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ELIJAH FISHER'S JOURNAL 
 
 WHILE m THE 
 
 WAR FOR INDEPENDENCE, 
 
 AND 
 
 Contumei Two Years Alter He Caie to Maine. 
 
 l«7'«7'S"X'7S4. 
 
 AUGUSTA: 
 
 PRESS OF BADGEB AND MANLEY, 
 
 1880. 
 
 6 
 
I\.55 82»^S 
 
 Elijah Fisher's Journal, of which the following pages are a care- 
 fully copied transcript, is not, as might be supposed from the au- 
 thors' announcement on the fourth page hereof, made up from mem- 
 ory, but is a consolidation of several diaries which he kept from time 
 to time. The consolidation was made by him in 1784, after he had 
 settled in Sylvester Canada, now Turner, Maine. The original 
 Kevolutionary Journal is in my possession, and is much dilapidated, 
 and some parts hardly legible, but enough remains to show that he 
 faithfully copied it into his "book." In preparing this copy for the 
 press, I have aimed at correctness, though I have not always felt 
 sure that I had in all cases found the right word. The orthography 
 I have not changed, nor made corrections in grammar, or otherwise, 
 prefering to present the simple story of his experiences of nine event- 
 ful years, in his ewn way. It adds the testimony of another witness 
 to the hardships of those days that tried men's souls. 
 
 WM. B. LAPHAM. 
 
 Augusta, March, 1880. 
 
Elijah Fisher's Journal. 
 
 Elijah Fisher was born in Norton, Mass., June 18, ITSS. His father and his 
 grandfather also were named John. Elijah had seven brothers, all of whom 
 served more or less in the War for Independence. Prom some statements in 
 the Journal, it would seem that the father had deceased previous to the war, 
 and that the mother with her children, lived in Attleborough. Ebenezer, the 
 older brother of Elijah, came early to Winthrop, Me., and had children born 
 there. Two sisters also came to Maine, one of whom lived in Greene and the 
 other in Monmouth. 
 
 Elijah Fisher was married to Jerusha Keen of Turner, Me., but born in Taun- 
 ton, Mass., at Turner, Dec. 10, 1784. He lived a few years in Turner, then 
 moved to Minot and finally to Livermore in 1799, where he spent the remain- 
 der of his days. His fir&t visit to Maine was in May, 1782. The children of 
 Elijah and Jerusha Fisher were as follows : 
 
 John, born Aug. 27, 1786. He removed to Parkman, where he died in June, 
 1853, leaving five children. 
 
 Jerusha, born June 1, 1788. Married in March, 1814, to John Keen of Tur- 
 ner. 
 
 Mary B.,born June 28, 1791, died unmarried, in January, 1842, in Liver- 
 more. 
 
 Elijah, born July 16, 1793. He lived on the home farm and took care of his 
 father and mother, and died unmarried, in June, 1855. 
 
 GrinfiU, born June 26, 1795, married in December, 1823, had seven children. 
 Sarah, born Juno 17, 1798, married in December, 1857, to Moses Berry, who 
 died in April, 1875. She lives on the old homestead, in Livermore. 
 
 Priscilla, born Jan. 1, 1801, married Isaac Briggs of Plympton, Mass.; lives 
 in Winthrop and has four children. Her husband died in August, 1863. 
 
 Salome, born March 22, 1806, married Joseph Woodsum. She lives on the 
 old homestead in Livermore and has two children. 
 
 Elijah Fisher enlisted three times during the war, and served nearly six 
 years. At the age of 17 he was at the battle of Bunker Hill, and helped build 
 th6 works which were thrown up during the night and so astonished the Brit- 
 ish officers the following morning. He was for a while a member of "Wash- 
 ington's Life Guard," under Capt. Caleb Gibbs. He received a pension for 
 many years before his death. He quite early united with the church, and was 
 a sincere and devoted Baptist. 
 
 The Journal begins with his first enlistment, in 1775, and closes with 1784, 
 two years after he came to Maine. 
 
Elijah Fisher's Book, Where in is a 
 Memarandum of his Travels and pre- 
 seedings or Events that was wirthy a 
 Remark that has not slipt Memmary 
 Sence May, 1776 Untill Now. 
 
 Sylverster, February the 4, 1784. 
 
ELIJAH FISHER'S JOURNAL. 
 
 joxrRisJ>Liu. 
 
 1775. 
 May 5th I begin my Jlrnal with my first 
 Enlisting with Capt. Moses Knapp of Mans- 
 field for Eight Months. 
 
 29the. We Left Mansfield and MarchM 
 for Roxbuiy and Jin'd Colo. I. Reed's 
 Eidginent and we had our Quarter's at Mr. 
 Nepven's house on Jemacaplanes. 
 
 Aug. 7. Brother Joel Fisher Come and 
 took my Place for a f ortnat and went home. 
 29the. I returns and took his Place and 
 he gos home. 
 
 Nov. 23. I Enlisted the second time with 
 Capt. M. Knapp for a Twelvemonth. 
 
 The 25. I has a flrghlow to go homo and 
 as was on my way I meate a man that told 
 me what would happen to me and what I 
 had to meat with and which I have found 
 true and which I have reported in the fol- 
 lowing. 
 
 Dec. 5. I returns and Jines my Company 
 again. 
 
 1776. 
 
 May 27. The Regelars Left Boston and 
 our army took possession of the town. 
 
 Apr. 1st. Th° Army Left Eoxbury and 
 March'd for New York, by land to New 
 London and then by water to York. 
 
 The 19th. We Come to New York and 
 had our Quarters in the City. 
 
 July 29th. I was taken sick of the f eaver 
 and was sick five or Six Weeks and after 
 that I gits better and returns to Jine my 
 Company. 
 
 Aug. 29th. And as I was gomg I was 
 taken with a stitch of Pain in my rite Side 
 (I being very weak) as I grue stronger the 
 pain Increast. 
 
 The 27th. The American army and the 
 British army had the Battle on Long Is- 
 land and the American Retreted and Left 
 the Island. 
 
 Sept. 5th. Our army Left the City of 
 York and Retired to Fort Washington and 
 the sick to Kingbridge fifteen miles from 
 
 The fith. Capt. Knapp Comes to King- 
 bridt'e where the sick was and they that 
 belong to his Company went with him to 
 Bargain on theJersey side. 
 
 Octo. 12th. I with the others of the sick 
 belonging to the Ridgment were sent to 
 the Hospiteble at Newark and had Leave of 
 the Doctors to go and Quarter at some 
 
 house in the neighborhood and I with two 
 others went to Mr. D. Brown, where they 
 used me very well in which time I was in 
 such a rack of Pain that I could not sleep 
 a Nights nor rest a Days. Mr. Brown 
 went to a Doctor of the Place (he being not 
 at home) and was a telling his wife in what 
 a Condition a sholger was at his house she 
 said that by what he said she thought it 
 was the gravels in the kitteney and if you 
 took a Quart of ginn and a Tea dish of nms- 
 ter seed and a hand full of horserdish roots 
 and steep them togather and take a glass of 
 that Every morning she thought it wode 
 help me. I follow^'d her Derections and 
 found Benefit by it. 
 
 The 21st. I received so much Benefit by 
 the Directions of the Doctor that I with 
 several others belonging to the Ridgment 
 Left Newark to go and Jine our Ridgment 
 at Newcassl in York State. 
 
 The 26th. I gos to See my Brother that 
 was belonging to Col. Hichcok's Ridgment 
 and coming there I finds my brother Abial 
 and he told me that my Brother Enoch was 
 Dead and that he Dyed the 11th of the 
 month whieh shook me vary much for I 
 did hope to have found him well. 
 
 The 27th. I being unable to Endure the 
 f atages of the army has my Discharge from 
 the army to go home. 
 
 The 29th. I Comes to Mr. N. Fisher's in 
 New York a Cosen of mine and glad, they 
 was to see me and 
 
 Deo. 5th. Mr. Fisher let his son and 
 horse go with me as far as Litchfield and 
 Comes to a gentlemen's house and brings 
 them News that a Relation of theirs that 
 was very sick was better it being on thanks- 
 giving Day or at Evenin and they was at 
 supper and the Parson whos Name I had 
 forgot and family was there (they give us 
 an Envatation to take supper with them 
 which we Excepted.) And after Supper the 
 Preast Invited us home to his house to 
 Lodge and when we Come there we was 
 used Extreamly well. 
 
 The 6th. And m the Morning after brek- 
 f ast I takes Leave of my friend and sets out 
 for home. _ , , , .^ 
 
 The 12th. I arrives at Attleborough it 
 being thanksgiving Day there and Come to 
 Mother's jest as they set down to supper 
 and after! Come home I was sick and was 
 trubled still with that Pain in my side and 
 was under Doctor Man's hand for five or 
 six months and never got Intirely well of 
 it. 
 
ELIJAH FISHES' S JOUBNAL. 
 
 1777. 
 
 Jenuery 27th. I Enlisted the thu'd time 
 with Capt. M. Knapp for three years though 
 I was unwell then yet he said that as I got 
 my sickness in the army it was no more 
 than Eight but 1 should have my support 
 from the array and that I mite staj^ at home 
 till I got able to Jine the army and draw 
 my Pay all the time if it was a twelvemonth 
 and I was at home seven or eight months. 
 
 July 18th. I having got Considerable 
 well Leaves home and witli Sarg"t G. Gro- 
 ver sets out fore the Army and Comes to 
 Boston and Draws a Sute of Clotlies and a 
 gun and Coutremanoe then we got orders to 
 Proceed on for to Jine the army but by the 
 reason of my traveling I found the Pain 
 that used to f reekent ray side to be trubel- 
 some so that I was not able to stand it to 
 go through with the march so we had go to 
 West Town to see Leutenant Taft to let him 
 know that I was not able to go through 
 with the march he said that if I was not 
 able that if I got the Doctor that Doctored 
 me to Certify that I was not able to go 
 through with the f eetigues of the army and 
 would send it to him I mitg. stay till I was 
 able. 
 
 The 21st. I gos home and gos to Doctor 
 Man and he gave the Certify that I was not 
 able to go through with the feetigues of 
 the army and I sent it to Leut. Taft and he 
 carried It to Capt. Knapp. 
 
 Aug. 21st. I having got prity well I 
 Leaves home and sets out for the army and 
 gos by the way of Springfield and so by the 
 way of Albeny and so Jmed the Regt. com- 
 manded by Col. Wm. Sheapard and my 
 Company at Vansesaks Island in York 
 State where they had retreated before ye 
 enemy. 
 
 Sept. 5th. We had orders to advance to- 
 wards the enemy and we Come to Bemeses 
 house four miles from Stillwater and went 
 to fortifying our places against the Enemy 
 and the Enemy advanst within four miles 
 of our army and went to fortifying so that 
 the two arrays was but four miles apart. 
 
 The 19th. The Enemy made an attact on 
 the Left wing of our array and the Engag- 
 ment was begun at half past two in the af- 
 ternoon by Col. Morgan's Riflemen and Lite 
 Infintry and so kept a Reenforsing on both 
 sides till after sunset and begun to be Dark 
 the Parler was beet and so the batel was 
 Ended but they Coraanded our Dead. The 
 next Day the Dead was Bured on both 
 sides. 
 
 October 7th. We had the ?ecent Engag- 
 ment begun at one in the afternoon and the 
 Enemy got wosted and our army Drove 
 them and took Gen. Bergoine's adecamp 
 and the General's Doctor and five hundred 
 tents and five hundred Prisoners dflacers 
 and solgers and Drove the others and took 
 Possession of their out Lines it being now 
 dark were afraid of killing our one men Re- 
 tired. 
 
 The 8th. The next Day Gen. Gates gave 
 the Enemy three Days to git off with them- 
 selves the meantime he sends a Party and 
 Destroys there floating bridge and as they 
 sent tliere provisions by water they Come 
 across it and took thirteen hundred Barrils 
 of Pork and Flower from them so they Re- 
 treated as far as Saletogue (Saratoga) and 
 Gen. Gates sends a Party on the other side 
 of the River to fortify and keep them from 
 crossing the River. 
 
 The 10th. The army march'd and Come 
 to Saletogue and lay on the south side and 
 the river on the East where the party was 
 sent and the wilderness on the west so they 
 was in a three square run. 
 
 The 17th. Gen. Burgoin and his howl 
 army surrendered themselves Prisoners of 
 Ware and Come to Captelate with our army 
 and Gen. Gates (five thousand seven hun- 
 dred Prisoners besides the seven hundred 
 toreys that Gen. Gates would not take as 
 prisoners of Ware that the Ingens garded 
 to Canady) surrendered themselves prison- 
 ers of war. Then at one of the Clock five 
 Brigades was sent for Albeny (for there 
 come nuse that Gen. Clinton was a comin 
 up the North river to Albeny) and all the 
 stores belonging to the array was there and 
 crossed the river at the New City we Come 
 to Greenbush of agenst Albeny at Brake of 
 Day in which time we march'd forty miles. 
 Gen, Clinton huving nuse that Gen. Bir- 
 goyne had capetlated and had surrendered 
 his army prisoners of war he Returned back 
 to New York. By reason of the hardships 
 heat and cold and hard maohes broght that 
 Pain on in ray side again. 
 
 The 30th " ' _„ „ 
 back of the Town on the" hill we Incamped 
 and Picht our tents. 
 
 The 31st. Then had orders to go twelve 
 miles down the River to Partens overflow 
 and there to build huts (we had encourage- 
 ments after we took Gen. Birguen's array 
 that we should go to our one state for win- 
 ter Quarters.) But in the lue of that we 
 were sent another way. 
 
ELIJAH FISHEIPS JOUMNAL. 
 
 1,^ ?.'^" ^' '-There Come orders from Gen. 
 Washington tp Gen. Gates to send his army 
 tojmehis. There was five Brigades and 
 was sent by the way of mount holly and 
 the Enemy Come out to Eeadbank fort and 
 went after them and Come to Hartinfleld. 
 The Enemy had nuse of our Coming Re- 
 treted and went back and Crost the Kiver 
 Dilewar and went to Phildelphia and we 
 returned to Mount holey again in the Jersey 
 State. ° ^ 
 
 Dec. 1st. We Crossed Dilewar River and 
 so going through the Crooked hills. 
 
 The 4th. We Come and jined Gen.Wash- 
 ington's army at Whitemarsh in Pencilvania 
 -State. And the Pain in my side Continued 
 to grow Worse. 
 
 The 8th. The Baggage was sent away, 
 both tents and kittles and beds. To the 
 sixteenth we had no tents nor anithlng to 
 Cook our Provisions in and that was Prity 
 Poor for beef was very leen and no salt nor 
 any way to Cook it but to throw it on the 
 Coles and brile it and the warter we had to 
 Drink and to mix our flower with was out 
 of a brook that run along by the Camps and 
 so many a dippin and washin it which maid 
 it very Dirty and muddy. 
 
 The 16th. The howl army had orders to 
 march at sunset and about Dark it did be- 
 gun to storm the wind being at the N. E. 
 and the Artillery went before and Cut up 
 the roads and the snow Come about our 
 shows and then set in to rain and with all 
 which made it very teges, and I was so un- 
 unwell and such a pain frequented my side 
 which made it very teges to bear. At 
 twelve at night we Come into a wood and 
 had order to bild ourselves shelters to brake 
 of the storm and make ourselves as Com- 
 forteble as we could but jest as we got a 
 shelter bilt and got a good fire and Dried 
 some of our Cloths and begun to have 
 things a little Comfurteble though but poor 
 at the best thare Come orders to march and 
 leave all we had taken so much pains for so 
 we marches to the Gulfemills and bilt us 
 Camps till the baggage Come up. 
 
 The 19th. Thare Come orders for all the 
 sick to be sent the Hospital and I with the 
 others of the sick belonging to the Reg't 
 was sent to the hospital at Keddin but 
 when we come thare the sick belonging to 
 the other Right had taken it up so we was 
 sent to Dunkertown to the hospital there. 
 
