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A.M. Col Allen brought into our room. Sep. 1. Pleasant weather. Bad water. Horrid scenes of whipping. Lewis Pintard brought some money for the officers. P.M. Major Otho H. Williams brought from Long Island and confined in our room. Major Wells from same place confined below. A. M. William Lawrence of Tappan died. Campbell, Taylor, John Cromwell, and Buchanan from Philadelphia discharged.
Pintard sent up blankets, shoes, and stockings for the prisoners. Lt. Col. Livingstone and upwards of twenty officers from Fort Montgomery and Clinton, all below. Received from Mr. Pintard a letter by flag from Peter R. Fell, A. M. Mr. Noble came to the grates to speak to me. Sergt. Keath sent Lt. Mercer and Mr. Nath.
The Town Major and Town Adjutant came with a pretence of viewing the jail. Peter and Cor. Van Tassel, two prisoners from Tarrytown, in our room. 20 Mr. Pintard sent three barrels of flour to be distributed among the prisoners. Mr. Pintard came for an account of what clothing the prisoners wanted. Six tailors brought here from prison ship to work in making clothes for prisoners.
Statement of grievances presented to General Jones which much displeased Sergt. Keath who threatened to lock up the rooms. Last night Sergt. K. locked up all the rooms. Rev. Mr. Jas. Sears was admitted upstairs. Sent Mr. Pintard a list of clothing wanted for continental and state prisoners in the Provost. Sergt. locks up all the rooms. Oct. 2. Candles ordered out at eight. Not locked up.
Barry sent to the dungeon for bringing rum for Mr Phillips without leave of the Sergt. Everything looks stormy. Warm weather. Growing better. Mr. Pintard came to supply prisoners of war with clothes. Two prisoners from Long Island and four Lawrences from Tappan. John Coven Cromwell from White Plains. Sergt.
Pintard thought her so light as to be tender; but, not daring to haul up high enough to prove her in that way, it remained a matter of opinion only. It was enough for him that she lay so far to the west of south as to promise to clear the point of Piane, and that she skimmed along the water at a rate that bade fair to distance all three of her pursuers.
Lewis Pintard came as Commissary to take account of officers, in order to assist them with money. Every person refused admittance to the Provost. All prisoners paraded in the hall: supposed to look for deserters. Rev. Mr. Hart and Col. Smith brought to the Provost from Long Island. Stormy in Provost. Not allowed to fetch good water. Bad water; proposing buying tea-water, but refused.
I delivered to Mr. Pintard the wills of Garret Miller and Benjamin Goldsmith, to be forwarded to their respective families. Present E. Boudinot. "May 20 '78, I had my parole extended by order of Gen. Daniel Jones, to my own house in Bergen County, for thirty days. "July 2. I left town, and next day arrived safe home.
Major Wells exchanged. Mr. Pintard sent 100 loaves for the prisoners. A. M. Walter Thurston died. Prisoners very sickly and die very fast from the hospitals and prison ships. Some flags from North River. Abel Wells died, a tailor from the prison ship. Mr. Pintard brought letters for sundry people. Sunday. Guards more severe than ever notwithstanding General Robertson's promise of more indulgence.
Capt. Van Zandt brought from Long Island. Sent message to Mr Pintard for wood. Cold and entirely out of wood. Commissary Winslow came and released Major Winslow on his parole on Long Island. Mr Pintard sent four cords of wood for the prisoners. Capt. John Paul Schoot released on parole. Mr Pintard with clothing for the people.
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