6 [September 1776] Some
of ye Rangear
Drove of ye gard on
Long
Island & took a number of
guns & a glass worth Eight
teen Dollers I was on
gard
7 [September 1776]
ye regalers was in
Great preparation for battle
8 [September 1776]
S. Day very Early in ye
morning they opened three
Bateries ye Shots
& Shels
flew very thick they Shot
one 18 pound ball through
a mans Breast we movd.
up to
harlam