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The Dedication of A Monument 
 
 to the 
 
 Memory of the Men of Walpole 
 and Vicinity who Served in 
 the French and Indian War 
 
 Presented to the 
 Town of Walpole by 
 George A. Plimpton 
 
 November the Second 
 
 Nineteen Hundred One 
 
Y(M 
 
 Officers of the Walpole Historical Society 
 
 President 
 Vice-Presidents . 
 
 Recording Secretary . 
 Corresponding Secretary 
 Treasurer 
 Librarian 
 
 Counsellors . 
 
 J. EDWARD PLIMPTON 
 r OILMAN F. ALLEN 
 I Mrs. M. W. ALLEN 
 DANA W. ROBBINS 
 Mrs. p. S. BOYDEN 
 FREDERIC GUILD 
 Mrs. H. C. METCALF 
 [-Mrs. C. S. BIRD 
 < GEORGE E. CRAIG 
 . P. S. BOYDEN 
 
 Dedication Committee 
 
 WILLARD I. LEv^qS 
 
 GILMi^lS]: .'F, ALLEN . 
 
 FREDERIC GUILD 
 DANA W. ROBBINS 
 Mrs. M. W. ALLEN 
 Mrs. p. S. BOYDEN 
 Mrs. C. S. BIRD 
 
 Chairman 
 Secretary 
 
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Order of Exercises 
 For the Dedication of the Monument 
 
 To be Held at the Town Hall at 2:jo P.M, 
 
 MUSIC, — Fife and Drums. 
 
 INVOCATION, — Rev. J. L. Keedy. 
 
 ADDRESS OF WELCOME, — Mr. J. E. Plimpton, President of 
 the Walpole Historical Society. 
 
 PRESENTATION OF THE MONUMENT TO THE TOWN 
 OF WALPOLE, — Mr. George A. Plimpton. 
 
 ACCEPTANCE OF THE MONUMENT IN BEHALF OF 
 THE TOWN OF WALPOLE, — Mr. Julius Guild, Chair- 
 man of Selectmen. 
 
 ADDRESS, — Rev. Edward Everett Hale, D.D. 
 
 MUSIC, — Fife and Drums. 
 
 BENEDICTION, — Rev. D. H. Rilev. 
 
 THE FORMING OF THE PROCESSION, — under the direction 
 of the Marshal, Captain David W. Lewis. 
 
 THE MARCH TO THE MONUMENT. 
 
 THE UNVEILING OF THE MONUMENT. 
 
 3 
 
A Map of North America fliowing the territories owned or claimed 
 
 by vations nations at the beginning of the French 
 
 and Indian War — 1756 
 
Extracts from the Diary and Note Book of 
 Captain William Bacon — 1756 
 
 A Journal of our march from Deadham to Albany 
 
 May ye 8 march Nathaneal ames to Delatiah morfe in Natik 
 7 mils and loge there that night 
 
 May ye 9 march from Natik to Col. Buckmafler in framing- 
 ham 7 mils and refrelh ourfelves and then went to mr Bridgmin the 
 forenoon meeting in the forenoon and then between meeting march 
 to mr Stone meeting houfe and tarry there in the afternoon meeting 
 five mils in Southbury then march from Southbury to wellbury four 
 mile to Abraham Bruce may ye 9 march from Bruce to John Maynard 
 at Weftbury 2 mile loge there that night 
 
 May ye 10 march from maynard to capt Angin 3 mile then 
 march from capt Augins to Bengamin Augin at Shrewfbury four mils 
 and refrelhed our Slves then march from Augers to Thomas Harnes 
 in Worcheller four mils and a half and went to Dinner and then 
 march to Hubards i mile from hubards to Serjeant in (lifter) 3 mils 
 and Loge there that night 
 
 May ye II march from Sarjeants to Samuel Lines two mils 
 than march from Lines in Lifter to flage in Spencer 3 mils then 
 march from flag in Spencer to wilcot in Brookfield five mils then 
 march from wilcot to Thomas Buckmafters 5 mils and refrefti our 
 Selves there and then march from Buckmafters to 
 
 Extracts from October i to December i, IJ56 
 
 0(5lober ye i ye 1756 at the camp near fort wm Henary this 
 Day I worked upone the collonals houfe and the mohakes came in 
 and reported that thea Difcovered a larg party of the enemy coming 
 upon us and this evening their came a number of the new recruts 
 and we have a number of our men foling tres 
 
