Gibson Clough Journal, 1759-1765: Part One (1759)

	Salem Apriel The 4 1759 A D
	I Then inlisted in the Campaim a gainst Canada; I hear
	Begin My Journal; the 14th marhed from Salem In order to Go
	To Carsel William at Boston and Lodged and mr moer
	and on the 15 about one of ye Clook the Compnay a Riveed at Sayed Carsel
	Nothing Meteral happning, till ye 24 when five Compnays belonging to
	Coll Thomas Regiment Imbarked onboard ye Transports and a Ship
	a Riveed at Boston; the 25 a Ship and two Snows all from New-york A
	Rived at boston Cloudey and rain and windda; the 26 fair weather
	the27 the wind at Soth and Cloudey, the 28 flyeing Clouds ye wind at N-East
	the 29 fair the 30 fair and we went from ye Carsel to piont Shirley for
	to Joyn Coll Regiment their and we wear obliged for to Lodg in a
	Sail makers Loaft, all the time the Compnay Stayed their
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The 1	fair and the Remainder of our Copmnay Came over to point Shirley,
the 2	fair and we wear turned out for to find 2 blakeits that was Stole.
the 3	Eighteen of our men was drafted of for to Joyn Coll. Thomass
	Regiment at the Carsel; the 4 fair weathear ye wind at South
The 5	winday and rain, and the feary booat over Seet and 3 men was
	Drownded, the 6 fowl wethear ye wind at Et - with thundear and Liteining
	and I mounted guard the first time, the 7 wind and rain.
the 8	winday; and musterd for to pass mustear but did not only
	Two Compnays; and one Stone was to have been whiped but was forgave
the9	the Regiment Leaft point Shirley and Imbarked on board the
	Sbip argile three Copmnayes Capt george {Capt whippel { Capt giddings.
the 10	flyeing Clouds the wind at w-S-w and Capt giddings Came onboard.
the 11	rain and wind at N-Et, and I bought two pounds of Suger
	and a Boox, pr Ł 0 - 12 - 0 {the 12 fair and Colln Bagley Came onboard.
the 13	two Ships and four Snows and Six Sloops and Shonnears fell
	down to Joyn the fleat at nanarsket Road. Ye wind at W-S.
the 14	flying Clouds the wind a East.
the 15	the fleat Sailed for Louisbourg with ye wind at w-S-w
	from nantarsket Road, 21 Ships and Snows and one brige
	with teen Sloops and Shonnears in all thirtey and two Sail
the 16	haseay wethear and a bout foure of the Clook arfter noon
	a Ship had Like to have run us down as ye Ship Latow
the 17	fogey wethear the wind at E-N-E and we Saw a Ship to
	Leeward and ye Commedoar went down and Spoak with hir
	may

The18	fogey with rain and a bird Leitt on the Ship four yard
	which is a sign of a Storme and in the night we Lorst ye fleat.
the19	afogey and rain the wind at East N - E.
the20	fair weathear and we Saw a Ship ahead and a nothear
	on the weathr bow and Spoak with them and a nothear.
the21	we made the Land and Stood of to Sea that night and
	Saw three Ships &., the22 fair the wind at N - E.
the23	fogeay in the morning and a boute the brake of day
	the Ship got into a body of lee and it was with much Labeour
	that we got Clear of it. And we Spoak with a Ship arfterward
	who was in ye Ice two hours in the night, And the New-york
	fleat Came up with us - 25 or 26 Sail of Ships and others.
	And as we wear Standing for ye Land our boaseon went forward
	to git the anchor reday for the Capt talked of Comeing to anchor
	In the bay and as he was fiting it he fell over and was drowned.
	His name was Gorge Smith And we also Spoak with a Sloop that
	had Lorst one of hir whail boats and one man and had an-
	nothear Sick of a feaver.
the24	fair the wind at west and the fleat a Riveed at Louisbourg
	in the morning; the25 fair and I went onboard Capt - -
	Crowninshild at ye N-East harber.
the26	fair in the morning but rain in the arfter noon.
the27	rain and fogey and Several guns was hear in the bay and
	it was throught there was an Ingagement. But it was not for one
	of the Ships Came in and they only fireed to answar Each other.
the28	rain and foge and the Ice came into ye harbyer.
the29	rain & the30 fair in the morning but rain arfterward and
	Genral Lectsion at Boston.
the31	fair and I was on Shoare. And that was the first time I was
	on Land arfter I Left ye Carsel and S S was with me and We
	went all round the Citey. and five Line of Battel Ships came in
	and teen others Ships, and 2 Sloops and 2 Shoner and one brige.
	Rear End the month of may.

