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- 1779.3 + (<p>"In the spring of 1779, Henry Dea … <p>"In the spring of 1779, Henry Dearborn, a New Hampshire officer, was a member of the American expedition in northeast Pennsylvania, heading northwards to attack the Iroquois tribal peoples. In his journal for April 3rd, Dearborn jotted down . . . 'all the Officers of the Brigade turn'd out & Played at a game of ball the first we have had this yeare.' </p></br><p>On April 17th, he wrote: 'we are oblige'd to walk 4 miles to day to find a place leavel enough to play ball.'</p></br><p>Dearborn's two notations, meager as they were, suggests that the game of ball that they played was more than whimsical recreation." </p>ll that they played was more than whimsical recreation." </p>)