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thursday, they sent a flagg a truce from the fort but they could not agree so they went back and in about 3 hours they sent another and gave up the fort to us but they went Back and kept possession of it till the next morning on the account of its being so Late that we had not time to march in that night
Date: 2 November 1775
Volume: Volume 2
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about 10 oClock the Battallians was all drawn up and was marchd of[f] towards the fort and the Artillery in the front we marchd till we came within about 50 yd of the fort then we halted and was all drawn up in a rank and stood there till the regulars got ready and marchd out with all their arms and 2 field pieces then was drawn up and grounded their arms then we marchd in the fort and...
Date: 3 November 1775
Volume: Volume 2
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this morning we set out for Montryall again and marc[hed] to Lepperary [Le Prairie] that Night where we Lay in camp only one Night although very snowey and a bad storm
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we took Battoes and saild across the river St Laurence on A small isleland where we Lay that night by fires with our tents
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we took our boats and crosst A small river that Lay between the isleland and Montryall...
Date: 11 November 1775
Volume: Volume 2
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tuesday we had the Good news of hearing that 11 sail of shipping was taken by one of our Lieuts martin Johnston2 at surrell [Sorel] about 60 miles below Montryall for they Left Montryall the night before our army came there as they heard of their coming and went of[f] for Quebec thinking to get Clear but Lieut Johnston went from shambelee [Chambly] to surrell on...
Date: 23 November 1775
Volume: Volume 2
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we had orders for sailing to Quebec so all that day we was employd in getting baggage ready and getting some Artillery stores on board and 3 field peices and 2 or 3 12 pounders and 2-4 pounders
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this day some of the battallion men went on board to be in readiness as soon as the wind should be fair but was not till next Day
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about 10-oclock ...
Date: 27 November 1775
Volume: Volume 2
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wednesday night about 12 o'clock they [the Americans] sat 2 of their shipping on fire and burnt them up
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thursday night they burnt one vessel and sat another on fire but it went out again
Date: 25 January 1775
Volume: Volume 3