[March 1776, cont.] in the Night at 3 o clock ; this
made
it more fatiegueing being in this
manner broke of our Rest each Night.
Being myself unwell upon
our first entering upon the Hills
I was unable to do but three Tours
of Duty in this Manner, and had
entered upon the fourth when I
was so unwell that with much
difficulty with the assistance of an
able Bodied Man I got of from
the Hills. I continued 2 Days in
my Chamber and then walked out,
but the Blody Flux raged so hard up=
-on me & nothing Suitable for my
Diet being to be baught it was tha
-ught best for me to go into the Cou=
-ntry, whereupon I went to
Concord
& tarried Several Days, but being
unwilling to tarry any longer out
of Camp than what was absolutely
necessary I returned about 3 Days
before the enemy evacuated
Boston
being Still unfit for Duty, never-
-theless I undertook another Tour
seeing Duty had been so hard for
the other Officers many of them