the 30, 31. Nothing remarkable.
January.
the 1. A Happy new year 1776 Behold the man three score and ten upon a Dying Bed he'se run his race and get no Grace and Awful Sight indeed Nothing very remarkable this 1 day of January 1776 Anoquedomina.[199]
the 2. Nothing strange this day.
the 3. 20 men out of each Regement in Roxbury side to cut fachines[200] I believe we have it by and by.
the 4. Nothing remarkable this day.
the 5-7. Nothing strange.
the 8. At night some of our brave heroick Americans went Past the Enemys Brest Work at Bunker hill and burnt several housen at the foot of Bunker hill and took 5 men and 1 woman Prisoners and came of as far as copple hill when the flames began to extend and the enemy that were in the fort perceiving a number of men gather round the fire & suposing them to be our men they kept up a bright fire for the space of near half an hour upon their own men devillightfooly[201] they[202]....
the 9. Nothing remarkable this day.
the 10. Nothing very remarkable this day it was very cold.