	June

The 1	Rained all day veary hard and. we all Disimbarked from
	onboard ye R argile and Landed at the N - E Harbyer and marched
	up to the Citey.. And the Regiment was drown up by the Barricks
	that was burnt by the English, and we Stood in the rain for
	the Space of fouer hours. And then we went to old Barricks whear
	Brages Granedars went from.
the 2	rain and we Shifed and went into new barricks.
3	fogey in the morning but fair in the arfter noon and
	one of our Ships went out arfter a french Ship.
	The wind at west, the 4 fair and parte of the fleat Sailed and
	their was a talk that ye french fleat was Seen of but for the
	truth of it I Cannot Say - and we Reseved our Biliton
	money which I ought to have had a month before.
the 5	fogey and rain the wind at S- w and Some of the fleat Came
	In a gain, and one mr Chatman was Chose Sargt in our Compnay.
the 6	fogey and rain and I mounted gard in the Citey and a
	Sloop Came in, the 7 fair ye wind at wt and three Ships went out
	from hear and 4 Ships and Sloops 2 Came in.
the 8	rain the wind at Et and a man was pickoted.
the 9	rain ye wind at S - E and the Colln Sloop went a Shore.
the 10	fair and I was upon king work.
11	fair the wind at w the 12 fair the wind at S - W.
13	rain the wind at East and a Reinforcement Belongin
	to our Regiment a riveed hear, and 300 that was going up
	the River. And five men Came in hear in an open boat
	which was all that was / Saved of one hundread, allthoe Eleven Got
	into ye Boat and the rest dieed of hunger and Coald.
the 14	fair and ye news Came that ye Raft broak in and one of
	the men was drowned that went out in an Escout Commanded by
	Capt. Gidding on ye 12 and a nothear was Left Sick about 25 miles of
	from the garsion. And I went into the King works at one Shilling pr day.
the 15	fair and Some wesels Came in { the 16 rain and foge and
	20 men went out for to bring in the man that was Left Sick
	of the Escout, the 17 fair the wind at west and 21 Ships Snows and
	Brigs and 4 Shonner and Sloops all a Riveed hear and Capt Gidding
	Came in with his Escout { the 18 Cloudy the wind at west.
	the 19 rain the wind at wt. A Ship Came in hear.

	June

The 20	fair and two Ship a Riveed hear. Thp wind at west.
21	fogey but no rain, A Grate talk but nothing in it.
22	fair the wind at S-W and a Shoner and a Sloop a
	Riveed hear from Boston { the [23] fair wind at w and a Sloop
	and a Shonear Sailed from hear & the the 24 fair wind at S-W.
the 25	fair ye wind at S-W and an wesal a riveed hear from
	Boston N-E by which we had news that a grat number of
	wesals wear Lorst in a Storm ye 5 lnstant and much hurte was
	dune to ye Corn, also that one 1000 men was Raising for to Come
	to Louisbourg and that ye Regilers wear going up the river.
the 26	winda and flyeing Clouds and rain wind at n-W
	and a wesal a riveed from N-york.
the 27	fogey the wind at west and Several wesal went out of hear
	And a reglear hanged himself who Belonged to worbton Regiment.
the 28	rain and two wesals Came in hear.
the 29	fair weather ye wind at west and Capt Elkons a Riveed hear
	from Salem, and two Shonnears a riveed hear from Boston and
	a Sloop. And my Chist Came in Capt Elkons and I was onboard
	the brig but did not git it on Shore.
30	fair ye wind at E-W and Iwas onboard Capt Elkons and his men
	went and Swep for the hanchor and Cabel that they Shiped the day
	Before and I was with them but did not find it. And a Sloop Came
	in hear from boston, and a Shonnear and a Ship from Hallefacts.
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	July

The 1	fair weathear ve wnid at west and I got my Chist on Shore
	and tow Shonnears Came in hear.
2	Cloudey and rain the wind at E and two wesels Came in hear.
3	rain ye wind at S - and the fleat a riveedfrom Iarland
	with provisions for this Garsion, and thear was also
	Intared Hear a Capt of a Ship, the aforesaid fleat Consised of
	teen Sail.
4	fair and a Shonear a riveed hear & one Stone was whiped 25
	Strips. He was the Same who offended at
	point Shirley but their [ is ] no Spair hear of ye whips.

