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Aug. 5. I attended the funeral of widow Howard.
Aug. 7. Quarterly fast at Mr. Woodward's.
Aug. 7. Two men drowned in the harbour-Danl. Collins and Benj. Bink.
Aug. 25. Visited the sick at Mr. Boynton's ; four of them with fever.
Sept. 5. At Mr. Roger's Lect. ; he preached ; after Lect. attended the funeral of Mrs. Boynton.
Sept. 7. I attended the funeral of Thos. Bray's child ; there were three funerals, children, all in the burying ground at once.
. Sept. 24. I went up in town at 2 o'clock ; Mr. Rogers, of Kittery, preached a Lect. for me ; after Lect. I visited and prayed at four fam- ilies ; visited the sick all over the Cut.
Sept. 24. Made a partition in ye arch in ye cellar.
Oct. 29. I visited the sick at Fresh Water Cove; six persons sick with a fever ; at night, about 12 o'clock, the house of David Ingersoll took fire and was burnt to the ground with most of the furniture; it was a calm time, and a wonderful Providence that it spread no further ; there was a great concourse of People.
Nov. 8. I attended the dying of Joseph Tarbox his wife.
Nov. 19. I finished my closet in the study ; hung the door.
Nov. 20. Visited the sick, and watched with Tim. Rogers, who has the bilious colic.
Nov. 21. In the morning at home till 12 ; then went to see Patt Stacy, at Mr. Stevens', at the Cut ; pray there, she has a pleuritic fever ; then
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visited and prayed with Mollie Travis ; then visited and prayed at James Sawyer's ; many sick there, and their daughter dead ; then visited and prayed at Michael Webber's, his wife dangerously ill; then visited and prayed at Mr. Webber's, many sick of a fever ; then attended the fune- ral (and prayed) of Andrew Parsons, his wife ; then home ; visited at Henry Davis', two children sick of fever ; then went in to see Mr. Rog- ers, and home and to bed at 9.
Nov. 22. I preached the Lect. 1 John, i. 7; after Lect. went to the cape ; married Daniel Williams and Hannah Clark ; married Cæsar and Flora.
Nov. 29. Very windy at S W., cold ; in the evening I went to the Cape and married John Hobson and widow Martha Pool.
Dec. 2. Mr. Rogers, of Kittery, preached for me, forenoon, from Ps. Ixxxix. 16 ; I preached afternoon ; In Mr. Rogers' sermon, he showed how the Br is exalted in Christ ; righteousness ;- exalted above the con- demning power of the Law ; above the power and dominion of sin, above self, the devil, and the world.
Dec. 3. Mr. Rogers preached a dedication sermon at the new meet- ing house up in town.
Dec. 16. I changed with Mr. Rogers, of Kittery.
Dec. 27. I was at wedding at Mr. Allen's ; Dr. Plummer married by Mr. White. [Doctor Samuel Plummer to Elizabeth Gee, daughter of Rev. Joshua Gee, of Boston, and sister of Mr. Allen's wife, then recently deceased. ]
Jan. 21, 1754. Very warm ; at night the wind changed ; blowed ex- ceedingly hard and exceedingly cold ; many vessels drove ashore in the harbor ; the coldest night we have had this winter.
Jan. 22. Exceedingly cold and windy ; I went to Mr. White's and Deacon Stacy's ; many perished with the cold.
Feb. 6. Very pleasant ; I received a letter from my brother inform- ing me that my mother was sick of a fever ; I set out at 2 o'clock, got to Haverhill at 9.
Feb. 7. Went to Andover; found my mother sick, but the fever abated.
Feb. 13. My mother died at 9 3-4 o'clock.
Feb. 16. I dined at Mr. Cogswell's and reached home at 7 o'clock,
Feb. 24. I preached all day ; in the evening married Joseph Smith and Sarah Brown ; visited Saml. Ingersoll, sick of the palsy and sense- less.
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Feb. 27. Snow storm and rain ; attended the funeral of S. Ingersoll.
April 9. I set out with Deacon Warner for York; lodged at my brother's at Newbury.
April 12. Dined at Mr. Rogers', Kittery ; went through Scotland ; lodged at Mr. Lyman's ; saw many ofthe people of my former charge, who expressed much gladness to see me.
April 15. Visited, and went to Sir Wm. Pepperell's ; Lodged at Mr. Wibird's, Portsmouth.
