[Pamphlets. American history]

PAUL LUNT'S BOOK.
NTEWBURYPORT, May 10, 1775.
A JOURNAL OF TRAVELS FROMI NEWBURYPORT TO CAMBRIDGE AND
IN THE CAMIP.
Wednesday, May 10, 1775. — Marched from Newburyport with
sixty men at eleven o'clock, Captain Ezra Lunt commander; marched
to Rowley, took some refreshments; marched to Ipswich, Treadwell's,
supped and lodged.
Thursday, 11th. - Fast day. Marched to Putnam's to breakfast;
heard Mr. Hitchcock preach forenoon from Psalm lvi. 3; marched to
Newell's, supped on salmon and lodged.
Friday, 12th. — Arrived at Cambridge [at] eleven o'clock, quartered in John Bolin's house; took refreshment, supped, and lodged at
Steadman's.
Monday, 15th. - Marched to parade, returned, supped and lodged
in quarters. At twelve o'clock at night alarmed by a report that the
British troops were landing; paraded the first in the camp, but soon
found the report to be false; returned to quarters.
Tuesday, 16th. - Captain Lunt and twenty-four men went on guard.
Wednesday, 17th. - Paraded at two o'clock; marched near Lechmere's Point, where some of our guard fired at a barge, killed two of
them [and] wounded one. They returned the fire, but did no damage.
At nine o'clock at night a fire broke out in Boston on Treat's Wharf
in the soldiers' barracks, by delivering out some cartridges; blowed up
one soldier and burnt a number of warehouses.
Thursday, 18th. - Rode to Roxbury in company with Rev. Mr.
Parsons and Captain Lunt.
Friday, 19th. - Went on guard at Mrs. Inman's with twenty-four
men; moved from Bolan's to Mr. Wipgglesworth's. Relieved from
guard, Saturday, 20th, [at] nine o'clock.
Sunday, 21 st. - Went to meeting.
Monday, 22d. - Wind at N.E., stormy. Nine men went on guard.
Tuesday, 23d. - Marched to parade, then returned to quarters.
Wednesday, 24th. - Went [to] Charlestown. Captain Lunt returned.
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