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JOURNAL OF COLONEL JOHN WINSLOW. |
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Scandalous an asspertion and Doubted Not but as he had been So Good as to order Such a Court where private Charreters had been Asspersed he would Much more Doe So for The Core, &c. &c.
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After all was Told for answer That it was a Common way of Giving orders in General Terms and that Colo Scott had Seen Some of our men Stragling without an officer & Could obtain No other Satisfaction and So Came away in Discontent
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SIR.
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Colo Monckton Proposses to Dispatch Adams for Piziquid to Morrows Ebb which will hapen between Two & Three of the Clock in the afternoon and Desiers to Know if you Can be ready to Go on Board with the Men of your own Company that are Present.
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I am your Most obedient
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P.S. you may take any other
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Company instead of your own.
To Lievt Colo Winslow.
T. MONCRIEFFE.
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Upon which I waited on Lievt Colo Monckton and Told him the 4 Companys was a Smal Command for my rank & Should Not Incline to Go with Less & that Ye Other Transportes might be ready in a Day &c. and the Mater rested
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THE ORDERS OF THE DAY.
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FORT CUMBERLAND CAMP, AUGST 12TH 1755.
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Parole Grafton.
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Fifty Men from Each Battallion for King's worke to Perade here Exactly at Six of the Clock in the Morning to march from the Camp at Five (o.c) Ye Clock.
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To Lievt Colo Winslow or officer
T. MONCRIEFFE.
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Commanding in Camp. }
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Arther Tea of the Govrs Company and Samuel Middleton of Major Prebles both Sayers are to be over Slaughed and Sent Down here to worke. am your Most Humble Servant
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T. MONCRIEFFE.
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To Colo. Winslow.
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