31. Bad water; proposing buying tea-water, but refused. This night ten prisoners from opposite room ordered into ours, in all twenty. June 1. Continued the same today. 2. The people ordered back to their own room. 3. Captain Van Zandt sent to the dungeon for resenting Captain Cunningham’s insulting and abusing me. 4. Capt. Adams brought into our room. At 9 P.M. candles ordered out. 7. Captain Van Zandt returned from the dungeon. 8. All prisoners paraded and called over and delivered to care of Sergt. Keath. (O’Keefe, probably.) And told we are all alike, no distinction to be made. 10. Prisoners very sickly. 11. Mr Richards from Connecticut exchanged. 12. Exceeding strict and severe. “Out Lights!” 13. Melancholy scene, women refused speaking to their sick husbands, and treated cruelly by sentries. 14. Mr. James Ferris released on parole. People in jail very sickly and not allowed a doctor. 17. Capt. Corne came to speak to me; not allowed. 18. Letter from prisoners to Sergeant Keath, requesting more privileges. 19. Received six bottles claret and sundry small articles, but the note not allowed to come up. 20. Memorandum sent to Gen. Pigot with list of grievances. 21. Answered. “Grant no requests made by prisoners.” 22. Mrs. Banta refused speaking to her son. 23. Mr Haight died. 24. Nineteen prisoners from Brunswick. Eighteen sent to the Sugar House. 25. Dr Bard came to visit Justice Moore, but his wife was refused, tho’ her husband was dying. 26. Justice Moore died and was carried out. 27. Several sick people removed below. 30. Provost very sickly and some die. July 3. Received from Mrs Curson per Mrs. Marriner, two half Joes. 6. Received of E. Boudinot, per Pintard, ten half Joes. 7. Capt. Thomas Golden came to the grates to see me. 9. Two men carried out to be hung for desertion, reprieved. 11. Mr Langdon brought into our room. 13. The Sergeant removed a number of prisoners from below. 14. Messrs Demarests exchanged. Dr. Romaine ordered to visit the sick. 15. A declaration of more privileges, and prisoners allowed to speak at the windows. 17. Peter Zabriskie had an order to speak with me, and let me know that all was well at home 19. Sergt. from Sugar House came to take account of officers in the Provost. Capt. Cunningham in town. 21. Sergt. took account of officers. Capt. Jas. Lowry died. 22. Mr. Miller died. Capt. Lowry buried. Aug. 1. Very sick. Weather very hot. 5. Barry sent to the dungeon for bringing rum for Mr Phillips without leave of the Sergt. Everything looks stormy. 6. Warm weather. Growing better. Mr. Pintard came to supply prisoners of war with clothes. 10. Two prisoners from Long Island and four Lawrences from Tappan. 11. John Coven Cromwell from White Plains. Freeland from Polly (?) Fly whipped about salt. 12. Sergt. Keath took all pens and ink out of each room, and forbid the use of any on pain of the dungeon. 13. Abraham Miller discharged.