 Tl e 26th. I with one more had leave to 
 go and Quarter at some house where we 
 Could find a Place and after we had taken a 
 
 good Deel of Pains in seeking for a Place 
 we Come at length to Mr. Miller's, which 
 Place we staid a considereble time where 
 we was used very well and Clever folks 
 they were. 
 
 1778. 
 
 Jenuery 20th. At Length I having got a 
 recent Cold by which means the f eaver set 
 in I was carried to hospital and a sevear fit 
 of sickness I had for a fortnate after that. 
 
 Februry 8. I gits better but a Number 
 Dyed. Thare was between fifty and sixty 
 Dyed in about a month. 
 
 The 16th. I gos back again to Mr. Mil- 
 ler's and stays there till I got well anoff to 
 Return to the Ridgment again. 
 
 The 22d. I with a number of others that 
 belonged to the briggade Left Dunkers- 
 town on the way to the army. 
 
 The2Sth. We jined our Reg't and Com- 
 pany and I was anockulated for the Small 
 poxe and had it Prity favorable to what 
 others had it. 
 
 March 19th. There was orders that there 
 should be three Men sent from each Reg't 
 to jine His Excelences Gen. Washington's 
 Life gard and Seth Lovil was sent out of 
 our Company but after being there a fue 
 Days and Did not like to be there he said, 
 but I sepose that he was afeard that the 
 Regt would go to Rhodeisland which they 
 did afterward and he Could not go with 
 them and he Come back to the Compeny 
 and I was sent in the room of him. 
 
 The 30th. I jined the Life guard and 
 liked being there much better than being 
 in the Ridgment let them go where they 
 would. 
 
 April 4th. There Come nuse that Gen. 
 Lee was Come to the Lines and there was a 
 Corpl. and Eight men sent to the Lines to 
 guard his Baggage to Head Quarters. 
 
 The 5th. Gen. Washington with all his 
 attendence went to the Lines to Meet Gen. 
 Lee and to Accompany him to Head Quar- 
 ters where they arrived at two of the Clock 
 in the afternoon where they was receved 
 with a kind salute of arms Drums fifes and. 
 Band of Musick. 
 
 May 6th. We had Rejoicing on the ac- 
 count of the French declaring for us Inde- 
 pendent and the howle of the Continental 
 army was ordered to three larm posts in the 
 senter and the army was all around us at 
 there several stations (and there was a 
 grand barber bilt and all the Commission- 
 ers were Envited to dine with His Exelen- 
 
ELIJAH FISHER'S JOURNAL. 
 
 cy) our guard gave the first flre then thu'- 
 teen Cannon then the flre began at the rite 
 of the army and went through the howl 
 line and fired three rouns apeace the Artil- 
 lery Discharged forty- four Cannon and it 
 was followed with three Chears for the 
 King of France and three for the Friendly 
 Powers of Europe and three Chears for the 
 Thirteen United States of Amarica and His 
 Exelency gave orders that every Prisoner 
 should have his Freedom that belonged to 
 the Continental army that they might taste 
 the Pleasur of the Day. 
 
 The loth. The Ingen Chief Come to 
 Head Quarters to Congratelate with His 
 Exelency and also Dined with him. 
 
 The 18th. One hundred and two of the 
 Life guard and three thousands of the army 
 was sent as a Detachment under the Com- 
 mand of the Right Honorable Maj. Gen. 
 Deleflalee and we marched to Barronhill 
 Chirch and there we made a halt and 
 Formed a line of battle and our guard Lay 
 in the Frunt of the Party by the Gen. Mar- 
 ques Quarters, Sixteen miles from Valley- 
 ford. 
 
 The 20. This Moi-ning at Nine of the 
 Clocli there Come Express to the General 
 Quarters and brought Entelegence that the 
 howl of Gen. How's Army was Advansing 
 upon us in three Colloms one Collom Com- 
 ing in the senter to meet us one Collom 
 Coming Round on our Left -wing Marching 
 up by Delwar river and through the Crook- 
 ed hills and so Crossing the Country 
 towards Schooildlls River to Cute oflf our 
 Retreat, the other striving to flank us on 
 our right wing. The Nuse alarmed us En- 
 stently and we took a road that lead to 
 Jones' Forde at Schoolkill river (for we 
 were obliged to retreat Enstently) and the 
 Enemy was so Nigh on our right flank that 
 we Could see them Plain and our howl 
 Party Crossed the river and the warter was 
 up to our middle and run very swift so that 
 we were obliged to hold to each other to 
 keep the Corrent from sweeping us away 
 and all in a fluster expecting the Enemy to 
 fire in upon us for we could see them Plain 
 but the reason was they Could not git thare 
 Cannon to bare on us but we got all Safe 
 across without the loss of any save fore or 
 five of our party that the Enemy's Lite 
 horse Cut to pieces and our flanks killed 
 three of there Lite Draghoons and four of 
 there Granadears. After we had Crossed 
 the river we Retirrod to the Gulf mills 
 where we Remained tUl two in the after- 
 
 noon and then we marched to S weed's ford 
 and there stayed all Night after a March of 
 twelve miles. 
 
 The 21st. We Crossed Sweed's ford and 
 Marchinu- Down to the Same Place of 
 ground where we was the Day before 
 (barenhill Chirch) Nine miles. 
 
 The 22d. We at four of the Clock in the 
 Morning, left barenhill Chirch and Marched 
 Derect back to Sweed ford there stays till 
 twelve of the Clock then returns to Camp 
 after the March of twenty-two miles. 
 
 The 30th. 1 unhapely falls in to School- 
 kill River and had Enlrked to have been 
 drowned one of my messmates havin gon 
 over the River after some Milk and Conies 
 and Calls for some one to Come with the 
 Canew and fetch him acrost but none would 
 go after him . I told them that if none of 
 them would go I would trye but I being not 
 used to a bote and the Current being very 
 swift and as I shifted the setting Pole on 
 the other side to keep the head of the bote up 
 it happened to Catch on a side of a rock and 
 as I shoved the Pole slipped off and pitches 
 me out the other side and being surprised 
 and current strong with all, made for the 
 shore but the current was so swift it Car- 
 ried me Down Stream and every little while 
 I Could tuch bottom and the warter being 
 up to my middle but I Could not stand in 
 Compereson more than I could stand on the 
 side of an house then I would trye for shore 
 but the more I strove the faster the Cur- 
 rent would sweep me down stream and at 
 Length being tired of trying for shore I 
 tries to tuch bottom but 1 could not then I 
 tries to git to the top of the warter and it 
 seames as if something held me and after 
 struglen for some minuets I felt as easy as 
 ever 1 did in my life and it seems as though 
 I was going to sleep and the first that I 
 knew 1 stood on my feet Clost to the shore 
 and seemed as though I waked out of sleep. 
 Blake the young man that I was going after 
 Come as fast as he Could swin after me 
 (and the Current Carried me down faster 
 than he Could swim) and Come to me and 
 soon a nunxber was there and they helped 
 me home to the barrack and the Doctor 
 blooded but I was very unwell for several 
 days. 
 
 June 4th. There was a spye Hung on 
 the grand parade from the Enemy he for- 
 merly belonged to our Army and was an 
 Ensign in the Seound Pencelvania Ridgt. 
 His name was Thomas Church. 
 
ELIJAH FISmSB'S JOURNAL. 
 
 The 9th. Lady Washington Left Head 
 Quarter to Return to Virgiiiey. 
 
 The 11th. Our army Left there huts and 
 went into Tents. 
 
 The 13th. The Regelars Left Philedel- 
 pma and some Part of our army took Pos- 
 session of the City and Gen. Lee's Division 
 Marched for the Eastward. 
 
 The 19th. The Eemander of the army 
 Left Valy f orde and Marched and Crossed 
 Solevan's Bridge over Schoolkill and Pitch- 
 ed tents. 
 
 The 20th. We Left Schoolkill and 
 Marched and Come into Bucks County after 
 Marching fifteen miles and Pitched our 
 tents. 
 
 The 21st. We Left Buck's County at ten 
 of the Clock in the four noon and after ten 
 miles March we arrived at Carrell's f errey 
 and the Life guard Crossed at four in the 
 afternoon and Marched to Mr. Haises in 
 Hunberton's County where his Excelency 
 had his Quarters and Pitched our tents. 
 
 The 23d. Capt. Glbbs, Leut. Grimes, 
 four Sarj. and four Corpl. and seventy-two 
 men of the guard jined Col. Morgan's Party 
 and went Down to the Lines and the rest of 
 the guard went with the Baggage and 
 Leut. Colsare had the Command and at four 
 in the after noon We Left Mr. Haises and 
 Marched all night and Mett with a good 
 eal of Diflculty m giting along. 
 
 The 24th. We Come to Kittorn and 
 Pitched our tents after a very fetlgeing 
 March. 
 
 We Left Kittorn at Nine of the Clock A. 
 M. and Marched and Come to Eockey hill 
 and Pitched our tents there a while. 
 
 The 28th. On Sunday our army had the 
 Engagement with the British at Monmouth 
 Court-holise where Gen. Lee went Contrary 
 to orders but our army Drove them and if 
 that he had managed acording to his orders 
 it was likely in all probability we should 
 have taken the howl or the bigar Part of 
 there army. It was a vary hot Day and a 
 grate many died a drinking water. 
 
 July 1st. We Left Rockey hill and. 
 Marched and Come to Brumsick where 
 Head Quarters was pitched our tents. 
 
 July 4th. We Selebrated the Indepen- 
 dence of Amarica the howl army parraded 
 and at the Eight of Every Brigade there 
 was a field peace placed, then was the sig-: 
 nal given for the howl army to fire and 
 they fired one round apiece and the artilery 
 Discharged tliirteen Cannon we gave three 
 Chears &c. At Night his Exelency and the 
 
 gentlemen and Ladys had a Bawl at Head 
 Quarters with grate Pompe. 
 
 The 7th. We Left Brumswick and Come 
 to Schots plains and there Capt. Gibbs and 
 the rest of the guard that Left us at Carels 
 farrey jined us again after a March of Nine 
 miles from Brumswick. 
 
 The 8th. We Leaves the Schots Plains 
 we marched in the Morning Marching 
 through Springfield and the township of 
 York and Come to the Stone house Piket we 
 pitched our tent after the march of twenty- 
 six miles. 
 
 The 10th. We marched at three of the 
 Clock in the morning and after Eighteen 
 miles march we Come to Head Quarters 
 two miles from Primmiss Chirch and there 
 Pitched our tents. 
 
 The 14th. All the army but Gen. Mar- 
 que's Division Marched and Sargt. Edward 
 and twenty-fore of the guard have still for 
 his Exelency Remaned at Purmass ; the rest 
 of the guard Marched on and Come to Col. 
 Haze's three miles from Thing's farry and 
 Encamped after the March of twenty-fore 
 miles from Purmass. 
 
 The 16th. His Exelency Come up with 
 us and jined us. 
 
 The 19th. We Left Col. Hazes and 
 Marched and Crossed the North river at 
 King's farrey and Marches bye Crumf ord 
 and after thirteen miles march we Pitched 
 our tents Cotalan's manor. 
 
 The 20th. We marched at three of the 
 Clock in the afternoon and Crossing Cotalan 
 Bridge and after twelve miles March we 
 Come to Mr. Right's mills on the age of the 
 White Planes. 
 
 The 27th. Head Quarters moved Down 
 to the White Planes and the guard likewise 
 and pitched our tents and there Remaned 
 some time. 
 
 Aug. 17th. There was a man shot Near 
 Head Quarters for Enlisting seven times 
 and taken bountys. 
 
 The 21st. There was sixteen men to be 
 Executed some for Desarsion and some for 
 Enlesting Nombers of times but for there 
 former good Conduct and the Enterseding 
 of there offlcers his Exelency was pleased 
 to pardon them. 
 
 Sept. 16. We Left the White planes and 
 Marching through North Castel and after 
 sixteen miles March we Come to Mr. Rag- 
 emand in Bedford. 
 
 The 18th. We Left Bedford and Marched 
 and Come to Predrexburg after the March 
 of fifteen miles and Pitched our tents. 
 
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 ELIJAH FISHER'S JOURNAL. 
 
 The 19th. We Left Fredericksburg and 
 after thirteen miles march we pitched our 
 tents at Mr. Keed's field in Oblong. 
 
 The 25th. Head Quarters and likewise 
 the guard Left Oblong and Come to Mr. 
 Cain's in Fredrexburg four miles and pitch- 
 ed tents. 
 
 The 20th. A large Detachment under the 
 Command of Gen. Lord starting Marched 
 for the Jarseys Capt. Levenston his adde- 
 camp. 
 
 The 30th. His Exelency with his adde- 
 camps went to Fishkills. 
 
 October 1st. I had a pass for five Days 
 to go to New MilUord (Mx. N. Fisher) to 
 see a Relation of mine. 
 
 The 5th. As I was returning from New 
 Milford, Missed my way which Detaned 
 me. 
 .■^ The 6th. I Returned and jines the guard 
 again and at my Return I finds an altera- 
 tion in the Dress of my mates I asked one 
 of them I. Herrick it seams as though there 
 had been an alteration since I have been 
 gon. He said that he had that Money sent 
 to him that he sent for (Now 1 know that 
 he had sent for som Money from his father) 
 I said that I was glad ofi" it for I hoped that 
 we should not be so puttout for money to 
 bye tilings with now and that you will be 
 able to pay me that ti'ifill you owe me (Six- 
 teen Dollars) he said he hoped he should. 
 Presently in comes one or two more I said 
 have you had money sent you from home 
 too I fear that you have taken some other 
 way to git it than that ; then Harrick said 
 that as I. Herrin was out after things for 
 the General's famely (now Herrin was one 
 that was sent after to bye things for the 
 Genearl's Famely and he had a horse and a 
 pass to go where he Could git such things 
 as was wanted for the General's Famely) 
 he Come to an old Tory's house and they 
 would not Let him have any thing and he 
 see seversl things that he wanted so when 
 he Come home he gos to his messmates and 
 tales them and they gos and robed him of 
 several things. I said that Whether he be 
 a tory or not If it should be found out 
 (which such things as Robery seldim is) 
 some or all of you will be hung which sur- 
 prised them Vary much but there was no 
 Xmore heard about it. 
 
 The 8th. His Exelency and Addecamp 
 returned from Pishkill to Mr. Cane's. 
 
 The 17th. In Rememberance of Gen. 
 Burgoiu's Defeet the Day was selebrated 
 with the firing of Canon and in throing of 
 
 skilokets in the are thirteen Canon was 
 fired then they begun to through the ski- 
 lokets and a merry Day they had too at the 
 Park of artilery. At night some of the 
 Guard was a going to the park Col. Har- 
 rison's waiter was a coming from there 
 under swift way run over one of them 
 which hurt him so that he died the same 
 Night. 
 
 The 18th. John Lovjoj' the man that was 
 killed by the horse was Desently Buried. 
 There was them four that was said that 
 Robed the Tory brought to an Exemana- 
 tion Viz. : John Herron, John Ilerrick 
 Moses Walton and Elias Brown. The same 
 Day John Stogdel one of the guard was to 
 Mr. Howlens and he was a telling him how 
 that he had been Robed so and so at such a 
 time and that the liver that the men had on 
 that Robed him was a round hatter with 
 a peace of Bare skin on it but they ware 
 all blacked and that he had made Enquirey 
 through the army but Could not find any 
 that wore such hats but the guard asked 
 him if he had seen any of the guard more 
 fuller of money than usuel he said he did 
 not know but he had but Did not know how 
 they Come by it. The man said that he Did 
 not want any man hurt upon his account 
 for he knew that they would be hung if 
 they were found out and told Stogdal that 
 if he would find the things and put them 
 where he mite find them he would say no 
 more about it. Stogdal gos home to the 
 guard and was Consulting with one of his 
 messmates about it for they had Destroyed 
 a Part of the things and if they did any- 
 thing about it it would bring it all out. In 
 the meen while there Come Mr. Howage to 
 the oflisers of the guard on suspicion that 
 some one had Robed him (for they Robed 
 one on Friday Night and the other on Mon- 
 day Night) and as they was a talking about 
 it one of the watters Come and told them 
 that Stogdal knew something about them. 
 He was Called and Exeraened but he tryed 
 to hide what he Could but they told him 
 that if he Did not tell all he knew about it 
 he would be taken up on suspicion and 
 fare acordingly, then he thought it would be 
 known and if he Did not tell what he knew 
 it would bring him into DiflJculty so he up 
 and tells all that he knew Consarning the 
 affare then they sends and Confined Herrick 
 and Brown and sends Sarjt. Harris with 
 two Lite horse men into the Country after 
 Walton that was not well and he was abed 
 and asleep and they tells the wooman that 
 
ELIJAH FISIIEU'S JOURNAL. 
 
