Diary of Captain Samuel Jenks, Wednesday, June 11, 1760

Remaind incamp; went to view the works; drew 2 days allowance to carry us to Ticondaroga.

SOURCE: Samuel Jenks, Diary of Captain Samuel Jenks During the French and Indian War, 1760, p. 5

Diary of Captain Samuel Jenks, Monday, June 16, 1760

Decampt early this morning, & arivd at Crownpoint; landed above the fort, & incampt. This day it raind & thundred prety much in ye forenoon. Went to view the works, which I think, when finished, may be justly stild the strongest place the English has on the continent. Here, I' bleive, is our station for this campeign, for there is an immense sight of work to be done before these forts are compleated.

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

Diary of Captain Samuel Jenks, Friday, June 27, 1760

Today Col. Ingersoll & Major Willard & 4 capts & 300 men, were sent up the lake in order to cut timber to finish the works.¹ To day I am of duty; went to see the detachment imbarque. This day the prisioner that were sent hear by the enemy went off for New England & N. York.

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¹ Col. Joseph Ingersoll and Major Caleb Willard. Holden's Journal makes a trifling difference in the numbers sent. See 2 Proceedings, vol. iv. p. 393.

SOURCE: Samuel Jenks, Diary of Captain Samuel Jenks During the French and Indian War, 1760, pp. 7-8