July 7 1776
Sunday
Simeon Chubbuck my waiter is
very ill of the Camp disorder, as our
chief Dependence was on him for
help wee are in great confusion--
It not being propper for the Offi-
-cers to leave the Camp I did not as
usual attend on Service till the
After-
-noon a Preacher one Davids came to
hold forth for us under the Trees he
preached from John 14 C 6 V made
out miserably in my opinion tho he
gave general Satisfaction--
The great Number of Prisoners con-
-fined in the Jail made it Necessary
to keep a Strong Guard at the City Hall
to keep them in due Subjection this
guard had been kept for considerable Time
Sergt
Sprague of our Company happ-
-ening to be on this Guard an Insur-
-rection was made among the Pris-
-oners, & one of them named
Armstrong
fired at the Lieut of the Guard & was
just about to kill the Sheriff of the
City when Sergt
Sprague Shot him
dead on the Spot for Which he was
highly applauded-- this calmed the
Insurgents & they were Subdued