April 18. Got to Ipswich to Lect .; Mr. Foxcroft preached ; got home at 8 o'clock.
April 30. I went to Squam ; dined at Mr. Bradstreet's ; attended the funeral of Zebulon Elwell.
May 2. I preached at Eastern Point, at John Gardner's ; dined at Capt. Sargent's with Mr. White ; rode over in Capt. Sargent's chaise ; my horse.
May 26. I preached all day ; Mr. White at the Cape ; Mr. Smith, of Falmouth here, but would not preach.
June 7. Sent for to John Sargent's ; he was thought to be dying.
Jume 11. Was called in the morning to John Sargents ; prayed with him ; he died soon after.
June 14. Went to Squam ; sold the girl to Denison for £40 O. T.
June 20. I drank tea at Capt. John Stevens'; his new wife came on Tuesday. [She was the widow of Col. John Gorham, of Barnstable. ]
Aug. 24. General Training ; the Field officers came down with the troops ; the five companies formed into one Battalion.
Oct. 29. Mr. Whitfield came here; preached twice, Rev. i. 5, 6, and went out of town. [This was the celebrated George Whitefield,. then on his fifth visit to America. By this entry only do we learn that he ever preached in Gloucester. ]
Nov. 1. I attended the funeral of John Goodridge.
Nov. 21. It being training day, I preached Deut. xiv, 21; a sort of artillery sermon.
Nov. 29. Snowy day ; attended the funeral of David Sawyer.
Dec. 8. I preached all day ; attended the funeral of Philip Babson's wife.
Dec. 10. Mr. White preached at the School house, a quarterly Lect ; we supped at Mr. N. Allen's ; he brought his wife home. [She was Sarah, daughter of Epes Sargent, Esq., formerly of Gloucester, but then of Salem.]
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Dec. 13. I made about thirty pound of candles ; the wicks made before ; finished by noon.
Dec. 16. I attended the funeral of Constantine Jorlin.
Dec. 19. Married Aaron Davis and Patty Woodhouse, and Ezekiel Woodward and Abigail Sanders.
Dec. 20. Very cold ; held the wedding at Mr. Woodward's.
Dec. 25. Preached at old Mr. Gardner's.
Jan. 4, 1755. Attended the funeral of John Gardner.
Jan. 16. Attend the sick, and Mrs. Cashmere at her death.
Jan. 30. I attended the funeral of widow Parsons ; had information of a man that has attempted a felo-de-se.
Jan. 31. I was called out of bed in the morning to and see Mrs. Fears' sick.
Feb. 1. Sent for to a dying woman in the morning.
Feb. 2. Preached : read the request of a number of brethren at the cape for dismission, in order to incorporation.
Feb. 3. Attended the funeral of Win. Fears' wife.
Feb. 13. I went to the Cape to the Fast. Mr. Bradstreet began with prayer ; I preached ; Mr. White incorporated the church ; Mr. Rogers prayed, and Mr. White concluded with prayer. I visited some sick on my way home.
Feb. 28. Visited Mrs. Collins, dangerously sick ; and he under gt Tempt to Felo-de- se.
March 3. Attended the funeral of Mrs. Collins, and visited at Capt. Ellery's in the evening.
March 11. Preached to the young people in the school; very at- tentive and some wept.
March 12. Rose at 6 o'clock, soon after was desired to go to visit two families, the news of the heads of them being lost at sea just come ; I went to Capt. Joseph Parsons', who was one ; his widow, mother and relatives all in tears ; conversed with them about an hour and prayed ; then went to George Tappan's, the other, and prayed there : then re- turned home and read Taylor's Experience, a very excellent work for the discovery of a Pharisee : then went to see Mr. Baker, sick at his daughter Babren's : prayed with him after much conversation : he is an excellent Christian : then sent for to see Hannah Davis, sick of the quinsy, and prayed : then attended the funeral of Everdeen's child, and prayed with the mourners : In the evening called to pray with a sick child at Mr. Rand's, and another at Dr. Rea's : prayed with each : then
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went to see Hannah Davis again, and Zeb. Lane's wife, who is infirm ; then came home.
March 25. Very rainy day ; I visited 16 sick persons, mostly chil- dren ; prayed with 11 families.
April 3. Dined at deacon Stacy's ; his John brought his wife home.
April 7. Visited Zaccheus Parsons ; he died.
