Diary of Joseph Nichols, 1758-1766.

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Diary of Joseph Nichols, 1758-1766.

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Journal kept by Joseph Nichols during May -- Nov. 1758. Long, detailed daily entries describe the formation of the company and regiment, the march from Farmingham, Mass. to Ticonderoga, military operations, including the battle of Carrillon; the commanding officers -- Jonathan Bagley, James Abercromby, Robert Rogers, Rufus Putnam, and others; regimental news and camp life, courts martial and punishments meted out for various transgressions, sickness, etc. Also included is a roster of Taplin's company.

130 p. ; 14 cm. : bound v.

Huntington Library, Art Collections & Botanical Gardens

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Abercromby, James, 1706-1781

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Nichols, Joseph, fl. 1755-1766.

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Joseph Nichols of Farmingham, Mass., served as a clerk in Capt. John Taplin's Company, Col. Bagley's Massachusetts Regiment in Abercromby's Ticonderoga campaign (1758). His son Fortunatus was a member of Capt. Nixon's Company of Minute men (Farmingham, Mass., 1775), and later served in the Revolutionary Army. From the description of Diary of Joseph Nichols, 1758-1766. (Huntington Library, Art Collections & Botanical Gardens). WorldCat record id: 228769881 ...