 11 
 
 . they wanted a Candle and so they gos up 
 Chamber and stands over him with there 
 swords drawn in there hands and awalies 
 him and told him that he was there prisoner 
 and he gits up and had a pare of Bearskin 
 Breeches that they had got to Mr. Howlens 
 so they f eches him to the gard and Confinds 
 him with the others, and Herrin was out 
 and having a general pass they ware af rado 
 that he would hear of it so they sends to a 
 Place where he Did sometimes Reside but 
 he being not there they Returned. 
 
 The 19th. The Next Morning Lent. Liv- 
 instone was to the Park of artilery (Heri-in 
 ill his return from the Country Come by 
 there) sends a man with him for fear he 
 would make his Escape so he was garded 
 to Head Quarters and Confind with the oth- 
 ers. The same Day they was Examend 
 and Herriok said that he was loth to go af- 
 ter they had set out and gon a little way he 
 would fime have had them gon back but 
 they told him that if he did not go that 
 they would Despach him for they would 
 not have him Enf orm against them so he 
 was obliged to go so he turned States Eve- 
 dence aganst the others so after Examina- 
 tion was found gilty and what things that 
 Could be found that they had not Desposed 
 of was Restored to them again that they 
 belonged too and where they had Payd 
 any Dets they was obliged to Restore it to 
 them again and they to the ones they got it 
 from, then the Same Day they was all sent 
 to the purvey guard. 
 
 The 22d. They all had ther Tryel and 
 Herrin, Walton and Brown was sentenst to 
 be hung and Herrick to have a hundred 
 Lashes. Walton made his escape from the 
 purvey gard and Herrin was hung at Fish- 
 kills and Brown made his escape from the 
 gard that was sent to gard him to the Place 
 of Execusion to New Millford to the part 
 of the army that lay there. Herrick was 
 Carried to Fredrixburg and had a hundred 
 Lashes. ^ „ ^. 
 
 The 23d. Gen. Patesons, Gen. Huntmg- 
 ton and Gen. Nixson's Brigades Marched to 
 Hartford save Col. Parson's Begt and that 
 went onward. 
 
 The 24th. The Gard Marcht down to 
 Fredrixburg to see a man hung for Robmg 
 he was Executed at Eleven in the fournooii 
 Thomas Glover by Name and there was 
 five Whipt one hundred Lashes apeaoe all 
 save one for Robing two of them belongd 
 to the Gard Viz. John Harrick md Joseph 
 Timberlek was for striking an ofliser. 
 
 The 25th. The Pensilvania Troops Marcht 
 for the Jarseys. 
 
 The 26th. Gen. Nocks Parke of Artilery 
 Marched for the Jarseys. 
 
 Nov. 28th. His Exelency and also his 
 Gard Left Fredericksburg and Marched for 
 the Jarseys and at Night we Pitcht our 
 tents by Clane's Tavern in Philipespatten 
 after the March of sixteen miles. 
 
 The 29th. We left the Patten at seven of 
 the fournoon and at five in the afternoon 
 we pitcht our tents by Mr. Lents in Pieks- 
 kill two miles from the King's f arrey after 
 the March of seventeen miles. 
 
 The 30th. Gen. Nock's Park of artilery 
 Crossed at King's f arrey. We lay still. 
 
 Dec. 1st. The guard Left Piekskill and 
 Crossed at King's farrey Marched on to 
 Col. Hazes and Encampt after Marching 
 two and three is five miles. 
 
 The 2d. We left Col. Hazes and after 
 seventeen miles March we Come to Mr. 
 Jones Baggat in Romepawe and Picht our 
 tents. 
 
 The 3d. We left Romepawe and after 
 twenty miles March we Come to Mr. 
 Goods in Prequannackit. 
 
 The 4th. We Left Mr. Goods and after 
 twenty miles March we Come to Mr. Lott's 
 in Troy and Pitcht our tents. 
 
 The 5th. We left Troy and Marched and 
 Come to Morristown. 
 
 The 6th. We left Morristown and after 
 twenty-three miles March we Come to Mr. 
 Wallases where His Exelency had his win- 
 ter Quarters and likewise the guard built 
 huts and had there winter Quarters in Bar- 
 ringtown. . 
 
 The 9th. We begun to git the timber for 
 the huts and to work on them. 
 
 The 16th. We finished our huts and we 
 left our tents and moved into them. 
 
 Ther 30th. There was a Continental! 
 thanksgiving Day ordered by Cogress. 
 
 1779. 
 Feb. 10th. I makes an agreament with 
 Mr. I. Wallais for to Clear a peace of Land 
 for him, the Condishons are as follows, I 
 was to clear so much land fitt for mooing 
 and in my f ullfiUng my oblegation Mr. Wal- 
 lais was to give me one hundred Dollars 
 Paper Currincy but if Head Quarters moved 
 before I had finished it he was to Pay nic 
 for what I had Dun according to the agrea- 
 
 "^Apr. 22d. The French and Spanish Em- 
 basondor arived at Head Quarters and they 
 
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 ELIJAH FISHEB'S JOUBNAL. 
 
 was received with the selute of arms and 
 Drumes and fifes and band of Musicli and 
 wellcomed by his Exelency. 
 
 The 30th. The ai-my was revewed by the 
 two Embasendors on the grand parrade. 
 
 May 2d. Both the French and Spanish 
 Embasendors left Head Quarters at five in 
 the morning for Philedelphia and as they 
 past our army (they being on the grand 
 parrade) they was seluted by the firing of 
 thirteen Canon and a Desent selute of arms 
 by our army and his Exelency accompanied 
 them on there way. 
 
 The 6tli. There was a f arst ordered by 
 Congress and there was a Sermon Preached 
 by Mr. Armstrong at Head Quarters. 
 
 The 12th. The King of the Ingens with 
 five of his Nobles to attend him Come to 
 Head Quarters to Congrattulate with his 
 Exelency. 
 
 June 1st. I settels with Mr. Wallas and 
 he gave me Eighty Dollars. 
 
 The 4th. The guard left Berington at 
 twelve o'clock for New Winsor and after 
 twenty miles march we Come to Mr. Kim- 
 balls in Morrstown. 
 
 The 5th. We left Mr. Kimball's and af- 
 ter fourteen miles March we Come to Po- 
 tewonick and piched our tents. 
 
 The 6th. We left Petwonick and after 
 twenty miles march we Come to Gen. Ar- 
 skell's at Kingwood and Come up with his 
 Exelency. 
 
 The 7th. We left Kingwood and Come 
 to Smith Clove at Head Quarters after a 
 march of twenty-five miles and pioht our 
 tents and staid till 
 
 The 21st. We Left Smith's Clove and af- 
 ter fourteen miles march we Come to Mr. 
 Ellis in New Winsor where the Gen. liad 
 his Quarters and picht our tents and staid 
 there till. 
 
 The 27th. Was Sunday and there was a 
 Sermon Preached at Head Quarters by Mr. 
 Hitchcock and he took his text in the twen- 
 ty-sevnth Chapter of Job at the fifth Varoe 
 you may find the words. 
 
 July 6th. There was one man killd and 
 twenty wounded by thunder in Gen. Patte- 
 son Bregade. 
 
 The 16th. At Night Gen. Wane with a 
 party of the Infantry surprised the En- 
 emy and took Stoney Point fort from them 
 and betwixt five and six hundred Prison- 
 ers. 
 
 The 20th. After puting all the baggage 
 aboard the sloop we left New Winsor at 
 four in the afternoon and went by water tO' 
 
 West Point and staid aboard that Night 
 twelve miles. 
 
 The 21st. We onloded the baggage and 
 Piched our tents at Morses folley a little 
 Distant from West Point foart. 
 
 Aug. 6th. There was two more Desert- 
 ed from the gard Viz. Timothy Smith and 
 Levi Deen. Sarjt. Edwards was sent after 
 them but found them not. 
 
 The 15th. We had a Sermon Preached at 
 Head Quarters by Mr. Armstrong and he 
 took his text in the one hundred and twen- 
 ty-sixth pslam at the fifth varce you have 
 these words — "they that sow in teers shall 
 reep in joy." 
 
 The 29th. We had the Resolves of Con- 
 gress of tlie Nihetenth Instant Read to us 
 that the Solgers wages should be ten Dol- 
 lars more added to there wages and what 
 Clothes thay had not Receved that they 
 should have them and Confirmed by Gener- 
 al orders. 
 
 Sept. 15. His Exelency Gen. Washing- 
 ton and Gen. Green with there Addecaraps 
 went to New Winsor the honourable Che- 
 levier LeDeLuzerne and Embasender from 
 the Coast of France and aceompened him 
 to Head Quarters at West Point and When 
 they arrived they was Receeved and well- 
 comed with the selutes of Drums and fifes 
 and the gard present there arms. They ar- 
 rived at three in the afternoon and at five 
 there was thirteen Canon fired from the 
 fourt on account of his arrival. 
 
 The 16th. His Exelency and the Embas- 
 endor went and Vewed all the fourt and 
 battery that were on West Point and Sarjt. 
 Harris and ten of the guard went over the 
 River to Gen. DePotales and carreys a 
 markee and several other things and piched 
 the markee and at five of the Clock in the 
 afternoon Gen. Washington and the Em- 
 basendor and several other Gen. and offl- 
 sers with them arrived there and Dined. 
 
 The 17th. The Embasender left West 
 Point at eight of the Clock in the fournoon 
 for Philedelnhia and was aceompened by 
 his Exelency and addecamps as far as New 
 Winsor and returned. 
 
 The 23d. Leut. Colefax and the part of 
 the guard that left "the guard at Barington 
 for East town they arrived there the six In- 
 stant with the Baggage and left there the 
 twentyth of Sept. and after the march of 
 an hundred miles they Come to New Win- 
 sor the twenty-third and left the baggage 
 and Come to West Point. 
 
ELIJAH FISHEB'S JOUBNAL. 
 
 13 
 
 Oct. 1st. The North Carolina troops left 
 West Point and Come to New Winsor and 
 Incampt. 
 
 The 15th. One of the Guard, viz. John 
 Filler Deserted from the guard at West 
 Point. 
 
 The 19th. All the Carolina' men that be- 
 longed to the guard jined there Ridgments 
 and the Carolinian troops left West Point 
 on there way to Gorja. 
 
 The 21st. There was three men to be 
 hung for Eobing and one Whipt for Mr. 
 King's house. Two of them had there re- 
 preave, the other two hung. They be- 
 longed to the Carolinia troops and five 
 others Whipt. '*>r 
 
 The 30th. His Exelency and likewise 
 the guard left West Point and Come to New 
 Winsor and Enoampt. 
 
 The 31st. We left New Winsor for Mor- 
 ristown and Come to Smith's Clove. 
 
 Dec. 1st. We left Smith's Clove and 
 Come to Wingwood Eighteen miles. 
 
 The 3d. We left Wingwood and Come to 
 Mr. Good's in Keading. 
 
 The 4th. We left Eocheway and Come 
 to Morristown where Head Quarters was 
 and Piched our tents. 
 
 The 6th. We begun to git the timber for 
 our our huts and to work on them. 
 
 The 9th. We finished our huts and lelt 
 our tents and mooved into them. 
 
 The 53d. The man that was sent after 
 our Clothes the seventeenth Instent re- 
 turned. . , , 
 
 The 31st. Lady Washington arrived at 
 Head Quarters at Morristown. 
 
 1780. 
 
 Jan. 7th. I had my Discharge from the 
 Corps of Guards. 
 
 The 9th. I leaves Morristown and gos 
 to Mr. Wallises in Baringtown. 
 
 The 10th. I agreas with Mr. Wallis for 
 a month for four Dollars, where I stayed 
 and was vary well used and vary Clever 
 
 folks. . „ i * 
 
 The 22d. Gen. Starling and a Party of our 
 army went on to Staten Island and brought 
 us some Cattle and some Clothing. 
 
 The' 25th. A Party of the Enemy Come 
 over to Elezebethtown and took of several 
 offlsers and sholgers of our army. 
 
 Feb. 9th. I finishes my month that I 
 Engaged with Mr. Wallais there. 
 
 The 14th . I stayes there and follows my 
 Kiting and sif ering the same as I had Dun 
 the Ivnings before (for Every Evnmg 
 
 from six of the Clock tUl Nine I used to 
 follow my study and Mr. Wallais was as 
 Deslrus of my learning as myself and used 
 to showe me) and as Cleaver folkes (or 
 that used me the best) that I found in my 
 travels. The same Day at twelve of the 
 Clock I leave Mr. Wallaises and after Eigh- 
 teen miles travel I Come to Col. Jackson's 
 Rigt and found some of my Townsmen and 
 staid with them that Night, Tomas Thatch- 
 er and Obidiah. 
 
 The 15th. I left Col. Jackson's Rigt and 
 Comes to Head Quarters — five miles in Mor- 
 ristown and Draws four Days provisions at 
 Com. Calnes. 
 
 The 16th. I leaves Head Quarter and af- 
 ter Nine miles I comes to Wingat's Tavern 
 in Rockingay ; worss walking. 
 
 The 17th. I leaves Mr. Wingats and after 
 twenty-five miles travel I Comes to Col. 
 Sworeds within fourteen miles of Worweck 
 and Lodged. 
 
 The 18th. I leaves Col. Sworeds and af- 
 ter thirty miles travel I Comes to Mr. Cir- 
 tes in Blooming-groove and Lodged. 
 
 The 19th. Heaves, Mr. Cirtes and after 
 twelve miles travel 1 Comes to Mr. Low- 
 dens in New Winsor and stayes and gos to 
 New Burg and Draws Eight Days provis- 
 ions and Returned to New Winsor again. 
 
 The 20th. I leaves Mr. Lowdens and 
 Crosses the North River and Comes to Fish- 
 kill and gos to a offlser to git an order to 
 Drew provision and he hapened to be there 
 that I Drue provision on the Day before he 
 said Did not vou Draw Eight Days yester- 
 day (I found I was Cached). 1 said yes 
 but that was to Carry me to Boston. He 
 said how I Could di-aw at Litchfield and at 
 Hartford. I said I did not want to Draw 
 it there to have to Carry it therefore then 
 I Come to FishklUs Town and Drue two 
 Days provision and Come to Mr. Lanstons 
 sixteen miles Ditto. 
 
 The 21st. I left Mr. Lanstons and after 
 sixteen miles travel I Comes to Mr. Hunts 
 in Oblong and Lodges. 
 
 The 22d. I Leaves Mr. Hunts and after 
 sixteen miles travel I Come to Mr. N. Fish- 
 ers in New MiUord, and a stormy Day 
 very. 
 
 The 24th. I leaves my Cossins and after 
 twenty-five miles travel I Comes to Mr. 
 Mebulicks m Harrington (Drue two Days 
 provision at LichfieldO 
 
 The 25th. I left Harrington and after 
 thirty miles I come four miles after cros- 
 
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 ELIJAH FISHER'S JOURNAL. 
 
 sing the farrey at Hartford where I Drue 
 two Day's provision. 
 
 The 26th. I left East Heartford and af- 
 ter twenty-eight miles travel I Comes to 
 Mr. Yonges within four miles of Windham. 
 
