[December 9, 1775] 2
On board the Scow 3
1. Diary of Henry Knox, MassHS.
2. The date is approximated. It seems likely that Knox compiled the list before departing on December 9 for Fort George at the south end of the lake.
3. These cannon and stores were an important part of those being transferred under Colonel Knox's supervision from Fort Ticonderoga to the Continental army outside Boston. The scow grounded on a submerged rock on December 9, shortly after leaving the North Landing of Lake George. Although she was refloated by the morning of the 10th, "... on the same Night the wind being exceedingly high the sea had beat in her in such a manner that she had sunk," ibid. Fortunately, the water was so shallow where the scow sank that her gunwale remained above water. Within two days the scow, having been bailed out, arrived at Fort George.