{"content":[{"text":"Edwards—he was then engaged for one week in making a causeway between Fort \n Edward and Fort Ann in the now county of Washington then County of Charlotte, he \n was out on this expedition four weeks and five days—they marched to Fort Ann—and \n back to Fort Edward and were discharged at Fort Edward by Captain Van Wort—and \n came home. \n In this tour he was orderly sergeant. \n In the year 1777 about the first of July he went to Lake George as a volunteer, \n under the command of General Schuyler – in Capt. Thompsons company—he \n rendezvoused at Saratoga from there he marched through the Town of Saratoga \n Northumberland recrossed the river to Fort Edward, from thence to Lake George and \n then retreated with the American Army from Lake George to Stillwater, under Col. \n VanVecten, when he was permitted to go home to remove his family, was at home \n about a week and then returned –to Stillwater and Joined the army—previous to going \n home he was out four weeks— \n After his return he staid six weeks—with the army—at Stillwater and \n Saratoga—until after the surrender of General Burgoine—on the 16th of October 1777, \n he was not in the battle, his company & Regt remained by orders in the camp at the \n battle on the 7th of October—he was discharged by his captain at Saratoga did not \n receive a written discharge – he was in sight of the surrender at Burgoine—at \n Saratoga—In the whole on this expedition he was out ten weeks. In this tour he was \n orderly sergeant. \n In the year 1778 – in the month of April about the first, he went again from his \n residence in Easton, to Fort Edward under Lieut Ross, the company were marched \n from Saratoga when they rendezvoused immediately to Fort Edward, when they \n remained Twelve days, and was discharged by Lieut Ross—In this tour he was orderly \n sergeant— \n In the year 1778—in the fall he went out under Captain Peter Winney the latter \n part of November under the command of Major Asten, he rendezvoused with his \n company at Saratoga and marched immediately to Palmertown Mountain in the same \n County a distance of about twenty miles, was out three weeks and was discharged at \n the mountain and came home, during this tour was orderly sergeant. \n In 1779 he was again a volunteer in Captain Thompsons company—and went to \n Fort Edward in the month of April—was out ten days, which there was under the \n command of Major Chipman—he was discharged by Major Chipman and came home— \n he was also orderly sergeant during this tour. \n In the fall of the year 1779—the latter part of August and first of September he \n was again out fourteen days at Fort Edward under the command of Peter VanWoort & \n Major Chipman, and was discharged at Fort Edward by Captain VanWoort—as O. \n Sergeant. \n In 1780 he went out under George Clinton across Lake George in boats—the \n company rendezvoused at Saratoga, and marched about the first of June to the Lake, \n thence went down Lake Champlain—under Captain VanWoort in Col. Van Vectens","bbox":{"left":0.117686,"top":0.090835,"width":0.7652220000000001,"height":0.7851}}],"images_bbox":[],"images_bbox_not_text_overlap":[]}