 The 27th. I left Mr. Yonges and Draws 
 three Days provision at Windham and after 
 twenty-two miles travels I Comes to Mr. 
 Hases in VoHnstown. 
 
 The 28th. I Left Mr. Hases in Volins- 
 town and Comes to Providence and Drue 
 two Days provision and then Comes to Mr. 
 Sulses In Ditto thirty-four miles. 
 
 The 29th. I leaves Landlord Sullses and 
 after thirteen miles travel I comes home to 
 Attleborough three hundred miles from 
 Baringtown. 
 
 Apr. 18th. I Engages with Mr. Stephen 
 Pond for six months and he was to give me 
 Sixty Bushel of Corn. 
 
 May 22d. I was taken lame with a breed- 
 ing sore in my Rite hand till the 5th of 
 June. 
 
 July 1st. The Company was Called to- 
 gether to hier men for six months and I En- 
 gages for Attleborough the forth time of 
 my Engagement. 
 
 The 4th. I leaves Attleborough and gos 
 to Boston to git the Depreseation of my 
 Wages for the three years sarvis and when 
 I Comes there I was Dereoted to the Com- 
 mita of Inquiry to see what bounty I had 
 Keceived and when I Come there I found 
 that the selectmen of Attleborough had 
 sent in to the Cort that I had Eeceved flf ty- 
 f our pound which to a trlful would balance 
 the Depreciation of my Wages. I said I 
 had never Receved that and the twenty- 
 four Pound I Eeceved without the Depre- 
 ciation and at most I had never receved 
 more than Forty-nine Pound and if that 
 was the way they ment to use the sholgers 
 if I had anone of it before I had Engaged I 
 never would have gone the six months. But 
 jest so they use the sholgers. They will 
 promise them that they will give them so 
 and so and after they have got them to En- 
 list they are Cheated out of one-half they 
 ought to have by one or another of the of- 
 fisers if the state gits it for them and some- 
 times they are too Neglectfull. One of the 
 Comita start up with his grate wigg said 
 the sholgers had been used very well some- 
 times these things were not to be got and 
 then we Could not have them as soon as we 
 should wish. I was rong in acusing and 
 talking as you do. Then spake up another 
 that set a little Distance and heard what 
 
 was said (a black haired man) in my be- 
 half and said that the sholgers had been 
 used very ill as this man said and that they 
 are cheated out of a good eel that they 
 ought to have, then turns to me and says if 
 your selectmen have used you ill in respect 
 of sending in the account of what bounteys 
 you have receved ; it may be there is a 
 mistake made and If you git them to certify 
 what bounteys you have receved you shall 
 have your Depreseation maid up according- 
 ly and send it Down by your Eepresenta^ 
 tive and you shall have it. I thanked him, 
 Mr. Coffern, and so left them. 
 
 I leaves Boston and Comes to Mr. Pond 
 Mansfield and settled with him for the time 
 I had worked for him for I did not Live 
 with him the time I Engaged on the ac- 
 count of my Enlisting and found Due to me 
 Nineteen Bushel and an half of Corn then 
 Returns home to Attleborough. 
 
 The 7th. I has Mr. S. Pond horse to go 
 to Tanton to pass Muster. Mr. Lennard 
 Master ; then "Returned to Norton and 
 stals. 
 
 The 8th. I returned home to Attlebor- 
 ough and gos to the selectmen and git them 
 to certify what bounteys I had receved and 
 they certifies that I had securities for fifty- 
 four Pound in the year one thousand seven 
 hundred and sevnty-seven . I Did not re- 
 ceve the year Eighty without the Depre- 
 seation so I sent that with an order to the 
 treasurers by Col. Daggett and they sent 
 the Notes. 
 
 The 9th. I takes my Departer from At- 
 tleborough with Mr. Levi Maxey and with 
 a horse for to jine the army at West Point 
 and after twenty-three miles March we 
 Comes to Mr. Wesills In Mendshame. 
 
 The 10th. We left Mr. Wesils and after 
 twenty-two miles March we Come to Mr. 
 Jenkenses in Liester. 
 
 The 11th. We left Mr. Jenkenses and 
 twenty-three miles march we Comes to 
 Landlord Chapmans in Springfield Plains. 
 
 The 12th. We left Mr. Chapmans and 
 Comes to Springfield five miles and was 
 Mustered for the State serves, then at seven 
 of the Clock at Evening we let Springfield 
 and set out with a party consisting of one 
 hundred and twenty-five and Crost the Jar- 
 seys and after five miles march We Come 
 to the feeding hills and stopt. 
 
 The 13th. We left the feeding hills and 
 after twenty-two miles march we Come to 
 Landlord Dudley Case and stays. 
 
ELIJAH fishes: S JOURNAL. 
 
 15 
 
 The 14th. We left Dudley Cases and af- 
 ter twenty-foure miles March we Come to 
 Litchfield and Drue three Days Provision. 
 
 The 15th. We left Litchfield at three in 
 the afternoon and after twelve miles march, 
 we Comes to Landlord Boles in Washing- 
 ton. 
 
 The 16th. We left Mr. Boles and after 
 twenty-three miles march we Come to 
 Luestons Patten in York state. 
 
 The 17th. We left the Patten and after 
 Eighteen miles march we Come to Fishkill 
 Barraks and Drue two Days Provisions. 
 
 The 18th. We left the Barraks at ten of 
 the Clock and after thirteen miles march 
 we Come to West Point. 
 
 The 19th. We was Mustered and de- 
 tached into Eegiments and I jined Col. 
 Tupers Regt. and the Company that Leut. 
 Frances Commanded. 
 
 The 23d. We was Enspected hy Gen. 
 Barren Stuben and I was drawn out to jine 
 the Lite Lif antry and jined Capt. Abbitts 
 Company. 
 
 The 25th. We had nuse that the secund 
 scuadron of the French arrived the twenty- 
 third of this Instant, the first the tenth In- 
 stant. 
 
 The 26th. There was two men shott for 
 Enlisting severill times and for Deserting. 
 They Come up with the six months men 
 and. was taken. 
 
 The 31st. The army left West Point and 
 Crossed the river, the baggage gos down 
 by warter in botes and I being unable to 
 bare the fateges of the march went in the 
 botes with the baggage. We left West Point 
 at seven in theEvenmg and (that night?) 
 
 Aug. 1st. We Come to Peekskills Land- 
 ing and Gen. Washington's Head Quarters 
 was there and I gos to see some of the gard 
 and the Baggage was Carried two miles 
 from there where the army lay Incampt in 
 the woods and half the Baggage was or- 
 dered to be sent back to West Point agam, 
 and I was so weak there was another sent 
 in to the Infantry in my room. 
 
 The 2d. I being sick with the plurisee 
 was sent to Varplanks Point having a Vio- 
 lent Pain in my side. 
 
 The 4th. The howl army Crossed at 
 Kings f arrey with the Infintry. 
 
 The 5th. Gen. Nasons Brigade and Gen. 
 Glovers and Gen. Starkes and aU there 
 Baggage and one botte over set and five 
 men and five yoke of oxen was Drownded 
 and the other Brigades Crossed all rite. 
 
 The 7th. All the sick that was at Var- 
 planks Point was sent in a botte up the riv- 
 er to Robeson's house to that hospital and 
 the army was ordered for Staten Island. 
 
 The 8th. We left Robesons farmes and 
 was ordered for Fishkills and Come to 
 Fishkills Landing and staid that Night. 
 
 The 9th. We left the Landing and Come 
 to the Cademy six miles which makes 
 thirty-five miles from Verplank's Point to 
 the hospitels in Fishkills where we was. 
 
 The 13th. I with severil others left the 
 Cademy and Come to the yalow Chirch 
 which was Caled the recovering hospitle. 
 
 The 19th. I rote a part of the larger 
 Catiscism taken out of a book Entitled the 
 Confission of faith, but having orders to 
 go and jine my regt I had not time to rite 
 no more. 
 
 The 21st. There was Ten of us had our 
 Discharge from the hospitale and gos- to 
 the Barrack, and jined a Party with Capt. 
 Mills which made twenty-foure. We left 
 Fishkills at Eleven of the Clock and marches 
 six miles and Comes to the Landen and at 
 five of the Clock we went abord the sloops 
 to go to Kings f arrey and at Night we Cast 
 ancre bv West Point and kept abord. 
 
 The 2'2d. We left West Point at seven in 
 the Morning and at two we Cast ancre at 
 Kings f arrey and at five in the afternoon 
 we took a bote and went down to the hook 
 within five miles of Tappan at ten at Eve- 
 ning and went ashore. 
 
 The 23d. We left the hook at seven and 
 Come to Tappan at Nine in the Morning 
 and left our bote and at three in the after- 
 noon we Marched from the state being 
 Tapansburg and Come to Clester within 
 three miles of the army wl ich is called the 
 English Naberhood being Nine miles more, 
 The army left Oringetown and Come to 
 the English Naberhood. 
 
 The 24th. We jined our respective ridg- 
 ments and Companys at twelve o'clock 
 and the army had not Drawn no Meet for 
 four or five Days. 
 
 The 25th. The Infintry went down to 
 the Enemys Lines and took Considerable of 
 Cattle and other articles from them. 
 
 The 30th. I was ordered for Mom gard 
 and when we Come on the guard parade 
 there was a Maj. and three Capt. and three 
 Leut. and nine Sarjt. and Eleven Corpl. and 
 one hundred and twenty privits for special 
 Suard. , , ^, 
 
 Sept. 4th. The drums was beet and the 
 tents were all struck and loded into wag- 
 
16 
 
 ELIJAH FISnEIt'S JOURNAL. 
 
 gons and at Eleven the army left Teneck 
 Planes and Come to Strumpee and in- 
 campt five miles. 
 
 The 8th. Gen. Poor Died, he receved his 
 ■wound by fiteing a duel with a Major. He 
 Commanded the Inflntry and belonged to 
 New Hampshire. 
 
 The 12th. The howl army was Enspect- 
 ed by Gen. Washington and others of the 
 French Gen. and a number of Ingun Chiefs. 
 They went through the whole army and 
 when they Come to the Park of artillery 
 they seluted them with thirteen cannon and 
 when they passed a brigade they presented 
 there arms to them. 
 
 The 14th. Gen. "Washington and Gen. 
 Nocks and Gen. DeMarkene with there 
 Addes set out from Head Quarters for 
 Hartford to meet the French troops that 
 was a coming to jine our army. 
 
 The 20th. The whole army had orders 
 to March, the gard was beat the tents loded 
 into waggons and at ten in the morning the 
 army left Strnmpee and after Eleven miles 
 march we Come to Oringetown or Tappan 
 and Encam^t. 
 
 The 25th. The whole army was praded 
 and formed the line of battle the two Bri- 
 gade of Infintry. In the frunt the Pencel- 
 vania, Jarsey and Yoi k Brigades and Con- 
 necticut and Ehode Island and New Hamp- 
 shire Brigades formed the main body and 
 the Massachusetts troops in the rear. The 
 twenty-third Day the trechery Plan of Gen. 
 Arnel was Descovered. Maj. Andre, Adjt. 
 Gen. of the British was taken up a maken 
 his askape by three of the military they 
 lying in ambush wating for some of the 
 Refugees that had taken some of the Cattle 
 from them when Maj. Andre Come along 
 amaking his askape to the British ajmy. 
 He took them to be some of the Refigees 
 and begd of them that they would gard 
 him within there Lines for fear some of the 
 Americans should Come athought them. 
 They told him they would and starts up and 
 surrounded the horse and told him that he 
 was there preasensr whan he Come to hear 
 that he told them that if they would let 
 him go he would give them his horse, sad- 
 dle and bridle and a present of fifty guineas 
 Each. They told him no they set more by 
 there Country. Then so he told them if 
 that they would let him go and go along 
 with him they should have Each of them 
 Commissions and a large Reward. They 
 Did not want any of his Rewards that when 
 they had brought him to . Gen. Washington 
 
 he would reward them but as him they Did 
 not now what he would do when he got 
 within their Lines so they brought him to 
 West Point. When Gen. Arnel heard that 
 Maj. Andre was taken and his Plans was 
 like to be found out which some tory 
 brought to him the nuse, he Calls for his 
 barge and gos Down the River under a 
 Pretence of taking a Recess and so makes 
 his askape to the British shipping that lay 
 against Wchester (He had Envited Gen. 
 Washington to Come and Dine with him at 
 his Quarters on West Point) and Gen. 
 Washington arrived at West Point a little 
 after Gen. Arnel made his askape, and Jo- 
 seph Smith our foragemaster Gen. was 
 brought out by Maj. Andre as being Con- 
 f edrate with Arnal in the plan of Resining 
 the fort at West Point and Gen. Washing- 
 ton to the Enemy so they was brought' 
 to Head Quarters at Oringetown and they 
 was garded by sixty men and Eight Com- 
 mishened oflisers and Eighteen aentreys. 
 
 Oct. 2d. Maj. Andre was Executed at 
 twelve of the Clock, there was a gard con- 
 sisting of sixteen Commishened offlsers, 
 twenty-six saijts. and one hundred and 
 Eighty Rank and file and twelve Drums and 
 flfes. 
 
 The 7th. The army left Oringtown the 
 genl. was beat at seven of the Clock in the 
 morning and we Marched at Nine and after 
 twelve miles march we Come to Puramas 
 at half past ten in the Evening and a tegas 
 N. E. storm we had and suffered much with 
 the Cold and rane. 
 
 The 9th. We left Puramas and Come to 
 Quackit and Encampt. 
 
 The 17th. I agreed with Sarjt. Sm. Whip- 
 els to stay one month with him after ray 
 time was out and so do his Duty and he 
 was to larn me to Rite and sif er and what 
 other laming would be eassy &c. 
 
 Nov. 2d. I begun my aifering and fol- 
 lowed it till we left Puramas. 
 
 The 28th. We left Puramas and Come to 
 West Point five miles. 
 
 Dec. 2d. We marched two miles back 
 from the Point and went into huts. 
 
 The 4th. I begun to do ordetly Sarjt. 
 Duty for Whippel and he went home. 
 
 1781. 
 
 Jan. 2. We left the York Huts and Come 
 down to the Point and Went into the Bar- 
 raks and Sarjt. Smith did orderly Duty and 
 I did Sarjt. duty till he went home. 
 
ELIJAH FISHES.' 8 JOURNAL. 
 
 17 
 
 The 23. I was on Mainguard and there 
 was a Command Cald for to Send after the 
 Jars'y troopes that had risen far they said 
 they Could not have there Cloths nor wages 
 that they was Promisd and the Com'd Ser- 
 rouhded them and Come upon them una- 
 wai's with there field peses and they found 
 it in vain to stand out so Come to tarmes. 
 
 Feb. 8th. Sarjt. Smith went home as a 
 recruting Saijt and I did orderly duty till 
 Sarjt Whippel returned. Capt. Lunt 
 was at home on furlo'w and one of the Leut 
 was "at home recruting the .other on Com- 
 mand so I had to take the howl Care of the 
 Comp'y and all the returns to Sine and 
 Clothing to git and State stores and the 
 like. 
 
 Mar. 1st. The time being out and Whip-, 
 pie not returned I begin to think that he 
 had given us the slip and that I should have 
 to stay During the ware in his room (as 
 well as others) but Leut. Buekman said 
 that I nead not be Conserned Whipple will 
 return. 
 
 Apr'l 6th. Sarjt Whipple returns and 
 jines his Comp'y and releses me. 
 
 The 10th. I has my Discharge and order 
 to draw provision — and Sarjt. warrant.. 
 
 The 11th. I Leaves West Point and 
 Crosses the River for attlebrough. 
 
 The 20th. I Come to Mr. Wm. Titus in 
 "Rheboth. 
 
 The 21st. I Left Mr. Titus and Comes to 
 Mr. Allans in Parmersriver. 
 
 The 23th. I returns home to Attlebor- 
 ough. 
 
 The 26. I Leaves attlebor' and Comes to 
 Dighton to Mr. Traffurns. 
 