 5 
 
6 The Diary of Captain William Bacon 
 
 0(5lober ye 2 ye 1756 at the camp near fort wm Henary this 
 morning Gorg Cleaveland Died and I worked upon the collonal 
 houfe and nothing more remarcable this Day 
 
 ocflober ye 3 ye 1756 at the camp near fort wm Henary this 
 being lords day I mounted pettack gard with a 100 men and this 
 morning we raifed a fcout of 500 men and this afternoon their camp 
 up to this fort a number of hilanders and regulars and mohaks 
 
 0(ftober ye 4 ye 1756 at the camp near fort wm Henary this 
 morning heefcout fet out at five a clok in the morning and this Day 
 tu of our men that ware taken captive by the French came to us at 
 this fort one of the men was Captain Rogers man that was taken lafb 
 fpring and the other is a Duch man who was taken near Aafwago 
 and thea fay that the french have prefed all both rich and poor that 
 thea have and that thea are coming with an army of twelve or fifteen 
 thoufands with an artillary which tha took at afwago from us 
 
 0(flober ye 5 ye 1756 at the Camp near fort wm Henary this 
 Day I worked upone the Collonals hous and we had a number of 
 wagons came in this night with rum which was very exceptable for 
 we had non befor for three days 
 
 Ocftober ye 6 ye 1756 at the camp near fort wm Henary this 
 Day our fcout retourned in and mad no Decovry of the enemy and 
 found feven mour Dead men that ware killed in captain Hoges fcout 
 and tu guns and report that their carcefes ware almoll Defolved 
 
 ocftober ye 7 ye 1756 at the Camp near fort wm Henary this 
 Day the mohaks and Stockbridg indians went out upone a fcout and 
 nothing mor remarcable this Day than that the men bifed themfelves 
 in making houfen for themfelves to live in and this proved a rany 
 night 
 
 ocTtober ye 8 ye 1756 at the camp near fort wm Henary this 
 proved a rany Day and this night their came up twenty fat cattel 
 and eaightteen wagons to this fort 
 
The Diary of Captain William Bacon 7 
 
 o<5\:ober ye g ye 1756 at the Camp near fort wm Henary this 
 Day was a Coart marflial held at my tent and I was prafadant and 
 captain and captain Bengiman williams and Leutenant Jacon and 
 Leutenant Peck and infin Swing ware members to try tumen and one 
 wee cleared and the other we gave fifty Lafhes for gitting drunk and 
 leaving his poft when he was up one fentry. 
 
 0(5lober ye 10 ye 1756 at the camp near fort wm Henary this 
 being Lords Day this evening their came up a number of wagons 
 and fome regualars 
 
 ocftober ye 11 ye 1756 at the camp near fort wm Henary this 
 morning I tok a porfhon of fifek and this Day we had a genaral 
 mufter and I was fort to meak tu alfebettecal mufter roals of my men 
 both abfent and prefant and of the Dead and Deferters and fo was 
 every captain 
 
 ocftober ye 12 ye 1756 at the camp near fort wm Henary this 
 morning Timothy Guy and Samuel Stacy fet out for albany and this 
 Day the Genaral fineflied reveing the men 
 
 odtober ye 13 ye 1756 at the camp near fort wm Henary this 
 Day the mohaks and flockbridg Indians returned in from their fcout 
 and brought in tu french fcalps which thea took at the advanc gard 
 at tiantaroga 
 
 ocftober ye 14 ye 1756 at the camp near fort wm Henary this 
 Day Lord Lowden arrived at this Fort with five hundred regulars 
 and hilanders 
 
 ocftober ye 15 ye 1756 at the camp near fort william Henary 
 nothing extrodanary happened this Day more than that we had Lord 
 Lowden and the reft of the nobility to walk throu our ftreats and to 
 tak a profpect of our camp and fort 
 
