[1776] for whom a convenient House
was provided at Roxbury, among
these two only were very Dangerous
Viz Elisha Doane & Joseph Philips,
Doane after having been extreme
low and weak being several
times looked upon as a dying
Man recovered so far that on
my coming from Roxbury on
the Second of April [1776] he was able to
Set up and in a likely way of
recovery; But As to Philips who was
taken with a Pleurisy which after=
-wards turned to a Malignant Putrid
Fever, God in his providence Saw
fit to take him to himself as
we trust on the 30th of March [1776] the
next Day he was decently inter'd.

The Enemy kept possess-
-ion of Castle Williams after
they had evacuated Boston till     of
March the day before being the
they began to blow up the Works at
about 3 o clock in the afternoon and
continued

On the 18 of March [1776] the Enemy
Still keeping Possession of Castle