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

Diary of Captain Samuel Jenks, Saturday, June 21, 1760

This day proud rainy. We spent the day in our tent writeing letters & disputeing sum points of concequence. At evening we drank to our wives & sweethearts, &c.

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

Diary of Captain Samuel Jenks, Monday, June 30, 1760

This day I have the pequit guard. Sent the Lievt & 36 men across the lake to git sum bark for the hospitall. The weather showrey. I wrote a letter home, having an oppertunity to send it directly to Boston. To day 2 men belonging to our troops was caryed to the hospital, being taken with the small pox.² I am in hopes it wont spread, for all possible care is taken to prevent it, the hospitall being 2 miles off the incampment; & our colonels have not had it; so they will, I trust, take the more care that it dont spread.

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² See 2 Proceedings, vol. iv. p. 393

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

Journal of Private Lemuel Lyon, Wednesday, June 28, 1758

We cleard our ground and pitchd our tents I sent 2 letters home.

SOURCE: Abraham Tomlinson, Editor, The Military Journals of Two Private Soldiers, 1758-1775, p. 17