8 The Diary of Captain WilUayn Bacon 
 
 otSlober ye i6 ye 1756 at the camp near fort w. Henary this 
 morning we had a great froft and the ground frofe confiderable and 
 this morning Lord Lowden with his gard fet of for fort Edward we 
 have cold nights and morning 
 
 ocflober ye 17 ye 1756 at the camp near fort wm Henary this 
 being Lords Day the text was in Exodus the 7 chapter and 2 vers and 
 their came feventy wagons up to this fort this after non 
 
 o<5tober ye 18 ye 1756 at the camp near fort wm Henary this 
 morning Jofeph Mors and Jofeph Lyon and Ebenezer Boyden and 
 Samuel Cindal and Timothy Draper fet out for albany in wagons and 
 this evening their came up a number of wagons and carts 
 
 ocftober ye ig ye 1756 at the camp near fort wm Henary this 
 fornon we had a thunder fborm in this place and this Day we loded 
 the carts with the mortar peces . . . and their beds and loded the 
 canon in order to carry them down and a number of fliot and of 
 (hels 
 
 o<5lober ye 20 ye 1756 at the camp near fort wm Henary this 
 morning the artilary men fet out with the canon and morter and fliot 
 and (hels to fort edward and this day we had feveral hard gufts of 
 wind and this night was a cold night and bluflering wether 
 
 o<5tober ye 21 ye 1756 at the camp near fort wm Henary this 
 morning the ground was fro fen hard and nothing extrodanary hap- 
 pened this Day mor than it was cold 
 
 ocflober ye 22 ye 1756 at the camp near fort wm Henary this 
 Day captain Rogers went to tiantarogo upone a fcout Down the leak 
 in Bots and this morning the ground was frozen hard and this even- 
 ing the carts and wagons returned from fort edward to this with th' 
 gard 
 
 0(5\ober 23 ye 1756 at the camp near fort wm Henary tnis 
 morning the wagons returned to fort edward laden with fliot and 
 
The Diary of Captain William Bacon 9 
 
 bumflhels and thar was teen men whiped this Day three of them had 
 300 hundred lafhes and the reft had 75 laihes apeas thefe men were 
 connetecut men who deferted from fort edward 
 
 ocStober 24 ye 1756 at the camp near fort wm Henary this 
 being Lords Day the text was in the fornon in Revelations ye 21 
 chapter and 9 vears and this Day I Dined upone fait fifti and in the 
 afternoon the text was in Pfalms 2 and 12 vears and this Day Cap- 
 tain Sheppard came in to this camp from Canadear who was taken 
 fume between fort edward and this and tu men mor who ware taken 
 at afwago and inform us that tha heard of our moving of our canon 
 and morter pefes and that tha head an acount of all our profedings 
 for he feas theat the mohaks and ftok Indians bring letters to the 
 french from fome gentelman and that ther has been one (lidens) their 
 to give intiglence and it muft be fome gentelman for thea head the 
 news at canada befor I or many mor of the captains new of their 
 moving the canon teen days and he feas that infin Linkon and four- 
 teen men that belonged to captain hoges Scout ware brought in to 
 Canada captiv and he feas their was between five and fix hundred 
 french and Indians in theat fcout and he feas the french loft aleven 
 of their men in that fight and this night four hundred regulars arived 
 at this fort to keap it this winter 
 
 ocflober ye 25 ye 1756 at the camp near fort wm Henary this 
 Day it fnowed and was cold and fqually wether and captain ftieppard 
 and the other three men that came with him from Canada went Down 
 to fort edward this day and this night was a cold night 
 
 0(5lober ye 26 ye 1756 at the camp near fort wm Henary 
 nothing extrodanary or remarcable this Day 
 
 ocftober ye 27 ye 1756 at the camp near fort wm Henary this 
 morning was a fnowy morning and this evening their came up to this 
 fort fifty four wagons to cary off our fick 
 
lo The Diary of Captain William Bacon 
 
 odtober ye 28 ye 1756 at the camp near fort william Henary 
 this morning the wagons fet out for the half moon with the fick tu 
 hundred and thirty fick men in fixty wagons and I head Samuel 
 Colburn and Elezar Thar and John Hopper fet of in the wagons and 
 this night v/ee had a heavy rain in the for part of the night and then 
 cleared of very cold and this eving we had a poft came into this fort 
 from Bofton the countifies has been ever fince lord Lowden arived 
 at this place a frind to Lord Lowden 
 
 ocftober ye 29 ye 1756 at the camp near fort wm Henary this 
 night their came up to this fort a Drove of cattel and tu wagons 
 
 ocftober ye 30 ye 1756 at the camp near fort wm Henary this 
 morning the ground was frofen very hard and this Day captain 
 Rogers returned in from his Scout and brought in a french prifner 
 who he tok at ticontorogo and he informs us that tha are five thoufan 
 ftrong at ticontorogo 
 
