No. 6-- July 12 1776
After all this bustle toward Night
the Eagle with Admiral Lord
Howe
on board, who had been Several Days
at the Hooke, came up Joined the
other Ships at the Landing--
I was very unwell all day am in
Some fear lest I Shall have the Camp
disorder which is now frequent
in this Camp--
13 [July 1776] Not well Staid in the Camp therefore
Sunday. 14 [July 1776]
Still unwell. almost the
whole Regt are Sick with the Camp Dis-
temper; our Regt is by far the most
Sickly of the whole Brigade & I dare Say
of the whole Army-- My waiter [recr-]
-uits a little-- No Meeting this Day--
A flag this Afternoon from the Enemy
came up the River but with a Letter
from Genl Howe
to Genl
Washington
but as the Letter was directed to Geo
George Washington
Esqr they were Sent back
& the Letter never opened nor received
further than to read the Superscripti-
-on, when the Officer that went to wait
on them returned it telling them that
he knew of no Such Man at
York.