[Pamphlets. American history]

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about ten o'clock, went into the fort but found the alarm to be false.
Returned to our tents.
Tuesday, 21st. - Cool this morning, all still. Captain Perkins
and Lieutenant Huse went home to recruit men.
Wednesday, 221. -Snow fell last night so as to cover the ground.
Captain Lunt went home to recruit men for the new army.
Thursday, 23d. - Thanksgiving day, pleasant weather for the
season. Last night a party of General Putnam's Brigade went to
intrench on a hill in Charlestown, well known by officers and soldiers
by the name of Cobble Hill; no opposition made as yet by the enemy.
Friday, 24th. - Pleasant this morning for the season; all still.
Saturday, 25th. - Pleasant this morning. Alarmed. At eight
o'clock paraded, marched up to the fort, but found it to be false.
Returned, went upon fatigue. William Little and Francis and
Anthony Davenport came into camp.
Sunday, 26th. - Rain last night, wind at S.E., b[lowed] hard.
Went on Plowed Hill guard this morning; stormy all day, wind at
N.AW., some snow. All still with the enemy.
MSonday, 27th. - Cleared off cold last night, cold this morning.
Came off guard at sunrise; all still.
Tuesday, 28th. - Cloudy, cold weather. News came that Montreal
surrendered to the Americans.
Wednesday, 29th. -A storm of' rain came on last night, wind at
N.E.; cleared off this morning pleasant and warm, wind at the southward. All still; heard that our privateers took a transport and brouglht
her into Cape Ann loaded with warlike stores, one thirteen inch brass
mortar.
Thursday, 30th. - Good weather for the season; all still.
Friday, Dec. 1, 1775. — Fine weather for the season. Captain
Lunt came into camp; all still. A ship brought into Beverly by our
privateer loaded with coal and dry goods.
Saturday, 2d. - Pleasant weather. Ensign Mitchell went home recruiting; went to guard at Whitehouse. The 13 inch brass mortar was
brought into Cambridge this day, with a number of?'small arms and
other. warlike implements.
Sunday, 3d. - Came off guard this morning; wind at southward,
some rain and warm; all still.
Monday, 4th.- Good weather for the season, but cool. Ordered to
lay upon our arms this night; one hundred boats were seen to pass
from Boston to Charlestown this day.
Tuesday, 5th. - Pleasant weather for the season. All still with the
enemy last night. This morning the prisoners taken by our privateers
and brought into Beverly were guarded through the camp to headquarters, twelve in number; guarded by sixteen Rangers belonging to
Salem, dressed in uniform.
Wednesday, 6th. - Very fine weather for the season. All still with
the enemy.
Thursday, 7th. - Cloudy this morning, but pleasant. Nothing remarkable.