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, Saturday, June 17, 1758

Stil at Schenacata¹ and we moved into our Barrocks and Barnabas Evings was taken poor with a working in the Body Ben denny was taken very poor.

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¹ Schenectady.

SOURCE: Abraham Tomlinson, Editor, The Military Journals of Two Private Soldiers, 1758-1775, p. 14

Journal of Private Lemuel Lyon, Monday, June 26, 1758

Rainy and wet — I come up the River in a Battoe to Fort Edward to the incampment — their we drad ½ a pound of powder and 10 Bullets a peace and 8 days provision in order for to march to the Lake¹ — Barnabas Evings was very poor with fever nago² and was forst to stay behind & David Bishop with him — we Lodged in Bush tents and very wet it was.

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¹ Lake George.

² Fever-and-ague.

SOURCE: Abraham Tomlinson, Editor, The Military Journals of Two Private Soldiers, 1758-1775, p. 16

Journal of Christopher Gist, Thursday, November 1, 1750

Then N 1 Mile N 30 E 3 M here I was taken sick and stayed all Night.

SOURCE: William M. Darlington, Christopher Gist’s Journals, p. 32

Journal of Christopher Gist, Friday, November 2, 1750

N 30 E 6 M, here I was so bad that I was not able to proceed any farther that Night, but grew better in the Morning.

SOURCE: William M. Darlington, Christopher Gist’s Journals, p. 32

Journal of Christopher Gist, Thursday, November 15, 1750

The Weather being bad and I unwell I stayed here all Day: The Indian to whom this Camp belonged spoke good English and directed Me the Way to his Town, which is called Shannopini Town: He said it was about 60 M and a pretty good Way.

SOURCE: William M. Darlington, Christopher Gist’s Journals, p. 33

Journal of Christopher Gist, Sunday, November 18, 1750

I was very sick, and sweated myself according to the Indian Custom in a Sweat-House, which gave Me Ease, and my Fever abated.

SOURCE: William M. Darlington, Christopher Gist’s Journals, p. 33