	Jul y

The 5	fair the wind at S-E.
6	fair and I was taken Sick, the 7 fair in ye morning
	but Cloudey in the arfternoon and two men was drownded of
	by the Ileland Battarey. Tbe wind blew hard and ye boat turn over
8	Cloudy and tow men was drowned in the harbyer who
	Belonged to a Command of men going to Spanish river. And the
	Ship Sailed. The Comand and Consised of 40 men.
9	fair the wind at West, the 10 Cloudy and fogey and a
	Shonr a Sloop ariveed hear from Cascobay and two Ships
	from N-york but no news by them as I can understand.
11	rain wind at West, the 12 two Sloops Came in hear. One was
	from marbelhead Capt Read by whom I had a Leter from
	my brother, the 13 a Sloop Came in from St Johns.
14	fair and a man was Confined for Steiling 20 yards of
	Cambrick.
15	fair and a Ship of war a riveed hear from London but Larst from
	Verginay, and a Sloop from boston and two Shoners arived hear.
16	fair and two wesels Came in hear from New-England.
17	fair and two Snows and a Sloop a Rived hear from Boston
	by which we wear Informed that Genral Amherst was to Cross
	the Lake in 4 days & the 18 fair the wind at West.
19	fair ye wind at S-W and a Snow a Rived hear from the
	St alarance by which we wear Informed that Genral Wolf was
	Landed and In Landing he only Lorst one man, and five In
	Crosing a river, and that he had got within gun Shoot of ye Citey.
	And also that Borth armeys was within Seven Days march of Each
	othear he and gnrl amherst and ye french in the midel.
20	fair and a Sloop Came in hear, the 21 fair and a Sloop Came in
	hear from boston.
22	fair and all ye ordly Sargents and Corprls Belongin to our Regment
	was Confined, and I was at Gabarows Bay and a Ship Came in.
23	rain ye wind at E-S-E and two Shoners Came in hear.
24	rain ye wind at West, and three men was whiped
	two hundred Each, the 25 rain and foge wind at West.

	July

The 26	fair and two Sloops and one Shonear went out from
	hear, and John Cox Joyned us in the King's works, I
	also Bought me a pair a Leather Briches.
27	fair and a Ship a Rived hear from Hallfacts and a Sloop
	a Shoner from Bosten with Catell, a Snow from Spanish river
	and two Shonnoers from marbelhead.
28	Rain. A Sloop a Snow a Rived hear from Boston in which
	the Chaplain to our Regment Came, and the Cheaf Dr.
29	fogey and rain.
30	fair and Several weseals a Riveed hear from Difrant
	places but no news by any of them.
31	fair wethear and Length of time brings forth all things
	for So far is Spent and but Litel dun I think.
	Only flying News from time to time, and I have Reason
	to bless God that I have Lived to See Somuch of ye time
	Expended in the Campain of this Year. And if We git [ ? ]
	this year I think we Shall be un Wise if we Come hear
	again to Sarve Either king or Countrey. But it dost not
	Seme Likley according to the News from Quebec for they
	proseed but Slow, and i think it is veary propal We
	Shall be hear an other Campain. And if So We Shall
	Be Called old Soilders by that time as Well as Bad
	Rougs and Iasey fellows for that is Said of all them
	who Sarve Ether King or Countrv now a days -----------------