April 23. Dined at Dr. Rea's ; an entertainment at the weaning of a child ; wrote a letter to a deist ; planted cucumbers.
May 19. I visited and catechised at the school house.
May 21. Private Fast at Deacon Stacy's for his daughter distracted.
June 27. I went to see Mary Giddings who had murdered her infant child.
June 30. Mary Giddings was buried. (She was daughter of Rob- ert Giddings, and was born Oct. 25, 1731.)
July 3. General Fast upon the account of the second expedition against the French encroachments and the Indian war. I preached forenoon ; Mr. White afternoon.
July 9. I visited, and at night sat up with Deacon William Parsons.
July 10. Deacon Parsons died between six and seven in the morn- ing. [He died at the age of fifty-five ; having been, for many years, one of the most prominent citizens of the town. He owned and occu- pied the house now standing on the corner of Middle and Washington streets. ]
July 11. I studied upon a funeral sermon.
July 12. I studied and attended the funeral of Deacon Parsons. Eb. Witham's horse killed by Thunder.
July 26. Cold N. E. storm ; a vessel cast away at the Cape ; man lost ; another at Squam ; Mr. White on board.
Aug. 26. A general Provincial Fast on account of our armies and expeditions ; General Bradstreet's defeat near Ohio, and general Shir- ley's marching to Niagara, and general Johnson to Crown Point ; after the public exercises we met at Samuel Parsons' for private prayer.
Sept. 11. Mr. Swain, of Wenham, preached my Lect. compel them to come in that my house may be filled; the church is the house of God.
Sept. 15. The companies met to enlist soldiers to go to Crown Point ; 20 in the two companies in this town.
Sept. 16. We had a church and parish meeting to see if they would
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consent to my going to Crown Point; voted their consent unani- mously.
Sept. 22. I was preparing for the expedition. ·
Sept. 24. My sister Sarah came down ; we attended the private fast at Hubbard Haskell's.
Sept. 26. I visited 24 families over the Cut. [Here follows a list of ministers who preached for Mr. Chandler while he was absent :- Messrs. Leavitt and Barnard, of Salem, Messrs. Wigglesworth and Walley, of Ipswich, Mr. Champney, of Beverly, Mr. Swain. of Wen- ham, and Messrs. Bradstreet and Rogers, of Gloucester. Mr. White preached three Sabbaths and Thanksgiving. Mr. Chandler's Diary of the expedition to Crown Point is in the New England Historical and Gen- ealogical Register for Oct., 1863, which any who are anxious to see it may find in the Sawyer Free Library. After his return, he resumed the record of events at home. ]
Dec. 19. There was a loud rumbling of an earthquake ; no shaking but a jarring like thunder.
Dec. 21. Sabbath ; Mr. White preached forenoon ; John xiv. 27; afternoon I preached from Amos, iv. 12. [Mr. Chandler often preached from this text ; the words are :- "This will I do unto thee, O Israel ; and because I will do this unto thee, prepare to meet thy God, O Israel."]
Dec. 24. N. Fast to humble ourselves under the tokens of God's Displeasure in the Earthquake ; I began with prayer, Mr. Jaques preached ; afternoon, Mr. Rogers prayed and preached ; very cold, but a full congregation.
Dec. 26. More moderate ; I dined at Capt. Sargents'; went to see some sick, bereaved and tempted.
Dec. 28. Sabbath and sacrament ; I preached ; in the evening rode over the Cut with Mr. Nathl. Sargent to see Thomas Bray, sick of a fever ; prayed with him and conversed ; he speaks as one experienced in spirituals.
Jan. 1, 1756. This day by agreement the ministers of the town met at Mr. Rogers' to keep a fast in his parish on acct of the Earthquake. Mr. Rogers began with prayer ; I preached Ezek. xxxiii. 5; afternoon Mr. Cleveland prayed and Mr. Bradstreet preached Prov. i. 24-29; very cold day.
Jan. 2. I was studying ; took in three Relations from persons desir-
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ing admission to the Lord's table and attend the funeral to the grave of Mrs. Parsons, wife of Jera Parsons who died hopefully ; told me she believed Christ died for her. She had been much enlightened of late time, since the Gt Shock of the Earthquake which was Nov. 18 last.
Jan. 3. I studied all day ; dined at Capt. Gibbs'.
