Sunday June 9th 1776--
This day I went had the command
of 87 Men to go to the
Jersie Side upon
Fatiegue-- very warm &
uncomfortable
the Men behaved very decently.
10 [June 1776] In the
Afternoon Mr Wm
Stone acco=
=mpanied by Lieut Hayward came to
Visit me in Camp Mr Stone
braught
me a Letter from my Mother (blessed
be God) my Friends are all well; he
told me that Capt Down's had
removd
with his Family to
Nantucket--
An affront because a perticular G-n
visited me & c after the
Gentn and
I had drank a little Grog wee walked
into the City & spent the afternoon
very agreeably. I met Docr Curtis
a Genn with whom I was very
intimate
at College & whom I had not Seen Since
we took our Degrees, we had a long
Conference walked through the Forts
together, & he gave me information of
my old Friend Loring who is now a
Surgeon to the Ministerial Butchers, this
gave me great Trouble, &c. on my
return home I Spent the Evening
with Docr
Warren at his Lodging
When I returned I found Trouble
supported byon acct of support