovd On brimstone hill by one of the inhabitants. Ditto 23a This day Ira Johnston arriva in Fort Alden, ran from the Indians he was taken 11th Nov! last in Cherry Valley the way he left them was, he had been 150 miles twice last winter for corn for the Indians and carried one bushel on his back sd way - the 3d time came for corn within 20 miles of the Onida Castle where Continental troops were stationed in the night ran from the Indian that he was with and reach Onida Castle was follow by yo Indian but not overtaken from said Castle came to Fort Schyler, from that to Fort Alden — inform us that Col Stacy Liet Holden & Ensign Garrett was all well the