	August

The 1	fair and Several wesals Came in hear from
2	New England but no news by any of them for they Say
3	that their is no news from the westward Consarning
	the armey their with genral amherst.
4	fair and Ship Came in Hear, the 5 fair ye wind at W
	and our Chaplain priched his first Sarmond at Louisbourg and
	his text was in the first Chapt of James and 27 Vers.
6	fair and nothing Strang, the 7 fair.
8	rain and I Reseved two Leters from home, by a marbelhead
	Shoner, the 9 fair. A Shonr Came hear from New-beary by
	which ye News Came that Ticondergo was taken and that
	the English Lorst only 18 men in ye fight.
10	fair. The privetear Sloop returned hear from St Johns
	In which Crows they fell in with ye french and Indans and
	a fight in Sueed which larsted foure hours and we had Eleven men
	wounded. It was in a harbyer Called pipetoo.
11	fair. The other priveter Sloop Came in which went in Compny
	with ye fore menched Sloop and they wear in the fight and
	they Lorst their guner, and had 13 men wounded and a
	Sloop a Shoner from N-England which Confearmed ye News that
	Ticondergo was taken. Also one hundred and fiftey heighe Landers
	arived hear from N-york and Landed. They Encamped out Side of
	west gate for their was no room in ye Citey for them.
12	fair the wind at West. A Sloop Came in from Boston, and
	a Shoner from marbelhead with Catell.
13	fair and ye Cannon and regiments fireed Reicoying for the
	taking of Ticondergo, and David fealt got in hear who had been
	takenig by the french the thursday before at Canson. And the french
	Striped them of Every thing Except one Chist one gun and the things
	they had on as I under Stand, the 14 fair ye wind at west.
15	fair ye wind at S-W and two men was whiped Each 200.
	A Sloop went out from hear, the 16 fair and Seven men was whiped
17	fair. A drumb whip one 100.
18	Cloudy and a man whipt 300 for braking into a house.

	August

The 19	rain in ye morning , but fair in ye arfter noon and
	Sixteen Shoners and Sloops Came in from ye Coal mines.
20	fair and one Ship a brigen and a Shonear went out from hear
	for to go up the river to the fleat. A Shonr arived hear from
	Boston which brought ye news that Crownpoint was taken
	but ye News is not Sarting as yet.
21	fair and a Shoner arived hear from boston by which We had
	the news that forte Nigarey was taken by genral Janson with the
	Lorse of 8 men and 15 wounded; 22 fair. A Shonir Came in from
	Boston by whom the news Came that Crownpoint was Set on fire
	by the french at ye approach of our armey.
23	rain ye wind at S-W and we hear that Genral amherst was
	within three days march of Genral Wolf. A Ship a Sloop
	Came in; 24 fair. Much news but all un Sarting.
25	fair wthr. Much talk for Some davs Consarning a party
	of maisons and Carpenders going up river but to day
	It Came to a result and all was for us to give in our tuls
	Every night. Two men whiped Each 200.
26	fair, 27 fair and a Shoner a rived hear from ye river
	by which the News Came that genral wolf had burnt Ye Citey
	of Quebeck all most all down and that the french had Left the
	[ city ] I and was Intrenched. And they did desine for to give our pepole
	a fild fight. And the English had Lorst 50 men and 300 wounded
	and ye french are Sixteon thousend Strong.
28	fair wether the wind at west and tow wesels Came
	in hear.
29	fair in ye morning and rain in the arfter noon wind at S-W.
30	fair and a Shoner Came in hear.
31	fair. A Shonnoear a rived hear, a grat talk and
	much News but all unsarting. Thus ends the month
	of august but I wate to hear the Seartinty of the news
	that is now Going hear.

	September

The 1	fair. A Sloop a rived hear from boston.
2	fair and a Shonnr Came in from ye fleat up ye river which
	Brought news that Genral amherst Could not JoynGenral Wolf
	because of ye prisners he had. It was through that Wolf would
	make a genrenl atact on the french, the 3 fair,
4	fair. A wesel Came in hear; the 5 fair.
6	fair and we who was in the kings works wear Sent into the old
	Barricks by our Lut order, and then we went to the Chief Engineer and
	he a Loued to us a Cook which we had not before so that Insted of
	doing hurt it did us good for it was dune for Spite as I think.
7	fair and a wesal Came in hear, the 8 fair the wind at West.
9	fair and I went down to ye Ileon-Batrey. The Regiment was
	drawn up to hear ye artkels of war in the arfter noon.
10	fair on news Sarting, the 11 fair the wind at West.
12	fair the wind at west and a weasel Cane in hear.
13	fair and a wesal Came in hear from the river which brough
	News that genral Wolf had beet the french out of their
	Intrenchments by force. A Sloop a rived Hear in five weaks
	from Ireland who brough news that ye English had gained the
	wicthorey over the french in france, the 14 fair weather.
15	fair and a wesle Care in, the 16 fair, and a partey went
	out to ye block-house becaus Some guns was heard in ye woods.
	In ye eveing a Light-skie was to be Seen hear. A grat Commosion
	there was in the heavens. An uncommon sight to behoald.
17	fair. A brigen Came in from Hallefacts but no news by them.
	All ye ordlv Sargts and Corpls of our regiment was Confined
	for reglet of their dutey by order of ye town adgent nealls
18	mordet weather, the 19 fair and I was taken Sick.
20	we have no news at presant only wesals going and coming
21	fair and worm weather.
22	fair weather, the 23 fair and worm, But we may
	begin to Look out for a Cold Storm.