 odtober ye 31 ye 1756 at the camp near fort wm Henary this 
 
 being Lords Day and a cold morning it was this morning captain 
 
 Rogers marched down to fort edward with his prifoner and the text in 
 
 the fournon was in Ifaiah the 9 chapter and the 12 and 14 verfes 
 
 and in the afternoon the text was in Jerimiah the i o chapter and 1 1 
 
 vers 
 
 november ye i ye 1756 at the camp near fort wm Henary 
 
 this morning I finlhed reading the new teftement and read the lafl 
 
 chapter of Revelations and this eving their came twenty four wagons 
 
 up to this fort to cary of our fickmen 
 
 november ye 2 ye 1756 at the camp near fort william Henary 
 this morning infin Boyden and obediah Chnler fot out for albany in 
 wagons and their was twentyfour wagons went of loded with fick 
 men and Danid Deany went to tak care of the fick and we had a 
 hundred fick men went of and this afternon captain Larnard went 
 down the leak in a whalboat to the advanc gard to vew them with 
 eaight men 
 
The Diary of Captain William Bacon n 
 
 november ye 3 ye 1756 at the camp near fort wm Henary 
 this morning the mountains looked white and this Day was a fnowy 
 winter like Day and it fros hard all day and this night it fros 
 exceeding hard 
 
 november ye 4 ye 1756 at the camp near fort wm Henary 
 this morning captain Larnard returned from the narros and reported 
 that the french had left the advanc gard and this morning we rafed 
 a parti to gard the poil to fort edward and this morning I refeved a 
 letter from John Linfy from the half moon who informed me of that 
 John Woodcock and Calab Daker and Jofeph Lyon and Ebenezer 
 Boyden and Samuwel Stacy and Samuel Colborn that thefe ware all 
 of them Dead and this night I mounted the picket gard with one 
 hundred men and this evening five mohaks came in from a fcout 
 from tiantarogo and report that the advanc guard were all moved of 
 and thea fay that the fnow is quit deep down their and this Day 1 
 fat upone a coart marlhal and I was prefedent and we gave the fello 
 fifty lafhes 
 
 November ye 5 ye 1756 at the camp near fort wm Henary 
 this may be called winter like we thot for this morning when I feched 
 a pall of water in thre minets time it was fcimed over with ife and 
 we had this morning tuhundred men went out a-hunting by the 
 Genarals orders and the adling Collonal Glafurs tent catched afire 
 and burnt up and this night we had a fnow 
 
 November ye 6 ye 1756 at the camp near fort wm Henary 
 this morning the fun ris mytiplefant and the genaral fent a parti to 
 fort Edward and we had a number of men that went a hunting and 
 orders came out from the genaral for all the arms to be cleaned in 
 order for a march and all the captains ware fent to (find out) how 
 many fpear arms tha had 
 
 november ye 7 ye 1756 at the camp near fort william Henary 
 this being Lords Day and the text in the four non was in Proverbs 
 the 5 chapter and the 1 1 vers and in the afternon it was in Ifiah the 
 
12 The Diary of Captain William Bacon 
 
 8 chapter and the 13 vers and this night there came up twenty-fix 
 wagons to this fort with a gard of tuhundred regulars with kings 
 flors 
 
 November ye 8 at the camp near fort wm Henary this morn- 
 ing it fnoed and it proved a rany day and this Day I bought tu 
 onions and gave four coppers for them and this Day I Dined upone 
 rofl beaf and onions and this eving their came up to this camp nine 
 ox carts to cary of our bageg 
 
 november ye 9 ye 1756 at the camp near fort wm Henary this 
 day all the captains ware called upone to carry in to the kings ftors 
 all the fpair arms and axes and cettels and all that belonged to the 
 contry and to the kings ftors and the wagons ware imployed in haling 
 timber in to the fort 
 
 november ye 10 ye 1756 at the camp near fort wm Henary 
 this morning a number of wagons went down to fort edward lodin 
 with ball and orders came out this morning to level the foffhen 
 battry and at non orders war not to put down any mor and this night 
 feven teems came up to this fort 
 
 november ye 11 ye 1755 at the camp near fort wm Henary 
 this morning the ground was covered five inches Deep wuth fnow 
 and this morning five rigiments marched of with Sixteen carts to 
 carry of the bageg and I mounted the main gard and this Day there 
 cam up a poft to this fort and it proved a fnowy day 
 
 november ye 12 ye 1756 at the camp near fort wm Henary 
 this morning General winftow with the artilary fetof this morning 
 for albany wee have had no rum for this five weeks without we 
 bought it and gave twenty fliillings a quart for it 
 
 november ye 13 ye 1756 at the camp near fort wm Henary 
 this morning a party was fent to fort Edward to gard mifter Lee the 
 chaplin and colo wofter and fom other gentelmen nothing remarc- 
 able this Day 
 
