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92 Dociimaits sinceer prayers to God for you and my D! Children and belive me to be ever while I have breath, My Dearest Jewell, your Aff'^' husb"! till death. Signed J. H. Addressed To M" John Harrower in Lerwick Zetland By Edinburgh, North Britain. Saturday, loth. This day after 12 Oclock rode to Town and deliv^ my letter dated 6'. Ins! to M! John Glassell to be forewarded to Britain per first ship. Bought i PadLock at 1/ CurrT and i Doz° Vest buttons silver plated at i / CurrT and pocket expence 9^ CurrT . Wednesday, 14th. This day MT Daingerfield hade 35 Hoggs Killed weighting at an average about 150 lb. and they are to serve for salt Beacon untill the return of next year this time, all the Hams and Shoulders are cured with salt peter. Sold doz° horn Buttons at 3^ . Tuesday, 20th. last night I dreamt that my wife came to me here, and told me she had sent Johnnie and Bettie to Deall ' to stay and left George in the house with M. J. the servant. Sunday, 2jth. Christmas day, stayed at home all day along w! the Overseer and Childreen because I hade no saddle to go to the Church with. In the morning the Col' Ordred up to school two Bottles of the best Rum and some suggar for me. Munday, 26th. This forenoon the Col! wou'd have me to take his saddle and ride to Toun and Amuse myself, and when I was going gave me Six Shillings for pocket money. I went to Toun and Dined in a pri- vate house and after buying i.V Doz° Mother of Pearle buttons for my white morsyld Vest I return' d home in the evening. Tuesday, 2jth. St. Johns day. This day a Grand Lodge in Toun, And the whole went to Church in their Clothing and heard sermon. Thursday, 2gih. I began to keep school. Freiday, 30th. This day there was severall Gentlemen from Fred- ericksburgh here at Dinner with whom I dined. Tuesday, January loth, I'/JS- This day Thof Brooks who has at- ten[d]ed ever night and on Sundays left school being obliged to go 40 miles up the country to work, at same time he gave me an order on Col' Daingerfield for £^. 10. 8. Curr!' of which ^i. 5. 2 was for teach- ing him. Saturday, 21st. Some time ago I having got a present of piece of Lead coul Cloath from Miss Lucy Gaines' I got made in a Vest by Kid- beck the Taylor for which I have this day paid him 3/ i^ Cur!'. Sunday, 22nd. This day at Church in Town and heard M! Maree preach Te.xt 2!* Cor' 4 Chap : and iS'!" Verse. Tuesday, jist. i pm yesterday Jaf and W"' Porters, sons of M! William Porter Merch' in Fredericksb" came here to School. Tuesday, February 14th. This day the Col! on finding more wheat left among the straw then should be blamed M! Lewis the Overseer for > A village on the mainland of Scotland, in Caithness, about ten miles south of Thurso. Harrower may have come from there or had relatives living there. 2Alvrays a day of especial festivity at Fredericksburg, ending in a ball at the Sun Rise tavern. 3 The housekeeper.