 The 28. 1 Left Mr. Traffurn and Conjes 
 through Parmersriver and rest. 
 The 30th. I Returns to attelbor'. 
 May 5. I engage with Doctor Jonson of 
 ■ Norton for six months for Nine Dollars a 
 nlonth which makes, fifty four. 
 
 June 7th. I Leves Norton for Pantown 
 after a hors for Doctor Jonson. 
 
 The 9th. I arrives there after a March 
 of sixty mild and gets the hors and returns 
 and and Come to Norton the leventh. 
 
 Vhel4th. I Leaves Docter Jonsons and 
 we throes up the bargou and he pays, me 
 for what time I had work'd for hnn (so we 
 Parted) for he said that Nine Dollars was 
 too mucn I told him I Could not aford to 
 work for less the same Day I Engages with 
 Mr. Morev for five months for the same 
 that he was to give, so I gos to work 
 him. 
 
 • Aug. 18. I had a sute of Cloths Made 
 besides a great Cote and westcot and 
 breeches by Mrs. Traffurn, my sister "at 
 Dighton. 
 
 Octo. 4th. I had Mr. Moreys hors to go 
 to Parmersriver to Brother Abial Fishers 
 wedding and returned back through attle- 
 qor. 
 
 The 14th. Docter ;• Come to me 
 
 and said that he wanted to hire me. I said 
 I was Engaged with Mr. Morey and the 
 
 for 
 
 time is not up he said he had seen him and 
 he said he had hired you for four months 
 and that your time is up to Night I said I 
 engaged with him for five montljs he said 
 he Did not now anything about that but if 
 my time was up with Mr. Morey he should 
 .bv- glad to hire me the same Night I had a 
 Despute with Mr. Morey I told him that 
 when I engaged with him it was for five 
 months 1 0,greed for. When I Corae -to 
 Live hear and I told you then that !• must 
 have the same amonth if I work'd with you 
 that I was to have at Doctor Jonsons (Wich 
 was Nine Dollars) and you said wall go to 
 work and there will be noDiflculty you 
 Did not think about it so I gos to work he 
 said we talk'd somthing about it and you 
 said that Doctor Jonson would wage his 
 hors that yoii could not git so much'so I 
 Called it so on that account. I told him 
 it was a farm bargan and that I ment to 
 hav it he said he Did not want to hire much 
 now but if I was amento go to work he 
 would give me five Dollars for another 
 month but no more than eight for each of 
 the other four. I told him IDid Detarmen 
 to have what I agreed for at first so gos to 
 work again till the time was out and says 
 no more about it till then, 
 
 Nov. 14. So when the time was up (the 
 five months) and Corns to settle with him 
 he said that he Did not Engag to give me 
 no more then Eight Dollars for Each of the 
 first four months and five for the Last. I 
 told him we agreed for five months and he 
 was to give me Nine Dollars a month he 
 said it was not and 1 having no witness of 
 the barging and was Ignorent of the law 
 whether there was any way to git it or not 
 Did not no what to Do so after a long Des- 
 pute I like a fool settles with him and took 
 up with what he said a month and he made 
 he give as much a Day for every Day I Lost 
 as he gave a man that he hired by the Day 
 and would not Let me work to make the 
 time up that I Lost and what I had his 
 hors which was severl times he made me 
 
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 ELIJAH FISHER'S JOURNAL. 
 
 give two shillings old tenner a mild, so I 
 settles with him and took a note of him for 
 the remander which was thu-ty Dollars and 
 have been redy to tare my hair off I have 
 ben so angry with myself for being such a 
 fool to settle with him as I Did. 
 
 The 15th. I Leaves J5"orton and Comes 
 home to attleborough 
 
 The 17th. . I has my Br. horse and gos to 
 Norton and settles with the Consteble Mr. 
 Willard for my notes and returned. 
 
 Dec. 4th. I with Br. Abial Left Attle- 
 borough at five in the morning for Boston 
 and on our way to Putney in the New State 
 and Comes to Boston and Lays out thirty 
 od Dollars for things to Carry with us then 
 Left Boston we Comes to Landlord Bakers 
 in Brookline after the march of thirty saven 
 mUes. 
 
 The 5th. We Left Landlord Bakers at 
 Six of the Clock aud a bad storm we had 
 which hendred us and at Nine ^t Evening 
 we Come to Mr. Puflfers in Sudbury and 
 Lodged — twenty two mild. 
 
 The 6th. We Left Mr. Puffers at seven 
 and after twenty-five mild travel we Come 
 to Landlord Pullars at eight in Lemenster. 
 
 The 7th. We Left Landlord fullers at 
 four of the Clock in the morning and at 
 sevfin at Evening we Come to the Shew- 
 makers in Pitts-William, after the ma!rch of 
 thirty-one miles and Lodge. 
 
 The 8th. We Left the Shewjnakers at 
 five anfl traveUng through Thuen and West- 
 emland we Groses the River into Putney 
 and Comes to Mr. M. Quishmens after thir- 
 ty-two milds travel and — 
 
 The 9th. We Left Mr. Quishmans and 
 after meeting we gos to Mr. Allans at Eve- 
 ning after four miles, travel from the meet- 
 ing house. 
 
 The 10th. We Left Mr. Allans it being a 
 stormy Day and Comes to the Briggs three 
 milds and Lodge. 
 
 The 11th. We Left Mr. Briggs at three 
 in the afternoon and after Nine milds travel 
 we Come to Landlord Armes in Bratelbury 
 and Lodge. 
 
 The 12th. We left Landlord Armes and 
 Croses the river at Mr. Willards f ary and 
 after twenty Niue milds travel we Comes 
 to Mr. Taskett in Warwick. 
 
 The 13th. We Left Warwick it being 
 thanksgiving Day we Comes to Pantown- 
 after thirty-five miles travel and Lodges. 
 
 The 14th. We Left Pantown and Comes 
 to Mendum and there we partd, he went for 
 Rehoboth and I for Wrentham' and Comes 
 
 to Dea.Thirstens in franklin after thirty-five 
 milds travel. 
 
 The 15th. I left Decken Thirstens and 
 Come to Mr. Hunts in. Wrentham — eight 
 miles. 
 
 The 17th. I Leaves Mr. Hunts and re- 
 turn home to Attleborough five milds. 
 
 The 19th. I Leves home and Comes to 
 Mr. Wm. Tituses in Eheboth Nine milds. 
 
 The 21st. I with Mr. Wm. Tituses Leaves 
 Eheboth and Comes to Mr. Allans in Par- 
 mesriver to'see our Brother Abial and to 
 settle with him. 
 
 The 22. He left P'Eiver and I returned 
 to Attelborough eleven miles. 
 
 The 27th. I had Mr. Wilkinson hors and 
 Carred Mother to Wrenthem and returned. 
 
 The 31st.I Leves Attleborough for Smith- 
 field after laber but Could find none. I gos 
 through Comberland but found none and 
 Smithfield and North Provedence and go 
 into Providance but found non that wanted 
 to hiep me and Comes to Majr Thares and 
 staid that Night in Providance, 
 
 ■ 1782.. 
 
 Jan. 1st. I Leaves Maj'r Thares and had 
 enquired of severel but found none that 
 wanted. I was on my return to Wrentham 
 I Meetes Mr. Wm. Eandel and agrees with 
 him to work a month for five Dollars. • 
 
 The 30th. 1 being a Cuting wood four 
 mild from Mr. Eandels in the age of Smith- 
 field and a very Cold Day I had the hard 
 forten of freezing both my feet. I coms at 
 night to Mr. I. Eandels. 
 
 The 31st. I Leaves I. Eandels and coms 
 to Mr. Wm. Eandels and had my feet doc- 
 tered, 
 
 Feb. 1st. I leaves Mr. Randel and re- 
 turned to Attelborough. 
 
 The 4th. Abial Fisher was to attlebor' 
 and cared mother home with him. 
 
 The 12. I begun to keep School at attel- 
 bor'. 
 
 The 22th. I has Mr. P. Fishers Mars to 
 go to Eheboth and on my way I Meetes Br- 
 Wm. Fisher from the army so I returns 
 back again. 
 
 The 23th: I Leaves Attelbor' and go 'to 
 Rheboth then to P'River to pay them a visit 
 at my Brother. Abial Fishers before they 
 left us. 
 
 The 26. My Br. A. Fisher and vrife all 
 his things Left P'Eiver for Puteny in the 
 New State where he and I had been Dec'r 
 last, so I returned to Mr. Wm. Tituses the 
 same Day. 
 
ELIJAH FISHEM'S JOVMNAL. 
 
 19 
 
 The 28. I Jjelt Rheboth and Come to 
 Attelbor'. 
 
 March 12th. I Leaves Attelbor' in pur- 
 sute of somwhere that I couldflnd to En- 
 
 fage myself six months gos through Rho- 
 oth and stays in P'Rlver. 
 The 13th. I Leves P'River through a 
 part of swanp and into Dighton I com to 
 Mr. Traffams and stays that Night. 
 
 The 14th. I Leves Dighton and through 
 Tanton and Norton I comes to Attelbo' but 
 foun no Place to Engag myself at. 
 
 The 18th. T Leavs Attleborough on the 
 same arrant as before and gos through 
 Wrentham and Franklan so through a part 
 :of Medfleld into Midway and meet with No 
 Success I Returns and Comes to Capt. Bak- 
 er's in Midway four miles and stays. 
 
 The 19th. I Leves Capt. Bakers and 
 Comes to Mr. Hunter in Wrentham. 
 
 The 20th. I Leave Mr. Hunter with two 
 more and returned to Attleborough. 
 
 The 21th. I Leves Attlebor' at six of the 
 Clock in the morning for Boston and three 
 in the afternoon I Comes to Boston thirty- 
 three mild, and Byes some Dear skines for 
 one of my ten pond Notes then returns an' 
 Comes to Colo. I. Williames in Roxbury 
 three mild, and an half and found that he 
 vyanted to hier a hand and I agrees with 
 him for six months for fifty Dollars and 
 stays that night. 
 
 The 22th. I Left Colo. Williames and re- 
 turned to Attlebor'. 
 
 The 24th. I had a Pare of Dears Clothe 
 Britches made by John Daggtts in Rhe- 
 . both, six shills. 
 
 The 29th. I Left Attleborough for Rox- 
 bury and Come to Colo. Williames and he 
 had hired another hand beside me one Lu- 
 ther Gaye from Dedham and we Lived vary 
 Pecibletill— • 
 
 Apr. 18. As Gaye and I was a plowing 
 to sowe wheat we chansed to brake one of 
 the old Cols plowes which put hira m m a 
 grate Rage he said the way you goe on you 
 %n\\ Destroy all I have in a little while and 
 if we Did not take better Care of our one 
 things— we will never be worth a groat 1 
 told him 1 Did not see where in we was to 
 Blame worthy for I ment to take as good 
 Care of his things as any one.- , . „ 
 
 The 29th. We gites up som tune betoie 
 Day and I gos and fodder and takes Care 
 of all the Creatur and f eohes number of 
 pales of water for,the young women to 
 wash with the old Colo, gits up and askes 
 me if the oxen ware Carded I told him that 
 
 I seposed that Gay had Carded them he 
 said I said I trusted to Gaye to do all. I 
 told him I did not thought you had no Rea- 
 son of finding any f olt for I have ben and 
 took Care of all the Creturs besides fetch-, 
 ing water, he said not only now but other. • 
 times and that I wanted two or three men 
 to wate on me. I told him I Did not Care 
 if he hired thirty* more if that he was a mint . 
 too. he said that he Could fifty and pay 
 them when he had Dun. I told him I was 
 glad off it and I hoped that he would pay 
 me for the month I work'd then. (Now I 
 was to work one month on trial) he said 
 he ment to when it was up. I told him it 
 was this morning,' he said it was not be- 
 fore Wensday, and there was fast Day too. 
 I told him I thought it more reasonable and 
 Jest for him to alow me for the Day I Come 
 hear then for me to alow him for fast Day. 
 he said it was more reseneble I should alow 
 him for the Night, I staid there when I 
 Come to Engage with him then for him to 
 alow me for the Day I Come hear, I told 
 him that I was willing too tod asked him 
 how much it was, he Called me A Dirtey 
 meen Low spirited bitch becaus I asked 
 him how much he Charged me for the two 
 Nights and one super. I told him I had 
 ben about the world andinjentlemansCom- 
 peny and Naver heard that Carecter of my- 
 self before and I had (I would be Judge by 
 any one that know what good behaver was) 
 behaved myself hansom to him. I thought 
 tho' he had not to me in this affore. He 
 aded that he would not pay me a peny un- 
 less I work and maid up the two Days. I 
 told riim I would work to make up the Day 
 I Come hear tho' I Don't think I ought too 
 but as for fast Day I should not unless I 
 see I am obliged too. I itold him I was 
 Chieted anoff Last sommer by Mr. Sm. Mo- 
 rev- I Did not Entend he should if I Could 
 help it, and that I was a going to Boston 
 and If You will Pay me Vary well, he said 
 he never would pay me unless I worked an- 
 other Day. I told him— 
 
 The 30th. I should Not and if youve a. 
 mind to pay it you may, if not I shall not 
 ask for it any mo.re, the old Lady his wife 
 tails him he had better pay him. I said the 
 Colo, said he naver would pay me unless 1 
 work another Day (which I naver Detar- 
 men too notfor fast) and I Loved to see a 
 man up to his word but he got his money 
 to pay me and I Refused taken of it, re 
 minding him of what he had said, but after 
 he see that I would not work and that I was 
 
20 
 
 ELIJAH FI8HEW8 JOURNAL. 
 
 a goin he pay me the money and I takes it 
 and .offers him pay for the Nights I staid 
 there hut he refused so I Leavs Roxbui-y 
 and gos to Boston and sees Major Knap and 
 settels with him and takes an JSTote of him 
 for Nine Dollars then returned and Come 
 through the uper part of Roxbury and they 
 told me that Mr. DeVaUnay a frenchman, 
 wanted to hire a man at the J. Planes. 
 
 May 1th. I gos to Mr. DeVolnays and 
 agrees with him for six months for sixty dol- 
 lars, so then I gos to Colo. WiUiams and 
 gits my Cloth and returns to Mr. DeVolnia 
 and gos to work. 
 
 The 0. I sendes five Dollars as a venter 
 by Hanesy Quinby Brother to Mrs. DeVol- 
 nia to See. he set sail from Boston the six- 
 teenth Instant for' the West Inges, he re- 
 turned the twenty Nineth of July and 
 brought me a Barrel of oringes. 
 
 June 19th. Mr. Wm. Tituss was agoing 
 with a Lode to Boston and Come to Mr. De- 
 Volnia and stayed with me that Night. 
 
 July 4th. I Eeceved by the hand of Mr. 
 E. Poster severil things from Mother Fish- 
 er and on his return I send her a Duzzen of 
 oringes and the Day was selebrated oh the 
 Count of the Independeoy of amerioa and 
 there was fireworks and skelockets throd 
 in the are and the Guvener made a supper 
 and had wine and punch for all that would 
 Come at Jemakah Plains. 
 
 The 19th.' I Leaves the Planes at Eight 
 of the Clock in the Evening and travels the 
 biger part of the Night. I Comes to Mr. 
 Hunts in Wrentham at six of the Clock 
 Next Morning. , 
 
 The 20th. I Leaves Mr. Hunts at five in 
 the afternoon and Come to Attlebor'. 
 
 The 22th. I gos to Colo. S. Hiohinsons 
 and settles with him for Notes and takes of 
 for Mr. D. Fisher three Pound three shil- 
 ling, and farther Fisher one Pound eleven 
 shilling and from there Mr. Willkinson and 
 had his hors and Come to Mother, then from 
 there to Mr. Titus in Kheboth. 
 
 The 23th. I left Mr. Tituses and return- 
 ed and Come to Mr. S. Morey in Norton to 
 git som Money but got none then to Attle- 
 borough. 
 
 The 23th. I Leves Mothers in Attlebor" 
 at seven in the Evening for Jemakah Planes 
 and traveled till twelve a Night I Come to 
 Landlord Daggett in Dedham and Lodged. 
 
