The Journal of Solomon Nash, October, 1776 - January, 1777
The final part of the journal of an artilleryman who served in the Revolution.
From: 1776 C.E. To: 1777 C.E.
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From Journal of Solomon Nash, A Soldier from the Revolution, 1776-1777 by Solomon Nash, printed 1861.
Tusday October ye 1st Nothing remarkable to Day—So Begins this month.
Wednesday October ye 2d Nothing remarkable to Day. So Ends this 24 hours—Clear and pleasent.
Thirsday October ye 3d to Day their was 5 or 6 Ships up the north river as far as the Enemys Lins.
Fryday October ye 4th Nothing remarkable. So Ends this 24 hours—Clear and pleasent.
Saturday October ye 5. Somthing misty this morning But Clear in the after Noon—So Ends this 24 hours.
Sunday October ye 6th Clear and pleasent to Day their was a Sarmon Preached to our rigerment the Text was in Luke ye 12 Chap. 4th and 5th Varses.
Monday October ye 7th Nothing remarkable to Day—Clear and pleasent—So Ends this 24 hours.
Tusday October ye 8th Clear and pleasent.
Wednesday October ye 9th this morning about 7 or 8 o'Clock their was 3 ships and 3 Tenders got under Sail and Came up the North river By fort wors'n and run up about 15 mils and anchored—they took two of our galeys a SIoup and a schooner Loaded with rum.
Thirsday October ye 10th—Nothing remarkable to Day.
Fryday October ye 11th—Last Tusday Llord Starling was redemed and took the Comand of a Brigade again this after noon their was a Boat Came Down the north river our men thought that it was the Enemys Boat and fired at the Boat killd 3 wounded one it proved to Be ginl worshington Barge.
Saturday October ye 12th to Day the Enemy Landed at Frog Point But our men ware To much for them they Could not march out from under the Covering of their Shiping. So Ends this 24 hours Clear.
Sunday October ye 13th Clear and pleasant.
Monday October ye lith Clear and pleasent to Day thir is Considerable movement in our Camps—Ginl Lee arived here from South Carrolina.
Tusday October ye 15th Nothing remarkable this 24 hours.
Wensday October ye 16th Clear and pleasent Later Part rany.
Thirsday October ye 17—this morning Stormy Later Part Pleasent theis afternoon got the Brass morter to the faryway—to Care it over to the jarsey side three Brigades went over Kings Bridg to the Eastward.
Fryday October ye 18th Clouday day and winday all our Rigerment Employd in giting Cannon and morters over to the jersays Likwise in giting other things of the Island—So Ends this 24 hours.
Saturday October ye 19th Nothing Remarkable to Day.
Sunday, October ye 20th to Day their was orders for about three Companys of artilary under the Comand of Capt Pircans to march from fort wors'n towards White Plains—marched about 4 mils over Kings Bridg and In Campt for this Night.
Monday october ye 21th to Day we still Lay wating for orders so Ends this 24 hours.
Tusday October ye 22—to Day about 10 o'clock we Struck our tents and sot out for White Plains and arived their about 12 o'clock at Night and in Campt.
Wednesday October ye 23d to Day we picht our tents By the Church Yard—So Ends this 24 hours.
Thirsday October ye 24th Nothing remarkable to Day.
Fryday October ye 25. Verry fine weather for the time of year—so Ends this 24 hours.
Saturday October ye 26th Clear and pleasent—So Ends this week.
Sunday October ye 27th Nothing remarkable to Day.
Monday October ye 28—this morning the Enemy advancd towards white plains about 12 o’Clock the light horse Came near us we tired and kild three men and 3 horse and toke one of the Enemy after a smart Ingagement—got a hill near our Incampment with Loss of some men on Both Sides—so Ends this 24 hours.
Tusday October ye 29. we are still Incampt at white Plains and the Enemy about a mile off—Some fireing at the Santreys on Both Sides—so Ends this 24 hours.
Wednesday October ye 30th to Day It Bing rany Luke was takin not well I still Being not well in the afternoon we Both sot out for North Castle hospital (about 15 mils from white Plains) and we got within 4 mils of the hospital and Put up for this night.
Thirsday October ye 31st this morning we set out and got to the hospital Luke Being Yerry Sick—So Ends this month—Clear and pleasent.
Fryday November ye 1st Verry Chiley—one Died this Evning in the hospitle—so Ends this 24 hours.
Saturday November ye 2d to Day Pleasent we here that our people have Left white Plain, and retreted Back about 3 mils—a man had his arme Cut of that was wounded Last moonday.
Sunday November ye 3d to Day all the Sick moved out of Church hospital into another house the wounded staid in the Church—Luke Still Bing Verry Sick.
Monday November ye 4th Nothing remarkable to Day—Verry fine weather for the time of year.
Tusday November ye 5th Nothing remarkable to Day.
Wednesday November ye 6th Clear and pleasent.
Thirsday November ye 7. Luke groing somthing Better.
Fryday November ye 8th Clear and pleasent.
Saturday November ye 9th Nothing remarkable.
Sonday November ye 10th to Day 7 or 8 sick Came into the hospitle and Luke Brown and I moved out and got into a Private house the Landlord was Mr Peter Totten—So Ends this 24 Hours.
Monday November ye 11th Clear and Pleasent.
Tusday November ye 12th to Day Varry raw Cold.
Wednesday November ye 13th — Luke groing worse.
Thirsday November ye 14th we here that the Enemy has Landed at
Fryday November ye 15th Clear and Pleasent.