Jan. 4. Very cold ; I preached ; in the evening visited and prayed with Mrs. Cook, under darkness and fear at the perilous hour.
Jan. 5. Cloudy ; damp air ; some rain ; I made this book ; studied in the evening ; rain at night and snow.
Jan. 6. I visited Elisha Corney, under the symptoms of death, and attended the funeral of Daniel Tarr's child.
Jan. 13. Mr. Leighton's shop burnt down.
Jan. 20. I went to Manchester to the funeral of Mr. Cheever. [Rev. Amos Cheever died Jan. 16, 1756.]
Jan. 22. Very cold ; I went to Mr. Jaques' Fast ; he prayed in the morning, Mr. Rogers preached ; afternoon, I prayed, Mr. Bradstreet preached.
Jan. 29. Fast at the Cape ; Mr. Rogers prayed, Mr. Bradstree, preached ; afternoon, I prayed and preached ; supped at Ebeneezer Pool's ; Mr. Cleveland sick of a fever.
Feb. 5. I studied all day ; visited in the evening. The many severe trials we undergo are intended as warnings not to attach ourselves to the floating phantoms of sublunary life.
Feb. 7. I was at home ; had company ; took two relations of persons to be admitted to church fellowship.
Feb. 8. I preached all day ; fine, warm weather, like spring, this fortnight or three weeks past.
Feb. 12. I was at home, forenoon ; afternoon, visited Mrs. Cradock. very much distressed in soul.
Feb. 16. 'Tis like a May morning ; birds singing.
Feb. 18. Visited at the Cove ; very warm, foggy ; the grass springs in the mowing ground ; in some places some have gathered greens for the pot.
March 16. Attended the funeral of the widow Martin.
March 17. In the afternoon, a number joined to pray with Mrs. Cradock, under great temptation.
March 21. In the evening, preached to the negroes at the school house.
April 12. Col. Plaisted came to town to press the affair of my going with him on the expedition ; we dined at Capt. Sargents'.
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April 21. I went to visit a poor a distressed woman, Mrs. Celey, near 80 years of age, under hopeful convictions, despairing in herself.
April 22. Training day ; I prayed with the companies.
April 24. Church meeting to see if the church would concur to my going in the expedition, at the repeated request of Col. Plaisted ; it passed in the negative.
April 24. Public Fast ; I preached and delivered an address to the soldiers going on the Expedition ; in sermon time, forenoon, there was a gust of wind or whirlwind, which broke up the congregation ; most ran out, but 'twas soon over. It was thought at the time, by many, to be an earthquake.
April 30. I visited Mrs. Collins, tempted : and Mrs. Paterson, be- reaved of her mother, Mrs. Cradock, who has for some months been in distress of mind, and despairing, tempted, and assaulted; and last Saturday about one o'clock, she hanged herself with a single strand of a fishing line. I transcribed the address to the soldiers, at their desire.
May 2. I preached to the society of young men at Samuel Stearns' at the Cut.
May 3. The soldiers marched : but first went into the meeting house ; Mr. White prayed and I gave them a word of exhortation.
May 8. This Day was set apart by order of Govt throughout the Provinces as a day of Humiliation, Prayer and Thanksgiving on account of the Earthquake which was desolating in Lisbon, Portugal, but New England was spared in a very great shock which shook off Chimney Tops and wares from shelves.
May 11. Changed with Mr. Rogers ; after meeting drank tea at Capt. Allen's ; in the evening prayed with Mrs. Cook. There was heard about 8 o'clock in the evening a low rumbling of an Earthquake.
May 19. The Hornet man-of-war was in here.
May 22. I studied : dined at home on a fresh salmon Capt. Sanders sent me.
June 12. David Low and Spencer, of Capt. Wm. Stevens, and Sip, of Capt. Allen, drowned off the Cape : the small boat overset.
June 14. Catechised the children, about 120.
June 24. I went down to Squam with my wife ; dined at Capt. Davis'; he was married last night ; I preached Mr. Bradstreet's Lect.
July 16. I dined at Mr. Allen's ; visited B. Boynton's wife, danger- ously ill of a fever.
July 21. Attended the funeral of Benj. Boynton's wife.
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July 22. A special Fast throughout the Provinces on account of the Expedition and the War. Mr. White preached, forenoon ; I preached afternoon.
July 21. I visited Thomas Ayers in a very poor case.