The Diary of Captain William Bacon 13 
 
 november ye 14 ye 1756 at the camp near fort wm Henary 
 this being Lords Day the text in the fornon was in Pfalms 73 and 26 
 vers and in the afternoon it was in Ezekiel 36 chapter and 26 vers 
 and this evening their was one of the raingers came up to this fort 
 and faid that their was a number of wagons expected to arive of fort 
 Edward this night who have to com up to fetch us of which was good 
 news if tru 
 
 November ye 15 ye 1756 at the camp near fort wm Henary 
 this morning proved a rainy morning and this evenin their came up 
 to this fort twenty feven wagons to this fort to cary of our bageg and 
 Nathanen Moore came up to this camp with mi main which regoice 
 my hart 
 
 november ye i6 ye 1756 at the camp near fort wm Henary 
 this proved a rany morning and fo continued fo that wee Did not 
 march this Day and our men war caled to cut pettecks for the trench 
 
 november ye 17 ye 1756 at the camp near fort wm Henary 
 this morning the camp brokeup and wee marched of Down with in 
 half a mil of fort Edward and camped fix Rigements Genral Limon 
 Colo Whitting and Collonal wofler of conetticut and collo Gredly «Sc 
 collo Dwits and collo Rugels Riggements 
 
 november ye 18 ye 1756 this morning wee marched to fort 
 Edward and I left Granfes Gaily fick and william fmith to tend him 
 and we crofl the river and marched about one mil below fort miller 
 and camped this night and I mead inquirry whether any of my men 
 Died at fort miller and could not any at there fort 
 
 november ye 19 ye 1756 this morning wee marched to falatog 
 fort and I mead inquirry whether there was any of my men that Died 
 their but could hear of non and I bought one pint of rum their and 
 gav a quarter of a Doller for it & wee marched Down the river about 
 teen mils & camped by the fid of the river 
 
14 The Diary of Captain William Bacon 
 
 november ye 20 ye 1756 this morning wee marched to ftill- 
 water fort and their found bills guns of my Dead men and then we 
 marched to the half mon and croft the river and camped this night 
 
 november ye 21 ye 1756 this being Lords Day wee marched 
 from whear we camped the laft night to albany and camped at the 
 green bufh and I fent a foldier to find guns but he could not 
 
 november ye 22 this morning obediah chanler Died at the 
 green bufh at lumafes and his gun and pack I could not find and we 
 buried him and this day we laftil and I fent Sargant Holding in to 
 albany and he goot Thomas Balches goon but his pack and mony he 
 cold not find and wee goot our provifion in order for a march this 
 proved a fnowy night 
 
 november ye 23 ye 1756 at the greenbufh this morning we 
 marched of from the Greenbufli and this morning william Anis Lifted 
 under captain Hobfon of the rangers and he is capt got Leave to 
 have his gun from the Genaral and I could not git the Dead mens 
 Packs aBard the veffel and I left them under the cair of enfin Rogers 
 and this morning wee marched of from Green Bufh this morning & I 
 marched to the half way houfe and lodged this night coftme me three 
 (hillings york mony 
 
 november ye 24 ye 1756 this morning wee marched from the 
 half way houfe to canterhok and Dined and then I marched to the 
 fton hous and lodged their and Leutenant Jaccon informed me that 
 Gogins & Peter runils went out of the road & miel and half to lodg 
 unbenon to me till the nex day about one & clok ninpenc york 
 monny I fpent this Day 
 
 november 25 ye 1756 this morning wee marched from the fton 
 hous and it fnoed very faft and it coft mee for my fupper and brex- 
 faft three fhillings york monny and for my Diner one fhilling york 
 mony and this Proved & very ftormy Day of fno and haill and this 
 night I arived at Sheffeld and lodged at mifter Sheldens 
 
