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George. I followed teaming the remainder of the season, but by accident I was taken with the small pox at Albany. I entrusted a man to convey my teams to Litchfield, and gave him 15 dollar, for his services. But instead of doing as he agreed, he went twenty miles & sold one team, then went a short distance and left the other. But after I regained my health I went and bought them again and returned to Lime.
Soon after I enlisted under Major Spencer, in 1758, and went over the Lakes. There was a severe battle fought, Lord Howe was killed, his bowels were taken out and were buried, his body was embalmed and carried to England.
The next day we marched to the brest-works and were obliged to retreat with the loss of five hundred killed and as many more woundded; but I escaped very narrowly by a musket ball palling under my chin, perhaps within half an inch of my neck. In this rencountre I had no reflection only that I thought I had by my good luck escaped a narrow shot. The army returned back to Lake. George. A large scoulting party of the enemy came round by Skeenesborough, at the half-way brook, and cut off a large number of our men and teams. One thousand of our men set out to go to Skeenesborough after the enemy, five hundred of them were sent back, and just as we got to South Bay the enemy got out of our reach. —
