Diary of Captain Samuel Jenks; During the French and Indian War, 1760 (Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1890 edition. Excerpt: ... to carry our packs through to N? 4. I have a cow sum of my men brought me from Isle Noir; they give me her milk till we move from hence. To day Wm. Densmore of my company was carryed to ye hospital, being ill with ye small pox. Fryday, 26th Sep'., 1760. To day am off duty. Joseph Tucker of my company is carryed to the hospital, being ill with the small pox. This is ye 4th I have sick with the small pox, & am afraid it will not be all, for one or 2 more complain. The men in camp begin to die very fast, & its very sickly; there is about 1,200 men of the provincials now returnd unfit for duty, & great many more taken sick almost every day. This evening L. R. W. od Vth a" Saturday, 27th Sep', 1760. This day is prety pleasant for the season. I went with Cap' Hart to find our horse, which we fear? had got lost. After traveling about 2 or 3 miles, found him. To day Corp' Bradford of my company came from Ticondaroga, & brings news of IS. Pope being sick, & that Thoe Hoole of my comp7 is dead; but the time when he died he cannot tell. Just before night arived a regiment of Highlanders from Montreal on their way to their winter quarters, which is to be at Hallifax, as I hear. Sunday, 28th Sep'., 1760. This day is very rainy & stormy. I spent most of the day in my tent. In the afternoon went down to ye landing to see the Highland Reg & the Royall Scotch Reg? embarque for Ticondaroga, & they are to make the best of their way to winter quarters. Our camps be now very sickly; there is not above a third part of the men now in camp that are fit for duty, & there dies more or less every day. Monday, 29th Sep'. This day very rainy & cold. I am off duty, & spent most part of the day in tent, for it was exceeding bad walking out, being nothing but mud &...