 The 24th. I Leves Landlord Daggett and 
 returns to J. Planes to Mr. DeVolnay. 
 
 Aug. 20th. The ' f riench fjpet arived at 
 Boston harber, they run one of there ships 
 of savinty fore guns ashore and lost her. 
 
 The 28th. There was a grand Entertan- 
 ment at Mr. DeVolnays and there was forty 
 odd Friench and AWaracans Jentleman 
 there both the Admeril of the fleet Govenor 
 Handcock was there and Dined, and the ta- 
 ble was set in the grandest manner and all 
 kinds of varites and Dantes with wine of 
 all sorts and punch and the like. 
 
 ■ Sept. 26t'h. I was to Boston and Bought 
 a blue Broad Cloth for a sute of Cloths and 
 savei-il other articales then returned to J. 
 Planes to Mr. Volnay. 
 
 Octo. 3th. I settles witji Mr. DeVoUnay 
 for the five Months I had work of him, he 
 sends for me into the parlor ' and he askes 
 me how long have you ben with me. I told 
 him five months the first of this Instant, 
 beside what time I had lost, he said how 
 many days have' you lost. I told him five, 
 he said so I had more, at the least ten. I 
 tol'd it 'twas but five, three ' Days and an 
 half the Nineteenth of July and when I was 
 to Attlebor' to see ^ny friends andone Day 
 to Boston the twenty-sixth of Sept. and 
 half a Day the secend of this Instant, he 
 said how much have you Eeceved of me. I 
 said two months Pay, which was twenty 
 Dollars then he takes a paper out os his 
 pocket and said that he agreed with me the 
 first of May Last for six months fbr Nine 
 Dollars a month. I said it was true we 
 Did agree for six montks but it was-tor ten 
 Dollars a month, which is sixty Dollars, he 
 says it was but for Nine Dol. in his Book. 
 I said it was for ten Dols. in mine, he said 
 that it was but Nine Dol. and he should not 
 
 f've me no more then, that I told him that 
 would have what I agreed for if I had 
 anything, which was for ten Dollars, a 
 month, he said how have you the empe- 
 dence to look me in the faioe and tall such 
 lye. I told him that I was not afraid to 
 Look him or any other man in the f aice in 
 a good cause and that I told no Lyes but 
 the truth asking his parding and what we 
 agreed too and that I had ben to you and 
 asked you for a months pay and he gave 
 me me ten Dollars. He said that you shall 
 go before a Jestes in take your oath of it. 
 I told him I was redy to go hef ore aijy Jes- 
 tes that he Pleased, so after Consedereble 
 Despute I tels him he mite'Do as he liked, 
 for if I did not have ten Dol. I would- have 
 nothing, and as I was Leaving the room he 
 
ELIJAH FISHER'S JOURNAL. 
 
 ^1 
 
 Cald me back and said rite a reoate and he 
 Paid thirty Dollar, and twenty before made 
 fifty, which was for the five month. I told 
 him in the meenwhile that I Lost ten Dol- 
 lars Last Somer that Mr. Sm. Morey Cheat- 
 ed me out off that I Did not Entend to be 
 Cheated now if I Could help it that ten 
 Dollars worth of witt ought to be practesd 
 some, so I makes up what time I had lost. 
 
 The 6th. I Left Mr. DeVolnays and went 
 to Boston and Look round and Inquired to 
 know if I Could hear of any Place that 
 wanted a hand but Could find none. I 
 Comes to Governor Handcock and Staid 
 there that Night. Mrs. Handcock was Mrs. 
 VoUnav's aunt. 
 
 The 7th. I Leaves Boston and returns to 
 the Plains and has a sute of Cloths maid by 
 Mr. Thayer that Lived at the govenors. 
 
 The 11th. I Engages to work one month 
 for Capt. Lemuel May for Eight Dollars 
 and Longer if we agreed and he would give 
 as much as I Could have aleswhere so a fue 
 Days before my month was up I heard that 
 Mr. Marson Bremmer wanted to hire a hand 
 vary much so I gos over and sees him, he 
 asked me how Long I had agreed to work 
 with Mr. May. I told him one Month and 
 that would be up in a fue Days, he said he 
 wanted to hire a man, and if that I would 
 Come and work for him a month he would 
 Give as much as anybody had. I told him 
 that Mr. "Volnay had hired a hand and he 
 
 fives ten DoUars. So I toles Capt. May that 
 [r. Brimmer wanted to hire a hand and If 
 that you will give as much as he I will stay 
 longer, if not I will go there after the 
 month is up, he said he should not give no 
 more then Eight Dol. where I staid or not, 
 so after Considereble Despute about it I 
 told him we agreed for one month and it is 
 out. to Night. ■, „ „ 
 
 Nov. 8th. I Leaves Capt. Mays and Come 
 to Mr. M. Brimmers and makes an agree- 
 ment with him for one month for ten Dol- 
 lars, and a very Claver Place. _ 
 
 Dec. 9th. I settles with Mr. Brimmer 
 and he pays me for the month I had worked 
 with out one word of Despute or any Difl- 
 calty all the time I was there and Left Mr. 
 M. Brimmers at the Planes. I gos home to 
 Attleborough. . , 
 
 The lothf I Leaves Attlebor' and gos a 
 visiting first to Norton to Mr. Morey, then 
 to Dighton to Mr. Traffum, then to Rhe- 
 both to Mr. Tituses. 
 
 The 20th, I Leaves Mr. Tituses and Ke- 
 turned to Attleborough. 
 
 The 24th. I Leaves Attlebor' with Mr. 
 Wm. Fisher for Boston and Ome to Mr. 
 Brimmers, then he Leaves Mi'. Brimmers 
 and gos to Boston. 
 
 The 25. I Leaves Mr. Brimmers and gos 
 to Boston and Eeturns at Night, and so f ol- 
 lowd for saverel Days. I hopes of giting 
 into some Imployment but mett with no 
 sucksess. At Length I heard of a ship that 
 was fitting for the sees, and wanted men, 
 and as I Could not git into any bessness I 
 would try the sees. 
 
 1783. 
 
 Jan. 1. I gos on bord the ship Tarter, 
 Caman'd by Capt. Kithcart which was 
 bound a tript to Virginia to to take her car- 
 go on bord, then to Holland, then back to 
 Boston, but was to Cruse first three weeks, 
 so I entered on bord and receved one 
 months wages, which was ten Dollars, and 
 I stays at Mr. Lamborts by speles till we 
 saild, where I had got aquanted while I 
 lived at Mr. Brimers, and they were very 
 kind to me. 
 
 The 4th. I Leves Boston and Comes to 
 Mr. Brimers on the Plain. 
 
 The 5th. I has a horse of Capt. May and 
 gos to Attelborough. 
 
 The 6th. I Left Attlebor' and gos to Mr. 
 Tituses in Rheboth. 
 
 The 7th. I Leves Mr. Tituses and comes 
 through Attlebor'. I Returns again to Mr. 
 Brimmers in the gemakah Plam, in Rox- 
 
 The 8th. I Leves Mr. Brimmers and gos 
 to Boston to Mr. Lambarts. 
 
 The 11th. I Leaves Boston and had an 
 opertunity of riding in the shals to Mr. 
 Brimers where my chist and cloths was. 
 
 The 13th. I gits what things I was m 
 want of and returns to Mr. Lamburtes in 
 Boston, and bought a Chist of him to cary 
 with me. . ^ , „ , 
 
 The 19th. In the Morning I goes on boid 
 the ship Tarter and the Capt. would not 
 suffer a man to go ashore for there ware a 
 ffoingtosail. I went to him and told him 
 that my Chist was on shore at Mr. Lam- 
 barts. he said he did not care I mite get 
 them on bord before, so wehald of fiom 
 Handcocks wharfe and Leut PiUsbury 
 Said on shore so I requested of him to go to 
 Mr. Lamburts by the sine of the two Rev- 
 laruM f '-) and git my Chist and things and 
 see them onTofd. he said he would so we 
 set sail and Come and Droped ancer m Nare- 
 
 asks Rood and Mr. Pilsbury gos to Mr. 
 
ELIJAH FISHES' S JOUItNAL. 
 
 Laniburts and they gites all my things that 
 was not in the Cliist and — 
 
 The 20th. He sendcs them all to me on 
 bord the Tarter. 
 
 The ■24tli. Waid ancre and set our sails 
 and put out to see with the wind at the N. 
 W., and a find wind all that Night and we 
 steaid our cose for Burmuda, but we had 
 bad wether the bigger part of the time. 
 
 Feb. 11th. We was ehast by the Lyon, a 
 ship of sixtyf our guns but Night oome on 
 and a bad storm so she lost site of us. 
 
 The 13tli. The ship Tarter and the ship 
 Alixander being togather we Deseover a 
 sail to the windard and we maid for it, but 
 soon descoverd it to be a large ship, so we 
 attact and run from her, when she preceved 
 that she gave Chase and the Alexander 
 comniandedby Capt.Willams haldhur wind 
 and Left the Tarter whioh Cepte hir wind 
 when the sail see that she gave Chaise to 
 the Tarter at seven in the Morning, and fol- 
 lowed us all Day and the Tarter hove out a 
 Signel for the Allaxander to Come and we 
 would Engage her but she hove out another 
 that she thought the ship was to large for 
 us to Encounter so left us. The sail that 
 liad Given Chase to uf3 at seven in the 
 Morning followed hur Chase till Eleven at 
 Night and we maid all the sail we Could 
 and set all our studen sails and fired sharp 
 Chases at them, but the wind being small 
 she out run us and at Eleven -at Evening 
 she Come up with us. Our Capt. haled 
 them but they gave us no answer, then we 
 gave them a eopel of guns, then the action 
 begun and we fltte hur thou unequel forse 
 above three glasses. Our forse was fifty 
 men and ten peses of canon nine pounders 
 and six muskit men. The Bellerserus, the 
 ship we engages, had two hundred and fifty 
 men and twenty-eight peces of cannon from 
 eighteen to six pounder and a hundred of 
 them was muskitmen, they had twenty 
 men in there topes and we had but four, 
 they had twelve men to two gunes and we 
 had but four, and when the action was 
 over we had two killed and three wounded 
 and one of them died of his wound. The 
 Bellerserus had six killed and Eight wound- 
 ed, and two died of there wounds, and af- 
 ter we struck they cared us all but the 
 wounded abord there ship and put us all in 
 to Irons (but the offisers) two togather and 
 we fared prity hard. 1 lost my Chist and 
 bed and a good meny of my Cloths and be- 
 twext twenty and thirty Dollars that some 
 of our one shipscrue stole from me, broke 
 
 open my Chist and got it out, and after they 
 
 The 14th, had taken pm-sesson of the 
 prize and taking Down top galont yards the 
 ships being much Dameged in the action 
 they lost three men of the yards that was 
 Drowuded and one that fell on the deck 
 that was badly hirt and we was capet on 
 bord in Irones till the first of March. 
 
 March 1. We got Into New York and 
 was all put on bord the presen ship John. 
 
 The l4th. There was a nomber of the 
 prosenors sent away in Carteels, and I drue 
 the provision from on bord the Jarsey for 
 what men belonged on bord the John. 
 
 The 22th. We had orders to leave the 
 John and to go on bord the old Jarsey ship. 
 
 The 25th. There was a number of the 
 preasoners sent away in Carteelfi, and 
 among the rest one of the Stuards. (Now 
 there was two stuards that Isued the pro- 
 vision to the preasoners, there was five 
 hundred of the Amarican preasoners and 
 three hundred French which they Isued 
 provision to besides two hundred of the 
 British Troopes.) The stuard Comes down 
 where the proseners was and Inquires for 
 one that understud Doing the Stuards Du- 
 ty, and was a good hand with the pen that 
 was amint to go into the stuard room, now 
 he was at a good distunee from me and 
 Numbers of the Preas. betwoxt us, but 
 there was one that had a very good regard 
 for me Comes and says, Dond you want to 
 go into the Stuard room, there are Inquer- 
 ing for one now, so I Comes to Mr. Wood 
 the other Stuard and says are you the man 
 that was Inquiring for one to assist in the 
 Stuard sarvis, he said he was and asked if 
 that I understood it. I told him that I had 
 been an orderly Sargt. in the Contental ar- 
 my and I Did not take it this was worse, 
 he said no, your the man, Come go with 
 me, so I Did and not long after before there 
 ware Enuff that would have been glad to 
 hav had the beth. So continued in that bes- 
 ness till the preasoners ware all desmest 
 and sent home to there States. 
 
 Apr. 6th. We had the procalamation for 
 peace read on bord the old Jarsey and it 
 was proclamed through the British that all 
 preasoners on both sides ware to be des- 
 mest and no more hostaletys to be commit- 
 ed on ether side, nither by see nor land, 
 and all the preasoners gave three howzas 
 on bord the preasen ship. 
 
 The 8th. The preasoners were all put on 
 bord Carteal and sent to the Difirent states 
 bord the P. ship and in the City. 
 
ELIJAH FISHER'S JOUBNAL. 
 
 23 
 
 The 9th. After setteles the stuard ofSs I 
 Left the old Jarsey went ashore in the City 
 of N. York and after a good eel of dificulty 
 it being evening to find Lodging, I Comes 
 at length to the City hall taven. I staid all 
 night and they used me extreuily kind and 
 gave me a shht and I staid there that Night 
 and by Degreas we found we had sen one 
 another before, and past the evening very 
 agreable and he told the time so meny of 
 our preasoners were in the shuger house 
 that ware taken at fourt Washington that 
 he used to go onbenone to the British and 
 Carey them provision, and when he Come 
 there some time the sentreys would overset 
 it on the ground and the poor prisners 
 would lick it up, som times the Britons 
 they would Come past with a piee of meet 
 or other provision kind and would hold it 
 up to the solgers that was allmost starved 
 to agravate tliem. 
 
 The 10th. I Leaves Mr. Franceps and so 
 goes about the City to se it and went in to 
 Nombers of there shopes and would say 
 your servent gentlefolks, I wish you much 
 Joy with the nuse of peace, I hope it will 
 be a long and a lastipg one, some of them 
 would be Very well pleased with it and 
 would wish me the same (and others 
 would be on the other hand) and said that 
 their surcomstances poor at preasent but 
 now thev hoped they would be better. I 
 said what then do you think of us poor 
 prisners that have neither Money nor f rinds 
 and have ben long absent from our homes, 
 then some of them would pity us and would 
 give something, some half a Dollar some a 
 quarter some less some nothing but 
 frowns. 
 
 The 11th. I gos on bord the Casteel for 
 Boston (but byes Considereble of one thing 
 or other and gives to them that ware in 
 want and aspecily the sick) . We Leaves 
 N. York at one of the Clock in the after- 
 noon and after we Come through hellgate 
 we was fired on by the British ship that ar- 
 rived, the Capt. had to go on bord and shose 
 his pass, then we proseded on for Boston 
 with a gode wind, but was becalmd some 
 which detarrd us. 
 
 The 15th. The men that belonged down 
 East ris and Carred the sloop into Marbel- 
 head and I with a nomber of others went 
 by land to Boston and I Come to Mr. Lam- 
 burts and stays that Night and Glad they 
 seamed to see me and ware sory for my 
 hard fortune, but hoped it would be better. 
 
 The 16th. I Leves Lambarts and Comes 
 to Mr. Brimmers at Jemakah Plain, but 
 they Did not seem to be so sory for my 
 hard fortune as the other was. 
 
 The 18th. I Left Mr. Brimmer and gos 
 home to Attlebrough. 
 
 The 21st. I gos to Col. Steph. Richard- 
 sons Constable and from there to Capt. Ty- 
 ler then to Col. Moreyes, selectman, so to 
 have part of my notes abated for I had 
 paid them at Norton and brought a Kesate 
 so they Did and I Returned again to Col. 
 Richardson and had my notes crost, then 
 from there to Mr. Sm. Moreys in Norton, 
 to git that Money he oed me but Could not 
 so I returns to Atleborough. 
 
