Journal of Lieutenant Isaac Bangs, May 3, 1776

With Cap. Porter spent some time at a Biliard Table; was very luckey, & reapt much Pleasure by the pleasant behaviour of the Gentlemen at that Place.

SOURCE: Edward Bangs, Edited, Journal of Lieutenant Isaac Bangs, April 1 to July 29, 1776, p. 32

Journal of Lieutenant William Feltman, September 19, 1781

This being a very excesssive warm day as we have had this summer—found out a new billiard table in Williamsburgh but not a very good one.

SOURCE: Historical Society of Pennsylvania, Publisher, Journal of Lieut. William Feltman, of the First Pennsylvania Regiment, 1781-82, p. 14

Journal of Lieutenant William Feltman, September 22, 1781

This day the Northern troops arrived and landed at Burrell's Landing.

This morning received a letter from Lieut. Andrew Johnston from York (Penna.) dated the 3d Sept'r, 1781.

After breakfast Lieut. Benj'n Lodge and self took a walk to Lieuts. Ball and Armstrong's quarters; spent the day very agreeably with them in playing whilst, fowling, &c.

SOURCE: Historical Society of Pennsylvania, Publisher, Journal of Lieut. William Feltman, of the First Pennsylvania Regiment, 1781-82, p. 14

Journal of Lieutenant William Feltman, September 25, 1781

Spent this day at the billiard table in town, and in the evening went to a hop.

SOURCE: Historical Society of Pennsylvania, Publisher, Journal of Lieut. William Feltman, of the First Pennsylvania Regiment, 1781-82, p. 15

Journal of Lieutenant William Feltman, August 18, 1781

This day Lieut. Collier and self took a walk to New Castle; spent the afternoon very agreeably in playing billiards, (which is a very bad one.) The town is situated on a very fine plain; there are but a small number of houses; the town is built very irregular; the town is covered all over with weeds. There are a few very elegant buildings. A few of us bucks remained in town all night at the ornery; got very merry.

SOURCE: Historical Society of Pennsylvania, Publisher, Journal of Lieut. William Feltman, of the First Pennsylvania Regiment, 1781-82, p. 10

Journal of Lieutenant William Feltman, June 22, 1781

Marched at 2 o'clock through a well inhabited country, though I can give no account of the people, as I have not been in the inside of a house (but one or two ornerys). They sometimes come to the road side in order to take a view of us as we pass by, but a person can scarcely discern any part of them but the nose and eyes, as they have themselves muffled up with linens, &c., in order to prevent the sun from burning their faces (I mean the female sex). At the same time they will have a number of blacks standing around them, all naked, nothing to hide their nakedness. You can easily distinguish their sex; I mean the blacks, for reasons already mentioned. They will also have their attendants dressed in the same uniform. They will also attend their table in this manner.

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This day we passed through Richmond in twenty hours after the enemy had evacuated it a number of houses being destroyed by the enemy. They also destroyed a great quantity of Tobacco, which they threw into the streets and set fire to it. The town is built close on James River under a bank. We encamped two miles this side of the town. About 6 o'clock P. M. Capt. Davis and self made to town and spent the afternoon playing billiards and drinking wine—20 miles.

SOURCE: Historical Society of Pennsylvania, Publisher, Journal of Lieut. William Feltman, of the First Pennsylvania Regiment, 1781-82, p. 5