The Diary of Captain William Bacon 15 
 
 november ye 26 ye 1756 this morning my reakning was teen 
 fliillings old tener and I fet of from Sheldens this morning and 
 marched to Ifack Davifes and dined their and then to Captain Bruers 
 and then to the half way hous whair I fpent eaight Ihillings and then 
 I marched to Glafgo and lodged at mifler Roots 
 
 november ye 27 ye 1756 this morning mifler Roots told mee 
 that hee had bought one of the Proven guns of a folger for four Boi- 
 lers and he faid that fom fold their guns for tu Dollars Captain Parker 
 heard the faim and my Reackning was Seventeen Shillings old tener 
 and I marched from glafgo to weftfeld to miller Claps and lodged their 
 
 november ye 28 ye 1756 this Being lords Day I went to hear 
 mifter Bollinder in the fornon and my reaconing was at mifter claps 
 feventeen fliillings and sixpence and I marched to fpringfeld and 
 croft the river and lodged at mifter whits 
 
 november ye 29 ye 1756 my reconing at mifter whits was 
 aleven fliillings and fix penc old tener and wee marched from mifter 
 parfins and went to Brexford and my reaconing was five fliillings old 
 tener and from their to mifter foots and went to Diner and my 
 reaconin was five Ihillings old tener and from their brookfeld to 
 mifter John whits and lodged their 
 
 november ye 30 ye 1756 this morning I went to captain Buk- 
 mafter to fee John Lins who was fick their and I lent him one Doller 
 and my reckoning this morning at mifter whits was nine fhillings old 
 ten and then I marched eleven mils and went to Diner and my 
 reaconing was at mifter Nils feven fliillings old ten and then I 
 marched to wofter and then I marched to captain Rodgers and fted 
 went to fupper and my reaconing was eaight fliillings old ten and 
 then I marched to mifter Manars and lodged their 
 
 December ye i ye 1756 this morning my reaconing was at 
 mifter maners fix fhillings and fix penc and at the Collonal Buk- 
 mafters my reconing was five fhillings old ten and I marched to 
 mifter Morffes and my reackoning was four fhillings 
 
A Copy of the Diary of Ensign Aaron Guild — 1758 
 
 Ens. Aaron Guild 
 
 His Journal 
 
 Containing the Length of the Way we match'd ; 
 
 and some remarkable Accidents that happncd in the Campaign 
 
 Anno Domini 1758. 
 
 May 29, 1758. Marched to Mr. Dwight's (3 m) and refrefhed 
 then marched to Mr. Grauf's (3-1/2 m) and breakfafled, then marched 
 to Mr, Warner's in Hadly (2 m) and dined, fupd and Lodgd 
 
 30 — marched, pafsed over the river to Northampton (3 m) 
 and then by vote of the Company we appointed our under officers 
 and lodged at Capt. Lyman's that Night. 
 
 31 — Drew out feven days allowance of pork and peafe flour 
 Days Do of Bread and ten Rounds of ammunition my Self with 
 feveral others were Billated at mr. Perfon's, the reft of the company 
 and of the Regiment in different parts of the town. 
 
 June 1,2, A Great Rain, continue at lodging. 
 
 3 — The Regiment was paraded on Northampton Common 
 and at ten a clok marched off Col. Comings being chief commander 
 and major Gage brought up the rear. Col. Ruggles' Regiment alfo and 
 Col. Wm. Williamf's marched out of town. We marched about ten 
 miles into the woods and encamped, fetting out centuris to fecure 
 us from furprife. 
 
 4. Sunday, marched on thro mire and Hills and Brooks thro 
 Valleys and fwamps in a hideous and untrod on way (10 m.) and 
 encampt But furprizing As one Haiden, a century, warded for 
 fafety, an owl began his ufal notes in a high ftrain which alarm'd 
 ye century who like a lufty fellow challenged his fuppofed enemy, 
 
 16 
 
The Diary of Ensign Aaron Guild 1 7 
 
 but the owl not excepting the challenge according to his expedlations 
 but continuing his hideous howling the century deferted his port, 
 flung away his gun crying Indians, Indians and runing to the Camps 
 fell over a ft:ump, Logs or Rock and broke out one of his Teeth but 
 got in with no other Damage 
 
 5 — Marched thro the fame fort of undifcovered wilderneff 
 (id m.) and encamped about as we were Dining a tree accidentally 
 fell on one of Capt. Parker's men and break his arm fome Rain fell 
 in the afternoon and and in the Night but we keept dry. 
 