 The 24:th, I gos to Mr. Tituses in Rhe- 
 both and returned. 
 
 The 25th. I gos again to Mr. Moreys to 
 git my money as he had promisd I should 
 have it then but when I Come there he was 
 wont to put me of with part, I told him I 
 would have it all and tho prity poor if there 
 was any way to git it for I had ben oifen 
 enoff after it and there being a nomber in 
 the room I begins and relates how he had 
 used and rouged me out of one-third of 
 what I ought to have had and now was a- 
 trying to keep me out of the other if he 
 Could, and allso told him there was a nave 
 and a fool mett when I settled with him, he 
 for Cheeting me and I for Letting him, and 
 after som Descose more on the affare he gits 
 the money and pay me and I gives him up 
 his note and I takes my Money (thisty Dol- 
 lars) and returns to Attleborough. 
 
 The 30th. I takes my leave of my friends 
 at Attlebor' and returns to Mr. Brimmers. 
 
 May 1. I Left Mr. Brimmer and gos to 
 Boston and stead there till— 
 
 The 5th. Leaves Boston and going 
 through Roxbury and Brookline and Little 
 Camb radge in to watertown but Could find 
 nobody that wanted to Emply me there, so 
 I returned and goin through Jem'a Planes 
 I gos to the uper Part of Roxbury and 
 Springs street to the rge of Dedham— 
 
 The 6th. But mett with no sucess then I 
 returns and Come to Mr. Brimers and gos 
 to work for him till the thirteenth and 
 makes a bank and sodes it in the yard at tlie 
 end of the house which pleased them much. 
 The 14th. I Leaves Mr. Brimers at the 
 Planes. I gos through Brookline and in to 
 old Cambridge from there to the lenhills 
 and then to Charlston, and and then Gross 
 the farray in to Boston but there was so- 
 meny that Come from the army and from 
 
24 
 
 ELIJAH FIBBER'S JOURNAL. 
 
 see that had no homes that would work for 
 little or nothing but there vitels that I 
 Could not find any Employment so stays in 
 Boston till the seventeenth in the meen- 
 whlle one Day after I had ben Inquiring 
 and had ben on bord severel of there Ves- 
 els but could git into no bisnes neither by 
 see nor Land. 
 
 The 16th. I Com Down by the marljett 
 and sits Down all alone allmost Descureged 
 and begun to think over how that I had ben 
 in the army, what ill success I had met 
 with there and all so how I was ronged by 
 them I worked for at home, and lost all last 
 winter and now that I could not get into 
 any besness and no home which you may 
 well think how I felt, but then Come into 
 my mind that there ware thousands in 
 wors sircumstances then I was and having 
 food and rament be these with Content and 
 that I had nothing to reflect on myself and 
 I to do my endever and leave the avent to 
 Provedanoe, and after that I felt as con- 
 tented as need to be. 
 
 The 17th. I gos to the town house and 
 there was one Mr. Stodder there that want- 
 ed to by my State suretes so I sells them all 
 for Eighty Dollars (which was seventy 
 pound) and takes the meney, then leving 
 Boston I returns to Mr. Brimmers where 
 my chist and things was and put the money 
 in the chist. 
 
 The 19th. I with one I. Peneman gos 
 and agreed with Mr. T. White to make a 
 peace of stonewall and was to have three 
 shillings and six pence a ro( d, and he find 
 us, and we lays twelve rod for him, and I 
 maid it my home there and worked some 
 for him after ward. 
 
 Jan. 10th. I Left Mr. T. "Whites I comes 
 to Mr. Brimmers and takes what Cloths I 
 thought I should be in want of and lockes 
 the other in my chist. I left Mr. Brimmer 
 go through Roxbury into Dodgester, then 
 to Dodg'r Neck then visit towns, go through 
 Boston to Charlston, then returns and cros- 
 es Wimismit farrey I comes to Landlord 
 Newills in Lyn. 
 
 The 12th. I Leaves Landlord Newell and 
 coming through Danvers, Salum, Bearsley, 
 Winham, Ipswich, Eowly and Newburyport 
 I comes to Landlord Gays in Salesburey af- 
 ter thirty-eight milds travel. 
 
 The 13 th. I leaving Landlord Gays go- 
 ing through Seebrook, Hampton falls. 
 Hampton Northhills granla, Porchmoth 
 and old York, I Com to Landlord Clarks in 
 Ditto, thirty Nine mild. 
 
 The 14th. I left Landlord Clark, going 
 through Wells, Kenebunk, Arandes, Saco, 
 Scarboro, and Falmouth, I comes to Land- 
 lord Eigges in Ditto, after the travel of 
 forty-two mild. 
 
 The 15. I Leave Landlord Rigges and 
 Comes through New Boston. I comes to 
 Landlord Chanlers and after twenty-one 
 milds I Comes to Mr. I. Brigges (my Broth- 
 ers in Law) in Sylverster. 
 
 The 19. I leves Mr. Brigges and he with 
 me gos Down to the falls at Luistown and 
 I Croses the farry for to go to Wintrupt 
 (and he gos Down to Hireseit) and Comes 
 to Mr. Timothy Wights in Wailes, thirty- 
 three milds travel from Sylverster. 
 
 The 21th. I leves Mr. Wights and gos to 
 Mr. Sm. Tituses in Wintrupt six 1-2 
 milds. 
 
 The 22th. I with Mr. Titus and his wife 
 comes to Mr. Wights. 
 
 The 24th. I Leaves Mr. Wights accom- 
 paned by my two Cosens a little way, they 
 returns and I procedes on to Mr. Herrikes 
 then to Mr. Sotherbees, then through the 
 woods Down to the river, there being now 
 Crosing I gos up the river and a sad jant I 
 had too, over mountains and valys and cru- 
 el bad way, so I comes to Mr. Gillburts and 
 could not crose, so I staid at Mr. Gill- 
 burts. 
 
 The 25th. I Leves Mr. Gillburt and cros- 
 es the River add Comes to Mr. I Brigges in 
 Sylverster. 
 
 July 2th. I Leves Mr. Brigges and has 
 his horse for Boston on besness, in hopes 
 to have better sucksess than I had niett 
 with of late, so I corns to North Yarmouth 
 and Comes to Mr. EUwels and Enquu-ed of 
 him If he knew of any vesel a going to Bos- 
 ton, he told me Capt." John Drinkwater was 
 agoing to-morrow, and I gos down and sees 
 him and having anoportunity of going with 
 him I leaves my hors at Maj'r Browns and 
 gos and stays at Mr. Drinkwaters that 
 Night. 
 
 The 3th. We went abord at sunrise and 
 maid sale for Boston and come to — 
 
 The 5th. Marvelhead, when the sloop on 
 loded and I with Capt. Boney Left Marvel- 
 head and went to Boston by land and I 
 Comes to Mr. Lamburts and §os about town 
 and finds out the prises of things and byes 
 severel articales. 
 
 The 7th. I gos to Jemakah Planes and 
 has a chist maid by Mr. Stone, then gos to 
 
ELIJAH FISHEU'S JOURNAL. 
 
 25 
 
 Mr. Brimmer and gits what Clothes I 
 thought I shood want and puts them in the 
 Qiist and sent them to Boston. 
 
 The 8th. I gos to Boston and lays out 
 Eighty Dollars for articales to Convey with 
 me to Sylvester at the Eastword. 
 
 The 9th. I finds an opportunity to Carry 
 them in Mr. H. Hil''s bote arid puting them 
 all on bord his sohoner at Night we set 
 sale. 
 
 The 10th. We Come into Capan harbor 
 and Lay there all Day watting for one Mr. 
 Baker but it being late when he Come and 
 likely to be a Storm we did not sale so I 
 gos and Lodges ashore and before I Could 
 get abord the Next morning they saled and 
 left me and the man was the fastest for 
 Leaving me that we wated for the Day be- 
 fore so I had to travel by Land to North 
 Yarmouth one hundred and thirty miles 
 and one Dollar in my Pocket and of that I 
 lost four Shillings at Newbury. 
 
 The 11th. I Left Capan at seven and af- 
 ter flf ly miles travel I Comes to Mr.— six 
 Miles from Porchmouth and Lodges. 
 
 The 12th. I Croses the f arrey at Porch- 
 mouth and having no money 1 tryes at sev- 
 eril houses to git some Vuitels at Length 
 at one house I gits a little Cold haste puden 
 and Milk and after flf ty-two milds travel 1 
 Come to Soco at half past ten at Evenmg 
 and there gits one more Vitels bemg tired 
 fant. 
 
 The 13th. I Leaves Soco and after thirty 
 miles travel I Comes to Mr. Ellis in North 
 Yarmouth but my things being not there 1 
 hires a bote and gos to Mr Hills on the 
 Island and staid that Night the Next Night 
 he brought them. ^ ^ . 
 
 Thellth. Mr. Hill and Mr. D. Bnggs 
 with two others gos a Ashing and at Even- 
 in o- he brings the schooner to the falls in 
 n" Yarmouth at Mr. Ellwell's Landing. 
 
 The 15th. We ontodes my things and 
 Carrys them to Majr. Browns and stores 
 them there and settles with Mr. Hill foi 
 bringing them from Boston and gets my 
 horse aSd at twelve we sets out for bylves- 
 ter and at two in the morning we arrived at 
 
 ■'^-fhe IGth^^'kr. L Briggs Rased his Barn 
 and a fine own. 
 
 The 21st. I With Mr. D. Briggs haymg 
 his horse and A. PhiUepses and Dr. Bnggb 
 oxen o-os to Yarmouth to fetch up my 
 ttogs f rom there and has Mr. Dilhngharas 
 Waggon. 
 
 The 24th. We Leves Majr. Browns for 
 Sylvester With some Difficulty We gets 
 there. 
 
 The 26th. We arrived at Mr. I. Brigges 
 and unlodes and stored them. 
 
 The 28th. I gos to work for Mr. J. Briggs 
 and Works for him till the Eighth of Sep- 
 tember. 
 
 Aug. 16th. I bargins with Mr. Benj. Al- 
 den for an half Lott of Land (Lying the 
 West side of the Eoad and my Br-in-law 
 the East) for two hundred Dollars (Sixty 
 achers more or Less.) 
 
 The 20th. He gave me a Deed of the 
 Lot and I gave him two Notes one to be 
 paid in Eighteen months from Jenuary 
 next the other in one year after. 
 
 Sept. 8th. We Began and hoed in little 
 short of three Bushels of Rye for me on 
 my Lot and then gos to Work for Mr. Briggs 
 again. 
 
 The 26th. I has better than two Bushels 
 of Rye soed on Br. Briggs Lot and we be- . 
 acutting of the olders on my lot and Clear 
 two athers. 
 
 Oct. 8th. I Leaves Sylvester at Nine of 
 the Clock in the morning and Comes to 
 Majr. Browns in N. Yarmouth and stays 
 that Night. 
 
 The 9th. I Comes to Mr. N. Trues and 
 stays there with a friend of myne till 
 
 The 12th. at Evening I gos with Mr. El- 
 well, Doctor Jones and Mr., True with 
 Capt. John Gray too Boston and a fine pas- 
 sage. 
 
 The 14th. We Come to the Wharfe in 
 Boston and I helped him onlode the sloop 
 for my passage. . ^ , , 
 
 The loth. Mr. EUwel wanted me to help 
 him bye his things to Carry to N. Yarmouth 
 (he kapte a shope there) so I assisted him 
 to buy them. , ^ ,^ 
 
 The 16th. I Leaves Boston and Comes to 
 Mr. Brimmers and stays. 
 
 The 17th. I Leves the Planes for Attle- 
 boro and Come to Mr. Hunts. 
 
 The 18th. I Returned to Attlebor and 
 Come to Mother Fishers. n^„,»= 
 
 The 24th. I Leves Attlebor and Comes 
 to Mr. Wm. Tituses in Rhoboth. 
 
 The 25th. I L°avs Mr. Tituses and Gros- 
 es the f arrey and Comes to Providance and 
 atress with Mr. Harry Keen for one Duz- 
 zfn of axes on Mr. J.'pishers account and 
 he promised to Make me, good ones and 
 then returns again and Croses the River and 
 1 Comes to Mr. Tituses. 
 
/c/jJAu visiii<:jrs jociixAf,. 
 
 The 30tli. Leaving Mr. Tif.usos I Returns 
 home to Mothers at Attlebor. 
 
 Xov. 3d. I gos to Mr. Koss and speaks 
 to him to make ine half a Duzzen of small 
 Stillyards and Eight axes on Mr. D. Fish- 
 ers account tlieii I gos to Mr. Eb. Titl'enys 
 and bespceks a Duzzen of Wool Cards on 
 Col. Richardsons account and then returns 
 home. 
 
 The 5th. I now bespeeks to Mr. S.Jack- 
 son to newlay four or five axes and sev- 
 erel other articales and I would see that he 
 was satisfied. 
 
 The 8th. I has Mr. Whites horse to go 
 to Jfr. Traffans in Diglitou. 
 
 The 11th. 1 r.eaves Mr. B. Traftarnsand 
 returns and stays to Mr. S. Fishers. 
 
 The 12th. I then returns to Mother Fish- 
 ers in Attlebor. 
 
 The IStli. Mr. J. Fishers gos over to 
 Providance with a Lode of Coles and [ gos 
 to i\[r. Wui. Tituses and stays that Night. 
 
 The 19th. I gos over to Provedanoe 
 and Conies to Mr. Ilaz. Keens and gits that 
 Duzzen of axes that J had bespoke and ho 
 took Cole for his I'ay and after giting some 
 other articales I returns to Mr. Tituses in 
 lihoboth. 
 
 The 20th. I returns home to Attlebor. 
 
 The 21st. I gos to Mr. Ebcnezer TifRney 
 and gits the Duzzen of Cards that I had 
 boiight. 
 
 The 22d. I gos to Col. Richardsons and 
 setles with him and he pays Mr. TifKney. 
 
 The 24th. In the morning I gos and set- 
 tles witli Br. I. Fisher and i'ound what ar- 
 ticales he had got for me Come to three 
 Pound fifteen Shilling and jSTine Pence and 
 he gave me a note for the remander to Mr. 
 I. Wilkingson and settle with him and found 
 that the iu-ticales that he had got for me 
 Come to with himself and horse and Carte 
 to Boston two Pound Eighteen Shillings 
 and six Pence and the remander of the 
 Note he Paid me the money one Pound sev- 
 en Shillings aud six Pence and then to Mr. 
 Jackson and found what articales I had of 
 him Come to two Pound fourteen and 
 Six Pence and then to Br. D. Fishers and 
 found that the articales he had got for me 
 with the two orders one for Mother Fisher 
 and the other for Mr. I. Woodcock Come 
 to six Pound and he gave me a note for the 
 remander then I settles with Br. P. Fisher 
 and found the articales he had got for me 
 Come to four Pound fifteen Shillings and 
 six Pence and he gave me a Note for the 
 remander then gos to and gits som Clothes 
 
 that I had making hy Mrs. Woodcock then 
 after gitting all my things ready 1 with 
 Mr. I. Willkings 
 
 The 15th. Leaves Attleborou/h and 
 Comes to M.t. L. Whites on J. Planes and 
 putes up th(^ horse and stays at Landlord 
 Fullers. 
 
 The 26th. We Leaves the Planes and 
 Comes to Boston and I found a Chance to 
 put my things 'abord Mr. Yorkes sloop so 
 then Mr. Willkings returned home so I 
 helps them onlode the sloop after giting 
 some things to Carry with me we lay in 
 Boston harber till 
 
 The 30th. We histed sale and left the 
 harber at four in the morning it seemed so 
 likely for a storm we put into Squom har- 
 ber and lay still and a severe storme of 
 wind and rain there was and a number of 
 sloops and schooners was Drove ashore ten 
 in number and two lost. 
 
 Dec. 2d. We Left Squome harber to 
 pursue on our Way hut the Wind being- 
 Contrary we was obliged to put into Pur- 
 scatway harber and Cast anchre. 
 
