. The Pennsylvania-German Society : [Publications]. olls Blockhouse),8 miles, ordered a review tomorrow morning, here I stayall night March 1st, Wednesday. Reviewed this morning & found here Lieut. Snyder& 23 men, undissiplined, 15 lb powder, 30 lb lead, noblankets, 8 Province Arms bad. Lieut. Humphreys relieved Lieut. Snyder this morn-ing, ordered Lieut. Snyder to his post over Susquehanna. I am informed by the officers here, Lieuts Ingle & Snyder, that Wilson, Esqr, a Majestrate in this County, has acquainted the Farmers that they should notassist the Troops unless the officers Immediately p
. The Pennsylvania-German Society : [Publications]. olls Blockhouse),8 miles, ordered a review tomorrow morning, here I stayall night March 1st, Wednesday. Reviewed this morning & found here Lieut. Snyder& 23 men, undissiplined, 15 lb powder, 30 lb lead, noblankets, 8 Province Arms bad. Lieut. Humphreys relieved Lieut. Snyder this morn-ing, ordered Lieut. Snyder to his post over Susquehanna. I am informed by the officers here, Lieuts Ingle & Snyder, that Wilson, Esqr, a Majestrate in this County, has acquainted the Farmers that they should notassist the Troops unless the officers Immediately pay &that said Wilson has likewise informed ye soldiers theyshould not take their Regimentalls, as it only puts moneyin their officers pockets. I have found a Sergt confinedhere on acct of mutiny, and have ordered a RegimentallCourt Martiall this morning; at this Station there is twobarricks, no stockade. u Marched from hence to Lieut. Hyndshaws Station 428 The Pennsylvania-German Society. » VNNVMVMOVT fe HOlHll 4+tfmttfttrmfH+Hti-. The Forks of the Delaware. 429 at 10 A. M., arrived at Nazareth at 1 P. M., here dined,8 miles. Sett off again at 2 P. M. arrived at Teads at3 P. M., 6 miles. Peter Dolls Blockhouse stood on the road runningalong the base of the mountain, or near it, and along theHockendauqua Creek. It was some three-eighths of amile west from the mill now occupied by James Scholl,Sr., which stands at the intersection of the road to Kleck-nersville, distant from this place one and one-fourth whole locality was the scene of numerous murdersand depredations. In the earlier times it was the site ofmany Indian villages, relics of which have been frequentlydiscovered. Fort Hamilton. We now come to the Delaware River, in the vicinityof the present town of Stroudsburg, not then, however,in existence. It was this territory which the Minisink,or Mpnsey, tribe of the Delaware nation occupied, whenceits name, which was adopted by the Dutch who first settledthere, and
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