Aug. 4. I went over the Cut; went into the water ; found a plenty of whotle-berries ; stopped at Mr. Rogers'; war proclaimed at Boston.
Aug. 5. I preached at widow Elwell's, Head of the Harbour.
Aug. 15. Attended the funeral of Thomas Ayers.
Aug. 23. Funeral of Patience Bennett : called up in the night to Adam Hoppin.
Aug. 25. I dined at Dr. Rea's, his brother died about 9 o'clock in the evening.
Ang. 27. Attended the funeral of Aaron Ray.
Sept. 4. I was at home : called up at 10 o'clock to a dying person.
Sept. 4. Studied, and attended the funeral of Joseph Boynton's wife.
Sept. 5. I preached : attended the funeral of James Paterson's wife. [James Paterson and Abigail Cradock were married Dec. 26, 1749. She was the daughter of the unhappy woman mentioned under April 30.]
Sept. 8. I went out to sea, kept my cabin.
Sept. 9. Very weak : visited the sick at Paterson's.
Sept. 12. I was very feeble : preached : afternoon, I found unwonted freedom of mind and some fervor of soul : was strengthened beyond expec- tation.
Sept. 19. Mr. Smith, of Marlborough, preached for me all day. [Rev. Aaron Smith : husband of Martha, daughter of Joseph Allen, Esq. ]
Sept. 21. I attended the funeral of James Paterson, a child.
Oct. 2. Rainy day : attended two funerals in one house.
Oct. 11. Visited among the sick : 'tis pretty sickly among us.
Oct. 18. Catechised the children at James Sawyer's.
Oct. 19. In the evening I had much of a headache : went to bed : was called up about 3 o'clock to go to Molly West, who was thought to be dying : I went, and as I stood praying I fainted away : was sense- less about one and a half minutes.
Oct. 19. I got out, afternoon, to see one Osmond, a youth, who was hurt in the windmill ; a wonderful deliverance.
Oct. 31. I preached all day : attended the funeral of Molly West.
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Nov. 1. Very warm, foggy weather : the funeral of William Somes' wife.
Nov. 2. Called out of bed in the morning to Joseph Dolliver : then went over to Eastern Point to see Mr. Josiah Ingersoll, sick : visited several families, came home. Ezekiel Woodward's house raised. [This house is still standing on Middle street, and has been for many years in possession of a branch of the Parsons family.]
Nov. 3. Mr. Allen, of Manchester, came here, related his grievances, and advised about a couneil.
Nov. 10. I visited Joseph Dolliver, dangerously sick of a nervous fever.
Nov. 13. Capt. Wm. Ellery in a snow privateer, came in yester- day : Joseph Dolliver buried.
Nov. 16. Old Mr. Stevens died in the evening, 10 o'clock and 20 min.
Nov. 18. I preached the Leet : the anniversary period of the great Earthquake : after Lect. attended the funeral of Mr. Samuel Stevens, aged 91 years : he has lived with the wife of his youth 62 years and about 10 months : he has for two or three years past been a child, almost bereaved of all reason, but able to walk the house till a few days before his death. [He was a merchant, - a grandson of William Stevens, one of the first settlers, and a famous shipwright. His wife was Mary, daughter of William Ellery. See Notes and Additions, Vol. 1, p. 78. Mr. Stevens' residence was a large gambrel-roofed building on the north side of Front street, about half-way between Center and Hancock streets. It escaped destruction by the great fire of 1814, - having been moved, a few years before, to a place at the Beach, where it still stands. ]
Nov. 22. My cider came, 8 barrels of Mr. Osgood and 2 barrels of Capt. Pecker.
Nov. 23. Capt. Collins and Capt. Somes sailed before noon for Bilboa.
Nov. 26. I attended the funeral of one Dennis Organ, a Roman, who, in his sickness, said, if he grew worse, he would have them send for me to come and pray with him. I went, but he was speechless.
Jan. 2, 1757. At 5 o'clock I was called up to visit Wm. Card ; found him dying ; left him alive at 7.
Jan. 13. I preached the Lect ; in the evening visited Jonathan's Row's wife, dangerously ill.
Jan. 18. I attended the funeral of Jonathan Row's wife.
Jan. 20. Mr Payne brought his wife home. [Edward Payne, a mer-
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chant, sometime in business in Gloucester. This wife was Rebecca Ar- mory of Boston.]