 6 — Marched to Williams Fort in Pauntoofock (9m) and 
 drew three Days allowance of Bread and in the afternoon marched 
 {\\ m) and encamp'd 
 
 7 — Marched to Fort Connedlicut (3-1/2 m) and Refrefhed 
 then marched on thro Woods swamps &c. (15 m) and encamped on 
 an If land in the River in Cannonieque 
 
 8 — marched to peter Luddawicks the Halfway houfe (10 m) 
 and dindd then march'd to Green Bufh (2 m) and encamp'd 
 
 9 — marched about eleven miles to effect the Length of Seven 
 miles over mountainous Lands thro woods and valleys and if there 
 be fuch a place as Limbos Patrum or that half way Place called 
 Purgatory 
 
 10 — Encamp't at Flat Bufli and drew ftores 
 
 11 — Sunday mr. Cleveland preach'd in the Fournoon his text 
 was in the 5th of Judges 9 verfe 
 
 12 — 13 — Lay at Flat Bufh Col. Ruggles' Regiment march'd 
 on towards Fort Edward and CoUo. Nichols arrived here with our 
 Chaplain and Do6ter 
 
1 8 The Diary of Ensign Aaron Guild 
 
 14 — we weare paraded and march'd to the half moon (6 m) 
 and encamp'd 
 
 15 marched to Sill water (12 m) and encamp'd 
 
 16 march'd to Saratoga (16 m) and drew ftores then march'd 
 (1-1/2 m) and encamp'd 
 
 17 march'd to Fort miller (6 m) and encamp'd 
 
 18 Sunday Colo. Nichols came to us the 2d time many of 
 our men work'd at building the Fort 
 
 ig News came that the French had fent a Flag of truce to 
 
 Fort Edward 
 
 20 — Drew Stors For fouer Days 
 
 In the Evening a gun accidentally went off and wouned one of Capt 
 Fofters men in the thgh 
 
 21 — there was a fmart thunder fhower but we kept dry in 
 Rick tents which the Day before we had build of Barks againft the 
 ftorm 
 
 22 23 & 24 tarried 
 
 25 — Sunday morning we hard a very heavy fire towards Fort 
 Edw'd we fent out a party of men to defcover what it was — Capt. 
 Laurince and my felf went out we went over the River and march'd 
 in a fingel File up the River about half the way to Fort Edward and 
 fpied a battoo and haled them afk'd them what it ment and they 
 told us that it was a party went off from Fort Edward and they fired 
 to clean their Guns and we returned back again 
 
 26 27 & 28 the Rhod Ifland Forces and part of the Conne6li- 
 cuts paffed by hear alfo upwards of one thoufand oxen agoing down 
 in order to recruit 
 
 29 continued in conflant expedlation to march but did not go 
 
The Diary of Ensign Aaron Guild 19 
 
 30 marched to Fort Edward (8 m) and encamp'd 
 
 July ye i Drew flores and marched to halfway Brook (7 m) 
 and encamp't 
 
 2 — mr morrel preached His text in the Forenoon was in the 
 20th chapter of Judges and the 26 27 & 28 verfes — in the afternoon 
 major Gage arrived with an exprefs From the Lake ordering that 
 Colonel Nichols with three companies confifting of 250 men tarry 
 here and Col. Coming major Gage and the reft of the Regiment 
 march to the Lake they march Dire6tly Capt Fales Capt Parker 
 Capt Fay and Companies tarry here 
 
 3, 4, we were employed in ftrengthening the Pofl 
 
 5 General Abercrombie with his army went off upon the Lake 
 who efcorted the Flag of truce home to Ticonderoga 
 
 6 & 7 Gen Johnfon with 300 mohawks alfo the New Hampihire 
 troops pafsed by here 
 
Extracts from the Orderly Book of John Boyd of Wrentham. 
 
 John Boyd 
 
 His Orderly Book — 1759 
 
 Fort Cumbetland July 21 : 1759 
 
 Perole Bradford Counter Sign Duxbury 
 The Main and Cover Guard as Ufuel 
 
 The Spur to Conf ifl of one Sub s S* s Corp' and 2 1 Privits 
 the Guard to Poll thair Centeris as the Officer Shall be Shoed 
 and Keek a Patrole as Ufuel Whare as the Solders in Garifon 
 belonging to the Province of the Mafechefets Bay have Refufed to 
 be at the trifiling Expence of two Pence Per Week Each Man for to 
 have thair Molafes Brued into bear and have Jnfifted upon haveing 
 Molafes Deliverd out to tham Under Protence thay Brew it tham 
 Selues which thay have ben Jndulged in Some time that thay Might 
 Do So and it a Pearing now that in Stid of Ufing the Molafes in 
 that way which the Gouerner afore S.^ Defind thay Eat it with thair 
 Vittils to the Pregeduce of thair helth thair fore Nomore Molafes 
 is to be Deleverd to tham & Capt Livermore Commefery of S'^ 
 Provenfhel Stores will Pleas to Gouern him Self acordingly 
 officer of the Day to Morrow Capt Slocomb 
 ofiicer for Guard Enfign Eddy & Baker 
 