	September

The 24	fair and a prise Shoner Was Sent in hear taken by
	Capt. Blake of Boston, who was Commander of a Compnay hear.
	He was onboard a privatear Sloop belongin to this place, he
	Command a partey on board Saided Sloop of 30 men.
25	fair the wind at N-W and Cold and a Shoner Came in
	from ye River St alarance which brough news that the
	fleat was to Sail for home in fifteen daye arfter them.
26	fair. Two Ships two Sloops and one Shoner Came in hear
	from the river which are Sayed to be part of the pransports
	that are to Carey home to New-England our regiment but
	I doute whear it will prove So or no for every thing Seems
	to be at a Stand hear. And I think we Shall Stay all winter
	hear with in Stone walls well Lineed with Cannon all round.
27	fair --------------
28	fogey in the morning and rain, but fair in ye arfternoon
29	Rain and a Cold Storm ye wind at East. No News
	I think at Present but all is Still and Quiate.
30	Coald weather hear. A grate talk of things unsarting
	and thus time Spends a way, and So we Spend our days.
	So the month Spends a way, and Cold weather is Comeing
	on a pace which will make us to Look round a bout us
	and put on our winter Cloaths and we Shall Stand in need
	of Good Liquars for to keep up our Spirets in a Cold Winters
	days. And we Being hear within Stone walls are not Likley to
	Gitt liqours or Cloaths at this time of ye year and althoe we be
	Englishmen Born ye we are debard Englishmens Iibertey.
	Therefore we now See what its to be under marshall Laws and to Be
	with ye Regleurs who are but Litel Better than Slaves to their
	offecers. And When I gitt out of their peen I shall take Care
	how I gitt in a gain. G. C. ----------

	October

The 1	fair and a Shoner a rived hear from the River by which
	the News Came that Quebec is taken, and the french Lorst
	1500 men in 15 minets in a fild-fight and 1500 more in
	Storme made by our pepoll on ye Citey. And allso that genral
	wolf was wounded in Sayed fight of which he dieed, and
	that genral mount-Carlm was Slain in ye fight.
	And the English Lorst 600 men, the 2 fair ye wind at West.
	A Shonor Came in from the river which Confairms ye News.
3	fair and a Ship and a Shonear Came in hear.
4	fair wind at Wt and two Ships and one Shoner Came in from
	the River and two brigs one from New-york, and the other
	from Bell-Ilee, the 5 fair and foure men went out for to git
	wood a mile from ye Block-house and they wear way laied by
	ye Indans who killed three out right and the other Came in a Live.
	And the picket went out and brought in the deed, one haveing
	Lorst his heed the others was Strip and Sculped. A Sad acedent.
	And a Capt with 40 men went In persute of ye Enemey. And
	a Shonear Came in hear but no news by them I think.
6	rain and fogey and two wesals Cane in hear.
7	rain and fogey. the 8 rain wind at East.
9	Cloudy and Cold rain, the 10 fair and a prise Sloop Sent in
	hear taken from ye french by Ens Woodbery who was
	Capt onboard a priveter Shonnor belongin to Genral
	whitmor of his place. Sayed prise was laden with
	Boards and Shingels taken first from ye English. Wind at wt.
11	fair ye wind at west and the Boston frighet Commanded by
	Capt Benin Hallaway Esq a riveed hear with one brige and two
	Shonnors and one Sloop under his Con-waay Ladon with
	provisons and Live Stock, the 12 foge and rain and two Wesels
	Came in, the 13 foge and rain wind at Sth-East.
14	foge and Rain. A Wesale a rived hear from the river which
	Confairmed the News the Quebeck was taken and that
	Genral Wolf was deed Seartenly Which is a Lose to ye English.

