. The Pennsylvania-German Society : [Publications]. owder, 300 lb. Lead,112 Blankets, 39 Axes, 3 Broad Do, 80 Tamhacks, 6Shovels, 2 Grub Hoes, 5 Spades, 5 Drawing Knives, 9Chisels, 3 Adses, 3 Hand Saws, 2 Augurs, 2 SplittingKnives. At 1 P. M. the Ensign with 12 men returned fromRanging, they had seen nothing of any Indians. I mus-tered the whole 34 in Number Stout able men, the Ensnhas no Certificates of inlistments, the arms Loaded andclean, the Cartooch Boxes filled with 12 Rounds pr at Fort Norris, a Large Quantity of Beef Veryill cured Standing in Tubs, a Quantity of Biscuit
. The Pennsylvania-German Society : [Publications]. owder, 300 lb. Lead,112 Blankets, 39 Axes, 3 Broad Do, 80 Tamhacks, 6Shovels, 2 Grub Hoes, 5 Spades, 5 Drawing Knives, 9Chisels, 3 Adses, 3 Hand Saws, 2 Augurs, 2 SplittingKnives. At 1 P. M. the Ensign with 12 men returned fromRanging, they had seen nothing of any Indians. I mus-tered the whole 34 in Number Stout able men, the Ensnhas no Certificates of inlistments, the arms Loaded andclean, the Cartooch Boxes filled with 12 Rounds pr at Fort Norris, a Large Quantity of Beef Veryill cured Standing in Tubs, a Quantity of Biscuit andflower, & abt 50 Gallons Rum. 23 June, Fort Norris:—At 2 P. M. Captn Weather-holt came here to us, he had been on his way to Phila, butthe Messinger I sent last night (from Fort Lehigh) over-took him 8 miles from his Station, he brought me hismuster Roll of his whole Compy, and Certificates of In-listments, and proposed to go with me to Saml Depues,where his Lieut and 26 men are Stationed, to see them 4i8 The Pennsylvania-German ROAD TO GILBLRT5 OLD SttTltK^VHL FliHtR <K0 OPCHARPfORT MORRIS £E3 • **** OLD CtMtTtRV CHA% PRA8U(sSX Of C_OX«»OI wiiai ccnrao thaslIUiVtO 16 5 6. OPRfitNT Home CONRAD fAABLt »«A»Lt ROAO. 15AUU5 SITE OF FORT NORRIS, J Fort Norris. 419 Musterd. I accepted of his Company. At 3 P. M. wesett out from Fort Norris on our way to Fort Hamilton. The reader will doubtless be struck with the excellentcondition in which Mr. Young found everything at FortNorris. This was not a matter of mere chance, but wasowing to the fact that Captain Orndt was a most excellentand capable officer. The high esteem in which he washeld by the Government is evidenced by his transfer tothe important station at Fort Allen, after the acts ofmutiny and insubordination which occurred in CaptainReynolds company, and his subsequent promotion to therank of major. In October, 1756, the command of Fort Norris de-volved upon Captain Reynolds, who was succeeded,
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