Footnote 43: Flogging was facetiously termed "putting on a new shirt." Seventy lashes was a pretty severe punishment.[(Back)]
Footnote 44: This was the outlet of three little lakes, situated about half way between the head of Lake George and the bend of the Hudson at Sandy Hill. They are the head-waters of Clear river, the west branch of Wood creek, which empties into Lake Champlain at Whitehall.[(Back)]
Footnote 45: This was Diamond island, lying directly in front of Dunham's bay, and not far from the village of Caldwell. It was so called because of the number and beauty of quartz-crystals found upon it. Burgoyne made it a depôt of military stores when on his way from Canada, by the way of Lake Champlain, in 1777. It was the scene of a sharp conflict between the little garrison and a party of Americans under Colonel Brown, on the 25th of September, 1777, while Gates and Burgoyne were confronted at Saratoga. Brown was repulsed.[(Back)]
Footnote 46: Partridge's.[(Back)]
Footnote 47: They were volunteers.[(Back)]
Footnote 48: M'Mahon?[(Back)]
Footnote 49: This locality can not be identified.[(Back)]
Footnote 50: Rogers, in his Journal, speaks of this occurrence. He says it was on the 27th, and that one hundred and sixteen men were killed, of whom sixteen were rangers.[(Back)]
Footnote 51: He went out with seven hundred men, to intercept the marauding party, but they escaped.[(Back)]
Footnote 52: Ingersoll.[(Back)]