Diary of Captain Samuel Jenks, Sunday, June 15, 1760

This morning we drew our arms & six cartriges a man. After delivering out the arms & ammunitision we imbarqud on board battoes, 32 in each, for Crownpoint; set off, & pasd by the fort at Ticondaroga, which is very pleasantly scituated on ye Lake Champlain, & commands the Narrows and the entrance of South Bay. Here lay the Great Reddoe & 2 sloops waiting for a wind to proceed to Crown-point. It being late in the day, we could not reach Crownpoint. The Col^o ordered the regiment to incamp near a block house, which is 2 miles from the main fort. The land on each side this lake is level, & looks like good land, & all looks pleasant & agreable.

SOURCE: Samuel Jenks, Diary of Captain Samuel Jenks During the French and Indian War, 1760, p. 6

Diary of Captain Samuel Jenks, Friday, June 20, 1760

This day the train are carying the shott & shells in great numbers out of the fort down to the wharfe, in order to ship on board the vessels; & great numbers are at work in preparing cartriges & other necessarys for the expedition which I bleive will be formd her against the fortifyed island & St. Johns. This day I wrote several letters to be ready to send by sum of the prisioners that are going home to New England. This after noon a whale boat was sent off with dispatches to Major Rogers, &c.

SOURCE: Samuel Jenks, Diary of Captain Samuel Jenks During the French and Indian War, 1760, pp. 6-7