 The 4th. We Waid anchre and Left Pur- 
 scatlewa.y harber for N. Yarmouth but the 
 wind shifting when we was off against the 
 Nubble we was obliged to retm-n to Pur- 
 scatway harber then lying there till 
 
 The Gth. We Waid anchre and set sale 
 and left Purscatleway harber and Landed 
 at Mr. Drink waters wharf e at ten in the 
 morning and onlodcd mj^ things and I had 
 his oxen and sled to Convey them to Majr. 
 Browns at the foils two milds and I staid 
 at Mr. Nath Trues till 
 
 The 11th. Was Thanksgiving Day and I 
 gos to Meeten and at Evening Colo. Mitchel 
 to Supp with him (it was Mrs. Trues father) 
 accordingiy I did and a Number of his 
 friends. 
 
 The 13th. I Leaves Mr. Trues and Comes 
 to Mr. \Vaggs in Rylestown. 
 
 The 14th. I Left Mr. Waggs and Comes 
 to Brother Briggs in Sylvester. 
 
 1784. 
 
 Jan. 1. 
 and Come to Mr. Trues" 
 
 The Sth. I Leves Mr. Trues at Yarmouth 
 and Returns to Sylvester. 
 
 The 15th. I and E. Briggs Left Sylves- 
 ter and wont on snow shoes through the 
 woods and Come to Mr. T. Wights in Wales 
 fourteen milds. 
 
 The 10th. Mr. Wight and his wife was 
 
ELIJAH FIflHEIVS JOUnNAL. 
 
 gon to his Br. Tituses and we Come there 
 in AVinthrupt. 
 
 The 19th. We Left Mr. Titusefs and Come 
 to Mr. Wights again. 
 
 The 21st. We takes our Leave of our 
 friends and Returns to Sylvester. 
 
 The 24tli. 1 gos to those that 1 had trust- 
 ed to bring in the Coj'n according to Uar- 
 gen. 
 
 The 28th. I Engaged to Ceep an Even- 
 ing Scool lor ten 0ays work a month and 
 we begun School at Evining. 
 
 Feb. 16th. The howl town turnd out and 
 brake the track through the woods to Mr. 
 Dressers ten mild and lieturnd. 
 
 The 20th. Mr. Waight the high Sherive 
 Come to Sylvister with an Execusion for 
 negleting of Sending alternates of men for 
 the three years sarvis &c., but he got Se- 
 curities for a short time he Did not Sarveit 
 this being the first. 
 
 The 24th. 1 had Mr. J. Briggs oxen and 
 sledd and Carres sixteen Bushels of y Corn 
 to N. Yarmouth tlien after Desposing of 
 my Corn and giting my things. 
 
 The 27th. i gits the things I left at Majr. 
 Browns and Retnrned. 
 
 Mar. 25th. I Left Sylvester and Comes 
 to Mr. Wm. Gilbui-ts in Likilsbury. 
 
 The 26th. I left Mr. Gilburts and Come 
 to Mr. S. Tituses in Wintropt. 
 
 The 27th. I Left Mr. Titus and Come to 
 Mr. Wight in Wales. 
 
 The 28th. I Left Mr. Wights and then 
 through Luiston and Crost the farrey and 
 then through Ryelstown then through 
 Brums wick then to maire pint 1 Come to 
 Landlord Chase in flying point. 
 
 The 29th. I Left Chases 1 gos through 
 hardsioikit and North Yarmouth and N. 
 Glosester. ^ t, , 
 
 Apr. 2d. I Comes to Mr. J. Parkers in 
 the age of Bakerstown. 
 
 Ap?. 3d. ILeft Mr. Parker and going 
 through Sheppardsfield and Buckstovvu or 
 the twenty mild river 1 Comes to Sylvester 
 at home again. 
 
 The 5th. 1 had Mr. J. Briggs horse 
 ffo to Glosester and I paid a Deat ot 
 Dollars to Mr. I. Wood for him and got the 
 money I left there. 
 
 The 7th. I had two pounds seven shil- 
 lings Endorst on the Back of one of the 
 Notes to Mr. Benj. Alden on Mr. Chas. 
 Bradfords account that he oed me. • 
 
 The 8th. I Eeokened with Mr. J. Briggs 
 and found Due to me for things he had of 
 me Come to Eighteen pound four shillings 
 
 to 
 two 
 
 and what 1 had of him Come to Nine pound 
 five Shilling at Bording 6 8 per week. 
 
 The 10th. I Left Sylvester and Come to 
 N. Y'armouth. 
 
 The lltli. At Evening we set sail from 
 Yarmouth witli Capt. 1. Drinkwater arid 
 Come to Marvilhead at 2 of the Clock and 
 went for Boston. 
 
 The 13th. 1 Left Marvilkead at 2 and 
 Come to Mothers at 9 in the Evening in At- 
 tleborough. 
 
 The 14th. I gos to Provedance and agres 
 with Majr. C. Keen for two Duzzen of Siths 
 and two of Axes on Col. Richardsons ac- 
 count paid by the way of Clark & Nightin- 
 gill six Pound Twelve Shillings 
 
 The 24th. and onward I Chopt wood for 
 Mr. Ross Sixteen Cord and 5 that Mr. D. 
 Fisher Chopt for him on My account and 4 
 of the Cords on which I had thirteen hows 
 and I had two pair of Stilards one pound 
 that Mr. D. Fisher answard on my account 
 all Come to 3£ 3s Od. 
 
 May 8th. I gos to Provedunce and meets 
 Col. Richarson and gits the axes and Siths 
 of Mr. Keen that 1 had ergreed With him 
 for and he Settles with him for the same 
 and agrees with Mr. G. Blackinton and 
 he Carres them for me to Mr. J. Fishers. 
 
 The 10th. 1 after Cutting one % Cord of 
 wood I takes the two pai-e of stillards and 
 the thirteen hows on my back and Carred 
 them to Whare my axes and siths was then 
 Mr. George Blackinton Carred them all on 
 his horse to Mr. N. Fishers in Wrentham 
 and he agreed to Carray them all to Boston 
 all Cost me Nine s and 6p. 
 
 The 11th. 1 settled with them that 1 had 
 dealings with. ^ ' -, r, 
 
 The 13th. 1 Left Attelborough and Come 
 to Boston and found one of the Costers 
 Bound for N. Y'armouth and put my things 
 abord her Mr. I. Grays sloop 
 The 13th. and set sail from Boston. 
 The 14th. At 1 of the Clock p. M. we 
 arived at N. Yarmouth and left my thmgs 
 at Mr. 1. Grays and stays at Mr. Trues. 
 
 The 15th. I arrives at Sylvester and 
 Come to Mr. J. Briggs. 
 
 The 16th. I begen to Bord with Brother 
 I Brio-o-s for Six Shillings and Eight Pence 
 a week and begin and fell a fence Round 
 ten achers which took me ten or iwelve 
 Days. 
 
 The 28th. I sowd my flax and pease 
 and otes and had D. Briggs Cattle to Har- 
 row yi a Bushel of rye. 
 
EIJJAII FISHER'S JOURNAL. 
 
 The 29th. I sent for iny thiugs by Mr. 
 S. Aiidrues that 1 left at Yarmouth. 
 
 June 1st. I planted my Corn one aeher 
 and an half. 
 
 The 10th. I sowed three Bushels of otes 
 on two aehers of my Eiitervail. 
 
 The 16th. I hoed my Corn the first time 
 at least to kill the weeds. 
 
 The 21st. 1 Begun to fall and fill seven 
 Aehers in twenty-live Days. 
 
 July 3d. I finished felling trees and I 
 hired all but twelve Days. 
 
 The 5th. 1 hovv'd my Corn the secund 
 time and had a sithe snath maid. 
 
 The 8th. 1 Cutt what Clover 1 had besides 
 that I had left for seed. 
 
 The 13th. I Leaves Sj4vester and Comes 
 to Mr. Farlier from there to Mr. Norses in 
 Glorshester and there 1 found Mr. Parker. 
 
 The 14th. 1 gos with Mr. Parker toM^. 
 Yarmoutli after his mother and goods that 
 he brouglit from the westward and loded 
 them into the Cart 
 
 The 15th. and Mrs. Parker and her 
 Daughter rid in the Cart and Left Yar- 
 mouth. 
 
 The 16th. We arrived at Mr. Norses af- 
 ter some Dificulty. 
 
 The 18th. 1 gos by the way of Mr. Par- 
 kers and lieturned to Sylvester. 
 
 The 20th. I took Care of the Corn that I 
 had taken in the winter before now I let go 
 things for Corn and Engaged to take in 
 Corn at three and four pence a Bushel and 
 lying to gather a Quantaty it was like to 
 hurt and 1 tuck it and stored it. 
 
 The 28th. 1 began to Digg the SuUer for 
 my house and Vary bad Digging I had too 
 which Cost me a good deel for I was Eight- 
 een Days a Diggin of it and Come to a Sol- 
 id Kocli all on the Botom of it which we 
 tried to blow but Could not make any hand 
 of it so I Dugg it the biggness of the house 
 which was thirty-two foot. 
 
 Aug. 2d. 1 mow'd mj' hay seed and Raked 
 and stacked it. 
 
 The 3d. I Begun to Keep my Rye that I 
 sow'd of Brother Jothem. 
 
 The 6th. 1 Secured it in his Barn which 
 Cost me live days woi-k. 
 
 The 12th. The same Day I Reept the Rye 
 I sow'd on my lot. 
 
 The 13th. I had a lod of hay of "Wm. 
 Haskell and Carred my Rye to Mr. Brad- 
 fords barn that grue on my lot. 
 
 The 16th. I Cutt and Secured my otes 
 and had that grue at the low land of my lot 
 on the Entervail. 
 
 The 23d. I had Mr. Bradfords horse and 
 went to Yarmouth and got some things and 
 Returnd to Sylvester. 
 
 The 26th. I gits my otes and flax and 
 had a ineeten to agree with Mr. Stricklen. 
 
 Sept. 2d. We had a town meeten to 
 agree with the Reverent Mr. John Strick- 
 len to settle with us and they agree to give 
 him fifty pound a year Salary and to Clear 
 two aehers. 
 
 The 8th. Br. J. Briggs Stons my SuUer 
 and the stoning and the giting the stone 
 Cost me twenty-four Days work and I 
 Rased it four feet from the ground and the 
 banken that up Cost me two Days &c. 
 
 The 17th. Cosen Tituoth Wight and his 
 wife Come to visit us. I Cut my stoLks and 
 tuck Care of them. 
 
 The 20th. Mr. John Sricklen was Re- 
 instold at Sylvester. 
 
 The 22d. I agrees with Mr. Benj. Jones 
 and Mr. Harry Gilburts to hew the timber 
 and frame my house. 
 
 The 23d. We begun to git the timber for 
 the house and it Cost me forty-Eight Days 
 work to git the timber and frame the house. 
 
 Oct. 2d. We Rased the frame a Saturday 
 in after Noon. 
 
 The 6th. I begun to gather my Corn and 
 Crib'd it by my f I'ame. 
 
 The 11th. I Dugg my Powtatos that I 
 planted on Br. Briggs lot. 
 
 The 12th. and allso them I planted on 
 my lot and Carred them to Mr. Bradfords. 
 
 The 16th. I thrasht my stack of hay 
 seed y^ a lod and some Rye at Br. J. 
 
 The 18th. 1 sow'd four Bushels of Rye 
 whicli Cost me Eight Days work. 
 
 The 20th. 1 began and junk on my fell 
 trees which Cost me six Days work. 
 
 The 22d. I had a Shote of Br. J. Briggs 
 which waight was seventy-one lb. 
 
 The 26th. I worked for Brother Barker 
 which Come to one % Bushel of Wheat. 
 
 The 2StIi. I Worked In my Entervail 
 which Cost me five Days work. 
 
 The 30th. I gathered my Cabbage and 
 french tumups that I raised on Br. J. -Briggs 
 lot and put them in his suller. 
 
 Nov. 6th. The first snow storm. 
 
 The 18th. I Plow'd % an acer by my 
 frame which Cost me five Days work. 
 
 The 20th. I was taken lame and Remaned 
 so for a week with a sore on foot. 
 
 Dec. 2d. I junked and pil'd the loges 
 where I planted and Cleared and burnt 
 them which Cost me ten Dayf work. 
 
ElUAH FISEHB'8 JOUMNAL. 
 
 29 
 
 The 4th. I thrashed my Rye at Mr. 
 Bradfords and Carred it to Mr. Briggs. 
 
 The 11th. I gos and Borrow Mr. Mor- 
 rells Croscut sawe but after a good deel of 
 Diflculty in trying to git it put in order 
 and Could not make out. 
 
 The 13th. I fell trees for shingle stuff 
 and junk'd on my fell trees. 
 
 The 14th. I Left Sylvester and Come to 
 Mr. Parkers in Bakerstown and after doin 
 my my besiness with him I Comes to Mr. 
 Winslows in Glosester. 
 . The 16th. I Left Glosester and Come to 
 N. Yarmouth then to Capt. Bagleys in Ey- 
 elstown then to Capt. Neckels and then af- 
 ter Doing my Bisness 
 
 The 18th. I Left Ryelstown and Crosed 
 the f arrey then through Luiston I Come to 
 Mr. T. "Wights in Wails then to Mr. Fair- 
 bankes in Winthropt. 
 
 The 19th. I Comes to Mr. L. Tituses in 
 Wales and then Returns to Mr. Wights in 
 Do. 
 
 The 26th. I Left Wailes and Comes 
 through Luiston I Comes to Sylvester. 
 The 27th. I gos and Carrys that saw and 
 ' gits Mi. B. to put it in order. 
 
 The 30th. I sawed and bolted and had a 
 part of the shingles stuff that we had ben 
 giting hald to Mr. Bradf ords Barn to make 
 them. 
 
 1785. 
 Jan. 3d. I sawed the boltes that we had 
 Drue there to make shingles of. 
 
 The 6th. I had help and we spht and 
 shaved about 4 thousand 1 had. 
 
 The 12th. I had about 2 thousend not 
 shaved and after secured them I left. 
 
 The 18th. I Reckened and settled with 
 Br. Jotham Briggs from the time I first 
 
 Come there untill this Date both for hord- 
 ing and other things. 
 
 The 19th. Was Thursday and I Left Syl- 
 vester for the westward and I Come by the 
 way of Mr. Parkirs in Ryelstown and 
 through Glosester I Come to .Landlord 
 Hunts in the town of Grey being twenty- 
 Eight milds. 
 
 The 20th. I Left Gray and Come to Pal- 
 mouth town 37 milds. 
 
 The 21st. I Left Falmouth and Come to 
 Landlord Clark in Wells 37 milds. 
 
 The22d. I Left Wells and Come to Mr. 
 Willlames 3 mild from Derhamfalls 26 
 miles. 
 
 The 23d. I Left DerhamfaUs and Come 
 to Landlord Cambels }i mild from Haveril 
 f arrey and I had mett with a miss f drtain 
 of renchin my foot. 
 
 The 24th. I Left Haveril Come to Mr. 
 Farnams in Andover and after Doing bisi- 
 n«ss with him for Mr. Marker 
 
 The 25th. 1 Left Andover and going 
 through Boston 1 Come to Mr. E. Wells on 
 Jemakah Planes in Roxbury after traveling 
 32 milds. 
 
 The 26th. I Left J. Planes and Come to 
 Mr. E. Hunt in Wrentham 25 milds. 
 
 The 27th. I left Wrentham and Come to 
 Mother Fishers in Attleborough. 
 
 The 31st. Brother .Abial Fisher Left At- 
 tleborough for Putney with his sloop. 
 
 Feb. 7th. I Left Attleborough and Come 
 to Dighton from there to Eheboth then to 
 Provedance then returns to Wrentham then 
 
 The 19th. Mothers in Attleborough to 
 Visit my Relations and other bisness. _ 
 
 The 23d. I gos to school and followed it 
 pritty stiddy while it cept.