horses ect, ect, but I soon discovered that he was
more sober than drunk, and that he was probably
a spy. Near night we arrived at a small stream
of water about one mile from Jacksonvill where
we found a paw paw bush in the road,
which had been dropped as a signal for
us to camp, by Dr. F. G. Willams, whom I
had sent forward in the morning on horse-
back, to select a camp ground and watch
the movements of our enemies. Here we pitched
our tents agreeably to my instruction about
sunset. Brother Roger Norton proclaimed about,
that there whould be preaching under the trees,
within the camp at half past ten on the morrow.
There was only one stranger in the camp to
hear the appointment, Dr. Willams had
gone on to Jacksonville with his pill bags
to spend the night
~ Sunday
Sunday, June the 1st.
This morning at half past ten oclock, our
trumpet (a common brass french horn) sound-
ed in the camp for preaching, there were some
two of three of the people from Jacksonville, and
the surrounding country gathered under the trees
within our camp, and a chest was brought out
for the accomodation of the speaker, when squire
Cook (as I was called) amediately took the stand
horses ect, ect, but I soon discovered that he was
more sober than drunk, and that he was probably
a spy. Near night we arrived at a small stream
of water about one mile from Jacksonvill where
we found a paw paw bush in the road,
which had been dropped as a signal for
us to camp, by Dr. F. G. Willams, whom I
had sent forward in the morning on horseback, to select a camp ground and watch
the movements of our enemies. Here we pitched
our tents agreeably to my instruction about
sunset. Brother Roger Norton proclaimed about,
that there whould be preaching under the trees,
within the camp at half past ten on the morrow.
There was only one stranger in the camp to
hear the appointment, Dr. Willams had
gone on to Jacksonville with his pill bags
to spend the night
~ Sunday
Sunday, June the 1st.
This morning at half past ten oclock, our
trumpet (a common brass french horn) sounded in the camp for preaching, there were some
two of three of the people from Jacksonville, and
the surrounding country gathered under the trees
within our camp, and a chest was brought out
for the accomodation of the speaker, when squire
Cook (as I was called) amediately took the stand
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