Friday, May 5. Carried Nabby in my chaise 10 o Clock a. m. to Mr Woodward's. He not being at home rode with her towards Framingham, oated at Reeve's Tavern gratis, return'd to Mr Woodward's, we din'd there. Katy and Mrs Cooper at Savages, return'd by Parksr, found Mrs Cooper there. Katy walk'd over to Mr Woodwards slept with Nabby there. My wife and I at Mr Savages. A Travailer f'm Hartford inform' d me this Day, that Connecticut had voted an Army of 6,000. Worcester[1] ist Officer, Spencer next. Putnam 3'd. heard also a Report that the N. Yorkers had taken a King's Vessel[2] with a large Sum of Money after a bloody Engagement. Dr Prescot[3] of Groton visited me this Morning and propos'd my Supplying their Pulpit, propos'd to Mr Woodward his going there and that I w'd supply his Pulpit wch He c'd not comply with. Horse at D. Russells.
Saturday, 6th. Mr and Mrs Hyde call'd upon us early this Morng. He and my Wife sat out in my chaise about 10. for charlestown to try if we could bring Part of our Furniture from Boston. I din'd at Mr Savage's. Mrs Cooper at Charlestown. She return'd in the Evening, we slept at Mr Savages. Horse at Russell's
Lord' s day 7. May. Went to publick Worship at Weston, heard Mr. Cushing both Parts of the Day. we din'd at Mr. Woodward's, my Horse at Josiah Smith's gratis, saw Mrs Jackson of Boston and her Son there p. m. going to N. Haven. Slep't at Mr Savages. Horse at Russell's.
Monday 8th. Cloudy and small Rain. We Din'd at Mr Savages. I bro't Nabby and Katy p.m. from Mr Woodwards to Mr Joseph Russell's agreed for them both at i Doll, p'r Week, slept at Mr Savage's. Horse at Russell's.
Tuesday, 9. Went with Mrs Cooper in my chaise to Brooklyne. Majr Thompson's Wife brot her a boy to carry her to the Lines, where She saw her Brother,[4] found he was unable to procure our Furniture f'm Boston ; I walk'd to Mrs. Hyslop's. din'd there with Dr Chauncy[5] and Lady : Col. Quincy, Deacon Jeffries and Lady, saw Mr. Hunt, Mr Hill and M" Quincy. Rumor that the Troops were likely to make a Sally f m Boston, return'd to Mr. Savages, stop'd by the Way at Mrs William's Waltham, saw Mrs Gill who had with great Difficulty got out of Boston. slept at Mr. Savage's. Horse at Russell's.
Wednesday. Went in my chaise and Mr S'" Horse to the Lines at Roxbury. I stopt at the George Tavern on Boston Neck. Mrs Cooper
- ↑ David Wooster, commander of the Connecticut forces; afterwards appointed by the Continental Congress a brigadier-general.
- ↑ "Two sloops which lay at the wharves laden with flour and supplies for the British at Boston, of the value of eighty thousand pounds, were speedily unloaded." Bancroft, History, edit. 2, VII. 328.
- ↑ Oliver Prescott (H. C. 1750), a noted physician, and brother of Colonel William Prescott. From 1777 to 1779 he sat in the Council of Massachusetts.
- ↑ Dr. Thomas Bulfinch (H. C. 1746), of Boston, an eminent physician and the father of Charles Bulfinch, the architect.
- ↑ The Rev. Charles Chauncy, D.D. (H. C. 1721), from 1727 to 1787 minister of the First Church in Boston.
