[March 2, 1776, cont.] (as we afterwards
immagin'd) from
their Lines on the Neck they were
not So Complaisant to us at
Roxbury,
On The Next Night I must also here
observe that previous to this to wit on
the [First?] the day before this the General
ordered all the Forces that for conveni=
-ency were Stationed back to be removed
down to the Lines as nigh as possible
and that in consequence of this our
Company was that day removed and
Barracked in one of the Out Houses
of what is called the Hutchinson House
near the Line that Separateth
Roxbu-
-ry from
Dorchester, a Room was prov=
-ided for the Officers near by and we
thaught ourselves happy in being
So well provided for in Such a Croud
of both Officers and Men but to return
O In 3 the Eving of the
3d [March 1776] the
rout
began again and we at
Roxbury found
that they were not So neglectfull of us
as on the night before--
In the 4th as I bef
In the Evening of the
4th [March 1776] as I
before mentioned our Men went upon
the Hill to work upon which a more
Furious Fire was began than ever