Feb. 13. I preached ; exceedingly cold day ; afternoon, Mr. White preached, Luke xiii. 27, extempore.
Feb. 16. A little afternoon was heard a pretty loud and long rum- bling of an earthquake or thunder.
Feb. 18. I preached at JJosiah Grover's ; Mr. Haskell walked with me ; very thick, foggy weather for four or five days.
March 8. I was called up in the morning at about 4 o'clock to see Madam Stevens, who they thought was dying ; prayed there and tarried till it was day all abroad ; then came home to my study, close at study ; visited Madam Stevens again ; in the evening preached at Mr. Leighton's family meeting.
March 13. In the evening married Ignatius Webber and Elizabeth Stuart ; very stormy.
March 14. Training day ; I prayed with the company ; the new com- missions opened ; I dined at Mr. Payne's.
March 22. A very cold, stormy day ; Training to enlist 17 men out of two companies ; I dined at Mr. Nathl. Ellery's with the officers; I prayed in the meeting-house before and after the exercise of the soldiers.
March 27. I preached ; contribution for William Sargent; in the morning visited old Mrs. Stevens, wasting away.
April 3. I preached ; snowed all day ; very stormy day.
April 4. The soldiers marched ; I visited Andrew Parsons' wife, dan- gerously sick.
April 6. I attended the funeral of Andrew Parsons' wife.
April 8. Visited widow Botham ; very near her end.
April 10. After meeting visited widow Botham ; she was dying ; I prayed with her; she died soon after ; then I went to see widow Dolli- ver, aged about -; she is declining fast ; then went and married David Perigo and Abagail Brook and came home; then went and married Nathl. Sargent and widow Judith Giddings.
April 13. I received the news of the death of my brother Benjamin, who was taken at Oswego, was a carpenter, and died on his march to Canada, about 30 miles from Quebec.
April 18. I was sick of a cold ; I made a spring in the-wheel of my watch to stop it when wound up.
April 20. I went in the morning to Josiah Grover's ; his wife had a wen cut out by D. Plummer, from her side, which weighed 9 3-4 lbs.
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April 21. Provincial Fast ; I preached all day ; Mr. White prayed afternoon : just after meeting I was sent for to Capt. Winthrop Sar- gent's ; his child dangerously sick ; I prayed with it and it died in a few minutes ; then went to Capt. Gibbs', at his desire went to carry the news to Mrs. Sanders of the death of her husband, drowned at sea ; then visited and prayed with old Mrs. Sanders at Capt. Gibbs'.
April 24. Preached at Squam; after meeting was desired to go to Capt. Fellows'; his wife lost her son, Saunders ; came home, and went and prayed with the society of negroes and gave them a word of exhor- tation.
May 1. Very hard gale of wind ; it snowed about two hours and a half ; scarce ever faster ; the ground covered over an inch and continued until next day noon ; very cold, it froze a tub of water over near a qt. of an inch thick.
May 18. I went to the Cape to the funeral of Elder Grover's wife.
May 19. Capt. Babson arrived from Lisbon.
June 9. Mrs. Card very ill, and under concern, very great, about her soul.
June 22. This day was set apart by consent in this Parish as a day of fasting and prayer on account of the drought. Mr. White began with prayer, I preached ; afternoon, Mr. Bradstreet prayed, Mr. Rogers preached, Matt. 6 : Thy kingdom come. We supped at Mr. White's, very hot.
June 23. I preached Mr. Bradstreet's Leet ; we had a very plentiful shower of rain.
June 24. I visited on Eastern Point : Mr. Palfrey dangerously ill.
June 27. Went to Eastern Point to see Mr. Palfrey.
June 30. Provincial fast on account of the war and drouth ; I prayed in the morning, Mr. White preached ; afternoon Mr. White prayed, I preached.
July 2. I attended the funeral of Richard Palfrey.
July 7. About 2 1-4 o'clock there was an Earthquake, an ingemina- ted concussion.
July 13. I preached Mr. Rogers' Lect ; Capt. Allen's wife much af- fected after meeting in conversation.
July 18. Catechised at Eben. Collins'; no. of children, 67.
July 27. This day was observed as a fast at Squam, relative to the war-to the public affairs ; Mr. Bradstreet began with prayer, I preached ; afternoon Mr. White prayed, Mr. Rogers preached.
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