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, Thursday, June 12, 1760

Sent a letter home by Mr Dix. . . . This morning struck our tents, & decampt at revaloe beating, then march down to ye battoes & imbarqud for Ticondaroga. The wind blowing hard a head, we put a shore at a small distance from ye fort on ye east side ye lake; the wind abateing, we set off & came to the first narrows on a small island & stopt to cook, haveing come 12 miles. The land on each side is exceeding mountainous, & abounds with vast number of rattlesnakes; our people killd 6 or 8 on this small island. Then put of, as soon as the rear came up & refresh themselves, to another island near Sabbath Day Point, & campt.

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

Diary of Captain Samuel Jenks, Friday, June 13, 1760

We got our breakfasts; then the Col. gave orders to put off for Ticondaroga. Got there about three oclock P. M. & landed, & the Col^o went with a small escort to the fort & returnd; gave orders for the troops to march & incamp at the saw mill about a mile from ye landing, which was accordingly done; here all the officers that had never been on this land had to pay their entrance.

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

Diary of Captain Samuel Jenks, Saturday, June 14, 1760

Remaind incampt at the mills. Here great numbers of the camp ladys came down from Crown Point on their way to Albany; sum of them interceding to be taken back. Here we are like to draw arms, haveing marcht all the way hither without. Expect to march for Crown Point to morrow, having detacht Lieut. Pope & 12 men to tarry at Ticondaroga with L. Col. Miller, who has a detachment of 300 men to stop there.

SOURCE: Samuel Jenks, Diary of Captain Samuel Jenks During the French and Indian War, 1760, p. 5-6

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, Thursday, June 26, 1760

This day I took a quantity of stores of Mr. Forsey in order to supply my men. I rec^d a letter from Boston with Liev^t Richardsons commission in it. Went directly to the settlers to wett it, so it might wear well withou cracking. Several battoes ariv^d here with provision from Ticondaroga. The weather clear & pleasant. 

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