Vulgar words in The Military Journals of Two Private Soldiers, 1758-1775 - With Numerous Illustrative Notes (Page 1)
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Being cold the teams sot out for the Lake--about 40 of the Kings waggons--this afternoon their was a Lobster[86] Corperel married to a Road Island whore--our men came in from Fort Miller.
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I heard one of the regulars, whom I took to be an officer, say, "Damn them, we will have them;" and immediately the regulars shouted aloud, run and fired upon the Lexington company, which did not fire a gun before the regulars discharged on them.
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Then the officers made a huzza, and the private soldiers succeeded them: directly after this, an officer rode before the regulars to the other side of the body, and hallooed after the militia of said Lexington, and said, "Lay down your arms, damn you, why don't you lay down your arms?"
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damn you, fire!"