[September 17, 1775, cont.] Milton expresses it "Horribly with a ghastly smile."
18. [September 1775]
Doors open: Master Leach's wife and 7
children
paid him a visit; Dyer discharged to the
great
Satisfaction of the prisoners: He Seemed to be
a most unhappy wicked wretch: Lord have
mercy on him; for if we may be allowed to
judge agreeable to the word of God, he was ripe
for destruction, a most awful State.
19. [September 1775]
Doors open: Provision Served us; much firing
at the lines which rejoiced us to hear.
20. [September 1775] Doors open: Firing at the lines.
21. [September 1775]
Doors open: Out of 29 of the
Charlestown pri-
soners, only 11 are living.
22. [September 1775] Doors open: Nothing remarkable.
23. [September 1775]
Doors open: Firing at the lines all day. A Cap-
tain of the regulars had a leg shot off at the
lines.
24. [September 1775]
Doors open: Four prisoners went to meeting
we were not allowed the liberty.
25. [September 1775]
Doors open: Old Mr. Howe, a poor insane
man
was bro't to goal at the instigation of
Nathl.
Coffin junr. and brother. They Suspected
he had
stole from them, and tho' no proof
appear'd;
because they were rank tories the poor man
was unmercifully beat by the provost. Also