Saturday November ye 16th Nothing remarkable.
Sunday November ye 17th. Noth'g &c.
Monday November ye 18th I was taken Verry Porley a Pain in my head and Bones.
Tusday November ye 19th I still grow wors.
Wednesday November ye 20—this Night I trid to Swet But Could not.
Thirsday November ye 21st to Day I Bing in as much Pain as I Could undergo and my feaver Increasing this Night I took a harty Swet.
Fryday November ye 22— this morning I feiling Somthing Better But so week I Could not git up without help.
Saturday November ye 23—I groing Better.
Sonday November ye 24—Verry wet weather I Still groing Somthing Better.
Monday November ye 25th Still Verry well.
Tusday November ye 26th Nothing remarkable.
Wednesday November ye 27th Still Verry Stormy I now Being Considerable Better So that I Can walk about Some in the house.
Thirsday November ye 28th to Day Clear But Verry wet under foot—So End this 24 hours.
Fryday November ye 29th I now Being Considerable harty affain—So Ends this 24 hours Clear and Pleasent.
Saturday November ye 30th To Day Rany first Part Latter Part Clearing up So Ends this month.
Sunday December ye 1—to Day Clear and pleasent—Brown Luke and I Joined Left. Chandlys Party that works at the Laboratory at North Castle.
Monday December ye 2d to Day we sot out for Peaks Keal and marched about 10 mils with 30 wagon Load of artilary stors.
Tusday December ye 3— to Day we got to Pk-Keal and on Loaded the Stors in a store it Being Verry rainy.
Wednesday December ye 4—we got our Laboratory Stors aboard a Schonar and Sat Sail for fish Keals about 20 mils and got a had Very Sloly.
Thirsday December ye 5th— to Day we got But Little towards our Port, I Being Verry Porley.
Fryday December ye 6— this Eviniug we arived at the fish Keals Landing— So Ends this 24 hours.
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Saturday December ye 7—to Day Employd in un Loding the Sloop and Loading the wagons for to go to the fish Kils Town—So Ends this 24 hours.
Sunday December ye 8—to Day we Came to the fish Keels Town.
Monday December ye 9. Nothing Remarkable.
Tusday December ye 10. Clear weather.
Wednesday December ye 11th this Evening their Came a Snow about 6 inches Deep.
Thirsday December ye 12th to Day Clouday.
Fryday December ye 13th Clouday to Day.
Saturday December ye 14th— Nothing remarkable.
Sunday December ye 15—to Day we had a Sarmon Preach'd in the Church where we keep and our Stors.
Monday December ye 16th Clear and Could.
Tusday December ye 17 Nothing Remarkable.
Wednesday December ye 18th Clear and pleasent.
Thirsday December ye 19th Clear and pleasent for the Time of year.
Fryday December ye 20th Verry Could this morning about 12 o'clock it Begun to Snow But Verry modrate— So Ends this 24 hours.
Saturday December ye 21st Some Snow to Day, and Thawey the Snow about 3 inches Deep when it Cleard away in the Evening.
Sunday December ye 22d to Day it is Clear and Pleasent for the time of year.
Monday December ye 23d Nothing remarkable.
Tusday December ye 23— Verry Could in ye Night.
Wednesday December ye 25th a fine Day for Christmass—So Ends this 24 hours.
Thirsday December ye 26 Snowey weather to Day.
Fryday December ye 2Tth Clear weather to Day—the Snow about 6 inches Deep,
Saturday December ye 28th Clouday But not Very Could.
Sunday December ye 29—Clear weather.
Monday December ye 30—nothing remarkable.
Tusday December ye 31—Nothing Remarkable—So Ends this Year.
Wednesday January ye 1. 1777—this morning we set out for home it Being So wet we Did not Travel But 20 mils and Put up at a Private house.
Thirsday January ye 2d this morning Verry wet under foot about 8 o'clock we set out and Came over new Milford Bridg about 3 mils—we Traveld about 22 mils.
Fryday January ye 3d this morning we set out and Came Through Lichfield to Day—we Traveld about 24 mils it Being Verry ruff Traveling and Verry Cold—So End this 24 hours.
Saturday January ye 4th—Very Could this Day—we Travld Through hartford and Came about Six mils this Side of the ferrey and Put up at Bejamins—So Ends this 24 hours.
Sunday January ye 5th This morning we sot out Varey Erley and Travlied as far as wendham and put up at an inn—So Ends this 24 hours—Verry Could.
Monday January ye 6—this morning came 5 mils to New Scotland and Eat Brekfast—then Travled to Cituate, and put up at Greens—about 18 mils from Providence. So Ends this 24 hours—Could.
Tusday January ye 7— this morning we set out for Providence and arived their about 1 o'Clock and met with John Puffer and Nathen Snow this Evning we had a Campaign and after our fill of Good Liquor and a good Super we Cald for our Loging and went to Bed—So Ends this 24 hours.
Wednesday January ye 8 — this morning we got up and Took Down Som Bitters and then set out and got to Protucket and took Brackfast and Came to Norton and put up for to Night.
Thirsday January ye 9 — this morning we sot out and got to Careys By 12 o'Clock and took Diner and som good flip and then Came to Capt Browns and took Down Some more flip and then Came home and found all well—So End this Long Campain in the war.
Nash, Solomon. Journal of Solomon Nash, A Soldier From the Revolution, 1776-1777: now first printed from the original manuscript. Charles I. Bushnell, 1861.
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