	October

The 15	foge and rain ye wind at east, the 16 Cloudy and Windy at Eat
17	rain hail and Snow, veary Stormey and high wind and a
	wesal Came in, the 18 a Stormey rain wind at East.
19	fair and 62 Cannon was fireed and all foure Regiments was
	under arms and fireed Six rounds Each in way of Reioyeing
	for the Reductsion of Quebeck.
20	fair and two Sloops and three Shonnors Came in hear.
21	rain wind at S-W and a Ship Came in hear.
22	Cloudy and 21 Cannon was fireed for it was the Kings
	Crown-nasion day and the Ships that Layed in the harbyer
	also fired. A deteachment from our regiment Consisting of
	one hundred and fifty Imbarked on boaird a ship bound for boston
23	fair and two wesals Came in hear. The wind at S-W.
24	fair and a Ship a Sloop Came in from ye river but on news
	by them Sarting. Some Say that Cenral amherst was
	Killed at mount-Royal and had Lorst 2000 men in ye fight.
25	fair and a wesal Came in and it was keept as a day of
	thanks giveing hear, the 26 rain and hail and Snow ye wind W
	and one brig one Shonnr and two Sloops Came in hear.
27	fair and a Ship a Sloop Came in. And the Granedear
	Landed and their three regiment was under arms for to
	Reseve theme with Joy for their Safte return from ye river.
28	Rain. A Ship a Sloop Came in - and old Simson was
	Drunk and we had a meary Carrant with him.
29	rain and foge and I finished a Chimney on board a Shonnr.
30	rain wind et N-W and a brig a Ship and a Shonnr a rived
	hear from New-Engd. And the Ship Sailed for boston which
	had the detechment from our regiment on board.
31	hail and Snow ye wind at N-W and Squorly. And So
	now our time is Come to an End according to Inlistment
	But We are not yet gott home nor are not Like too.

	November

The 1	Coald and windy. The Regiment was ordead out for to
	hear what the Collin had to Say to theme as our time was out
	and we all Swore that we would do no more dutey hear.
	So it was a day of much Confusesion with the regiment.
2	Clear and Cold wind at N-W and ye regiment was turned out
	for dutey. And we all Stude to it that we would not do any dutey
	at all, for which we all was Sent to the Guard-House, prisnors.
	But my-self and three more wear released becaus we belonged
	to kings works. And there was a Leter read to ye regiment
	which Came from the governor and Council which informed
	us that we wear to Stay hear till the first of december
	or till we have news from Genrl amherst which I hope will be
	veary Soon for our Redemsion from this Garsion.
3	fair morning- but rain in the arfter noon. And ye regimt
	was turned out for to heare their doom for denying their
	dutey and for Sending in a round robing to ye Colln desireing
	of him to git us Sent hme according to Inlistment at home
	which they Say was muiteny. But it was all forgave by the genrl
	and a deteachment of 140 Imbarked on board the Ship olver
	a transport bound to boston, _______ _______ _______ ______
	and the Reglers regiments was drawn upon ye Grand prade.
	So was our regiment all but the prisonres and they wear
	Brought up by foure files of men and placed in ye Center
	and ye genrl made a Speach to theme. And ye artkels of war was
	Read to us and thene ye Leter that Came from boston and then
	the Colln made a Speach to us and tould us that we was for
	to Stay one month more at Least or more if wornted.
the 2	a Wesal Came in from ye river and brough News that
	the french had made a Salley on our pepell and had
	Killed a Grat number of theme. They Say the french
	Lorst twice So many But I a Loue all pepol to make thir
	one Side Come of the Best.

