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Monday 29 January
Continous Cold But something
More moderate in the Evening

Tuesday 30th January
This day we had orders to go down to
Bonpoon ferry & join Captain Smith
which was not agreeable to our
Company we looking upon ourselves
as Freemen and have been so since
the First of January Refused to
go our company Consisting of 14
men fit for duty Enlisted for
2 months under Captain Newhall
in Colonel Livingstones Regiment
in the afternoon we were put
under guard at head Quarters
for disobedience of orders.

Wednesday 31st January
to day we were tried by a Court
Martial and fin'd 1 months pay
and orderd to join Capt Smith
immediately or be again