Recd orders to march
to Lake George, & marcht of about 10 oclock A. M. in one colum.
Arivd at Lake George, & incamp before night.
SOURCE: Samuel
Jenks, Diary of Captain Samuel Jenks
During the French and Indian War, 1760, p. 5
Sunday, October 11, 2026
Diary of Captain Samuel Jenks, Tuesday, June 10, 1760
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 Colo 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 Colo
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, 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, Tuesday, June 17, 1760
This morning I was
ordred off with 200 men across the lake in order to git sum spruce. Capt Brewer
of the Rangers went to pilot us; when we got a shore we march with front, rear,
& flank guards. Returnd without any molestation from ye enemy; brought a
fine quantity of spruce. The commanding officer on the station gave us his
thanks for the service we had done.
SOURCE: Samuel
Jenks, Diary of Captain Samuel Jenks
During the French and Indian War, 1760, p. 6
Diary of Captain Samuel Jenks, Wednesday, June 18, 1760
This day I was off
duty. At the evening we espyd a fire1 made on the west side the lake
about 6 miles down. Imediately a party & sum of our pequit gaurd was sent
in 2 battoes & a whale boat for to discover who they be. As Rogers is out
with a large party tis supposed it is sum of his returning.
_______________
1 See Sergeant Holden's Journal, 2
Proceedings, vol. iv. p. 392.
SOURCE: Samuel
Jenks, Diary of Captain Samuel Jenks
During the French and Indian War, 1760, p. 6
Diary of Captain Samuel Jenks, Thursday, June 19, 1760
This day, Major
Skeen, who went out to se wat the fire was made for, returned about 9 oclock A.
M., & brought in 2 of our men that run away from the French; they had been
without provisions 6 day, living on strawberrys & roots. About noon we discoverd
several boats coming up the lake from toward St Johns, which proves to be sum
of our people that have been in captivity; there is about 130 in all. They
bring us the agreable news of the French being obliged to raise the seige of
Quebeck in the greatest confusion, with the loss of 3,500 men, & all their
arteliry, & all their camp equipage, & that the country is all in
confusion.
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
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
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