	November

The 4	Rain and Stormey ye wind at S-W and the Governors
	Garden fence blew down from the wall whereon it Stood
5	hall in ye morning but a fair artfer noon and a wesal Came in.
6	rain the wind at East. Several wesals Came in from ye river and
	other places but no news by any of theme I think.
7	fair ye wind at West and a wesal Came in hear.
8	fair and two wesales Came in, the 9 fair and two wesales
	Came in, and willm massuary and Jonath Lambert Came for to See
	me in ye Citey amd toald me that they weare Cast-away on the
	24 of october. And by theme I had news of the deathe of
	wll Browne and Nathaniell ward, and death parts best frinds.
10	fair ye wind at West. A Snow Came in, the 11 fair.
12	fair ye wind at E-N-E, and ye Ship olver Sailed with a
	detenchment from our regimen to boston.
13	fair and two wesals Came in, the 14 fair pleasent moderat weaither.
15	the Leut took a bagenote from me, the 16 fair. No news any way.
17	foge and worme for the Season, the 18 fair weather.
19	fair and a brige Came in hear, the 20 rain and Coald.
21	fair plesant wethr, the 22 rain but Carlm and it was Reported
	hear that it was thanks giveing at home and we had rosted beaff and
	and puden. And we Live Like Good Solders hear, the 23 Clear and Coald.
24	fair and a wesale Came in from hallefacts and a nother from
	beverly and two from pigtow which brouph in Seven Sagemoers
	Indians and they Say that Seven hundred more are a Comeing in
	for make peace, the 25 Coald and Snow.
26	fair and a wesal Came in hear from New - England.
27	rain and Coald wind at East.
28	fair weather wind at west.
29	rainy weather ye wind at
30	Rain and Snow and hall the wind at Fast. Thus Ends the
	month of november with a Coald Storne which is to be
	Looked for in this part of the Wourld.

	December

The 1	fair mordret wether, the 2 Cloudy wind at Et and three
	wesales Came in from the Coal mines.
3	Coald Stormey weather Snow and rain ye Wind at N-East.
4	Clear and Coald and a Sloop Came in from boston with Catell.
5	fair moredret Weather ye Wind at W-S-W and a brige and two
	Shonnors a riveed hear from boston who brought ye News
	Starting that the regiment was to Stay all Winter.
6	fair the wind at W - and seven wesels went out from hear
	all bound for New-England, the 7 fair and Coald ye wind at West
	and a wesel Came in from pigtooe and two wesels went out.
8	Cloudy but moredet for ye season and a Regleas Capt Ladey was
	drumbed of out of ye regiment and garsion for hir disdemerers
	hear. And a wesal Came in hear, and it was in orders for the Colln
	to hold himself in redness for to Imbark the nex weak and the
	[ major ] is to take the Comand of the rigement.
9	Snow but worm for the Season, the 10 rain and worm and
	we reseved hard Bread in Stied of flowear, the 11 rain and
	worm for the Season, the 12 moredet for the Season hear.
13	nothing meterall happens, the 14 Coald and Snow.
15	Coald and Snow and two wesals Came in one from boston and
	the other from marbelhead with live Stock for ye Garsion .
16	Cloudy but worm for ye Season, the 17 Coald and Snow.
18	Coald and Cloudy, the 19 Stormey and Extreame Coald.
20	fair and veary Coald Weather which may be now Expecked.
21	fair and Coald and a Shonnr went out of hear bound
	for New beary in New England.
22	Cloudy and Coald the wind at west and a brig went out
	from hear bound for boston and the Colln went in
	hir home and Capt moers went with him.
	And now the magor takes the Command of the
	Regiment hear according to orders. And We are Like
	to be hear all this Winter and God Bless us ________

	December

The 23	fair and Coald ye wind at west and a wesal a rived hear
	from Boston, the 24 and a Shonnr Long Expecked a riveed
	hear from boston with Stoears for Capt Sheaff Comss.
25	fair. Cristmoass and we had Rosted beaff and So we keept
	the day al1 thoe abroad from home. And I was not well.
26	Cloudy and Snow and rain wind at East and our Compnay was
	turned out of their barricks and went into the Chambers.
27	Cloudy and ye Wind blew veary hard at W and Sth and so it
	did all ye night before and it [ was ] a bad Storme.
28	Coald and Snow and all day was Spent in fiting the Barricks
	and this is ye third time that I have mveed Sence I Came into this
	Citey and how many times more I shall mve I Cannot tell.
29	a Coald Snow Storme which makes good Licquars veary
	Searvicabel to us hear, which is veary hard to be goot hear.
30	Clear and Coald and it is ye Larst Sarbarth in ye year being
	the first year that I Ever See End and I from home.
31	Coald and Snow, and now the year is dune and who is
	----------------------- when it first begun. And thus we Spend our days
	----------------------- and Strife Some times meary and Some times Sad
	---------------------- all have Liccears Either good or Bad ________

	Ends the First part of my
	Journal Which begins in Apriel
	According To The Best of my Judgment

	So I Remain yoors to Sarve

	gibson Clough