 Details 
 Morning Guard Sargents i C o 8 Privits 
 Night Guard S o C i 10 P 
 
Extracts from the Orderly Book of John Boyd 21 
 
 Fort Cambcrland Agnaft 3 1759 
 
 Perole Storey Counter Sign Nevis 
 
 Guard as Ufuel 
 On the 21*^ of July Laft on order was Jfued dabaring the 
 Solders in Garifon of Molafas which thay had A Caflumed tham 
 Selves to Eate Notwithftanding it was the Difsign of the Gouerner 
 it Shuld be with Spruce Brued in to Bear which is a Very helthy 
 Drink Sine which Sum of the Solders Say if thay May have Molafes 
 thay will ufe it in that maner in order to Se if thay will Cap' 
 Livemore Commifery of the Mafechufets Stores has Liberty to Jfsue 
 Molafes to the Trups in the Pay of that Province The aforefaid 
 Orders Notwithftanding But as the Solders have Apropencity to 
 Eateing Molafes which I find By long Experence which is Very 
 Proivdicel to thair health the Captains and other officers in Garifon 
 are hearby Diredled to ufe the utmoft Endever to Cans the Molafes 
 to be Brued in to Bear that May be Jfued in the Trupes as afore 
 Said Than if the Solders in Spite of all Proctions Will Eat and 
 Bring tham Selues in to Bad habit of body thay Muft owne it is 
 thair owne fait 
 
 officer of the Day Cap* Slocomb 
 
 Details the Saim 
 
North Ametica at the clofe of the 
 Ftc&ch and Indian Wat — 1763 
 
The Citizen Soldiers whose Names appear on the Monument 
 
 Captain William Bacon 
 
 Captain John Clapp 
 
 Lieutenant Eleazer Robbins 
 
 Sergeant William Lewis 
 
 Hofea Abraham 
 
 John Baker 
 
 Thomas Balch 
 
 Thomas Ball 
 
 Adam Blackman 
 
 Ebenezer Boyden 
 
 Elhanan Boyden 
 
 John Boyden 
 
 Jonathan Boyden 
 
 Solomon Boyden 
 
 Nicholas Buckley 
 
 Ezra Bullard 
 
 John Clark 
 
 George Cleaveland 
 
 Samuel Copp 
 
 Jofeph Ephraim 
 
 David Fairbanks 
 
 Jofiah Farrington 
 
 Nathan Farrington 
 
 Seth Farrington 
 
 David Fiflier 
 
 Mofes Fifher 
 
 John Friffell 
 
 Jacob Gould 
 
 John Gould 
 
 William Griffin 
 
 Ephraim Groves 
 
 Timothy Guy 
 
 John Hooper 
 
 Eleazer Jackfon 
 
 Captain Eliphalet Fales 
 
 Captain Ephraim Wheeloc 
 
 Sergeant George Robbins 
 
 Enfign Aaron Guild 
 
 John Larry 
 
 John Lewis 
 
 Timothy Lewis 
 
 Ebil Lyon 
 
 Robert Mann 
 
 Anthony Marfhall 
 
 William Marfhall 
 
 Timothy Metcalf 
 
 Benoni Morfe 
 
 Elijah Morfe 
 
 Jeremiah Morfe 
 
 Jofeph Morfe 
 
 Nathaniel Nafon 
 
 Thomas Nafon 
 
 Jofiah Perry 
 
 Jofeph Pettee 
 
 Simeon Pettee 
 
 Ebenezer Prentifs 
 
 Abraham Pribble 
 
 John Robbins 
 
 John Salmon 
 
 Chriftopher Smith 
 
 John Smith 
 
 Samuel Smith 
 
 William Smith 
 
 William Weeks 
 
 Philip White 
 
 Jofeph Whittemore 
 
 Benjamin Worfley 
 
 Robert Worfley 
 
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