. The Pennsylvania-German Society : [Publications]. CHAPTER XXXI. Journal kept by Captain John Van Etten, 1757. Of all the Proceedings and Circumstances of Affairs,together with all Busnis and Scouting Done by saidCompany, from the Ist Day of December, 1736. December ye Ist, I went on Scout with theoldest Ser*, to see if there wareindians on the Cost, but discovrdnone; we Returned safe to thefort. 2. After Releaving Guard Im-ployd the men in hallind Relievd Guard and kept the men about the Gar-rison. 4. and 5. Paid some of the men, and for some pro-visions. 6. Kept the men
. The Pennsylvania-German Society : [Publications]. CHAPTER XXXI. Journal kept by Captain John Van Etten, 1757. Of all the Proceedings and Circumstances of Affairs,together with all Busnis and Scouting Done by saidCompany, from the Ist Day of December, 1736. December ye Ist, I went on Scout with theoldest Ser*, to see if there wareindians on the Cost, but discovrdnone; we Returned safe to thefort. 2. After Releaving Guard Im-ployd the men in hallind Relievd Guard and kept the men about the Gar-rison. 4. and 5. Paid some of the men, and for some pro-visions. 6. Kept the men in their posts about the Garrison. 7. I went on Scout with 2 men and made no Dis-covery; Returnd safe to the Fort at Night and found allin Good order. (448). Journal Kept by Captain John Van Etten. 449 8. and 9. The men Divided, one part standing onSentery while the other Cut and Halld firewood. 10. I went out on Scout with one man and made noDiscovery, and Return6 safe to the fort. ii. The Lieu1, went on his Journey to Philadelphia,in order to get the pay for my men for 3 months; the sameDay, about 11 oc I went out on Scout with 6 men andTraviled four milds out making no Discovery, Returnd tothe fort. 12. Sunday and Rainey, we all staid at the Garrison. 13. In the morning, after Guard Relvd, I went outwith six men on Scout and one Neighbour, and Traviledeight milds out and made no Discovery, and Returnd tothe Garrison all safe. 14. After Guard Relievd I went out with four men onScout, and sent two men with Jacob Swortwood to Guardehim in fetching his Grane, where it might be thrashd. 15. I went with five men on Scout, and sd Jacob Swort-wood went again to his place with sd Guard, it being aboutfour miles from the fort. At night, when I re
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