Stil at Schenacata1
and their was a rigiment of province men2 come up to Schenacata and
this night 25 of our men went over the River west 1 mile to guard wagon Horses—this
day a short training 1 Regiment.
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1 Schenectady.
2 Provincial troops, or American soldiers. The
English troops were called regulars.
SOURCE: Abraham
Tomlinson, Editor, The Military Journals
of Two Private Soldiers, 1758-1775, p. 14
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