June 18 1776

before. near this Place are several
elegant & beautifull Country Seats
Several evacuated by the Tories, I
visited the Garden of one Gentleman
in which was a Summer House
which the Gardener Shewed me
in which were many curious Flow-
-ers &c but the greatest Rarity was
Orange Lime Pomgranet & Citron
Trees all Bearing Fruit, the Lem-
-ons were the largest & best that ever
I Saw as also the Oranges both Sweet
& Sour, One Lime tree had 5 different
Sorts of Fruit growing at once beside
Blossoms---

On our arival we found
Barracks Houses provided for both Officers
& Men; Our Regt was barracked in
Water Street near to Becks Pecks Slip &
we had 2 Rooms for the officers in of
our Company in D Barkleys in
the Same Street near Our Company.

19th. [June 1776] I Spent the greatest part of
my Time in viewing the City
which I found vastly Surpassing
my Expectations; the City is near-
ly as populous as the Town of Boston