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REYNOLDS HISTORICAL GENEALOGY COLLECTION
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REGISTER of OFFICERS AND MEMBERS
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Society of Colonial Wars
N.H.
in the State of New Hampshire OFFICERS & MEMBERS
THE DIARY of HONORABLE THEODORE ATKINSON COMMISSIONER FROM THE GOVERNOR of NEW HAMPSHIRE to CANADA 1724-25
PUBLISHED BY THE SOCIETY 1907
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IN COMMEMORATION. OF THE FIRST VICTORY OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION; THE CAPTURE! ON THIS SITE OF FORT WILLIAM A MARY 14-15 DECEMBER 1774
IN ADMIRATION OF THE GALLANTRY OF CAPT. JOHN LANGDON AND MAJ. JOHN SULLIVAN LEADERS OF THE ASSAULTS
IN MEMORY OF THE PATRIOTS WHO CAPTURED THE FORT AND REMOVED THE GUNS AND STORES
ERECTED BY THE SOCIETY OF COLONIAL WARS INTHE STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
1902
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Publication Committee. FRED WINSLOW MORSE. CHARLES LATHROP PARSONS.
Preamble to the Constitution
WHEREAS, It is desirable that there should be ade- quate celebrations commemorative of the events of Colo- nial history happening from the settlement of James- town, Va., May 13, 1607, to the Battle of Lexington, April 19, 1775 :
THEREFORE, The Society of Colonial Wars has been instituted to perpetuate the memory of those events, and of the men who, in military, naval, and civil positions of high trust and responsibility, by their acts or counsel, assisted in the establishment, defense, and preservation of the American Colonies, and were in truth the found- ers of this nation. With this end in view, it seeks to collect and preserve manuscripts, rolls, relics, and records; to provide suitable commemorations or memo- rials relating to the American colonial period, and to inspire in its members the fraternal and patriotic spirit of their forefathers, and in the community, respect and reverence for those whose public services made our free- dom and unity possible.
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Past Deputy Governor General, HENRY OAKES KENT.
Past Governors. HENRY OAKES KENT, 1894-1900.
ELISHA RHODES BROWN. 1900-1901.
FRANK WEST ROLLINS. 1901-1903. ·
JOHN CALVIN THORNE, 1903-1906.
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Chancellor, DWIGHT HALL.
Gentlemen of the Council,
ELISHA RHODES BROWN,
JOHN CALVIN THORNE, HOWARD FREMONT HILL, HENRY RUST PARKER,
ROSECRANS WILLIAM PILLSBURY.
Committee on Preservation of Records, JOHN SCALES, GRANVILLE PRIEST CONN, HENRY MOORE BAKER.
Delegates to the General Assembly, 1905-1908,
GEORGE FREDERIC EVANS,
GEORGE AUGUSTUS GORDON, JOHN CALVIN THORNE, GRISWOLD SMITH, FRED WINSLOW MORSE.
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Membership
Any male person above the age of twenty-one years, of good moral character and reputation, shall be eligible to membership in the Society of Colonial Wars who is lineally descended in the male or female line from an ancestor :
(1) Who served as a military or naval officer, or as a soldier, sailor, or marine, or as a privateersman, under authority of the Colonies, which afterwards formed the* United States, or in the forces of Great Britain which participated with those of the said Colonies in any wars in which the said Colonies were engaged, or in which they enrolled men, from the settlement of Jamestown, May 13, 1607, to the Battle of Lexington, April 19, 1775; or
(2) Who held office in any of the Colonies between the dates above mentioned, either as
(a) Director-General, Vice Director-General, or member of the Council or legislative body in the Colony of New Netherlands;
(b) Governor, Lieutenant or Deputy-Governor, Lord Proprietor, member of the King's or Governor's Council or legislative body in the Colonies of New York, New Jersey, Virginia, Pennsylvania, and Delaware;
(c) Lord Proprietor, Governor, Deputy-Governor, or member of the Council or of the legislative body in Maryland and the Carolinas ;
(d) Governor, Deputy-Governor, Governor's As- sistant, or Commissioner to the United Colonies of New England, or member of the Council, or body of Assist- ants in any of the New England Colonies.
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List of Members
State No.
81. BAKER, HON. HENRY MOORE, Bow Mills, N. H. Fifth in descent from Captain Joseph Baker. 1
42. BALL, GEORGE OSCAR, Claremont, N. H. Eighth in descent from Governor Simon Bradstreet. Ninth in descent from Governor Thomas Dudley.
14. BANGS, CHARLES MCCLARY, Eliot, Maine. Fourth in descent from Captain John McClary. 74. BANNING, KENDALL.
Eighth in descent from Captain Joseph Sill.
86. BISSELL, LESLIE DAYTON, Ph. D., Concord, N. H. Fifth in descent from Lieutenant Ozias Bissell.
52. BROWN, ELISHA RHODES, Dover, N. H. Eighth in descent from Reverend Chad Brown.
Seventh in descent from Deputy Governor John Brown.
Sixth in descent from Reverend James Brown.
Fifth in descent from Deputy Governor Elisha Brown.
Tenth in descent from Colonel Richard Waterman.
Tenth in descent from Christopher Peake.
Tenth in descent from William Almy.
Tenth in descent from Doctor John Greene.
Ninth in descent from Deputy Governor John Greene.
Seventh in descent from Peter Greene.
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LIST OF MEMBERS.
State No. Ninth in descent from Governor Roger Williams. Ninth in descent from Zachary Rhodes. Eighth in descent from John Rhodes. Seventh in descent from Major John Rhodes. Ninth in descent from Captain Randall Holden. Eighth in descent from Lieutenant Charles Holden. Eighth in descent from William Harris. Seventh in descent from Lieutenant Andrew Harris. Eighth in descent from Reverend Obadiah Holmes. Eighth in descent from Richard Tew.
43. COIT, JAMES MILNER, Ph. D., Concord, N. H. Sixth in descent from John Howland.
78. CONANT, HENRY ESTES, Concord, N. H. Tenth in descent from Governor Roger Conant. Eighth in descent from John Conant.
21. CONN, GRANVILLE PRIEST, M. D., Concord, N. H. Third in descent from John Conn.
82. DOUGLAS, EDWARD LAIRD, Keene, N. H. Eighth in descent from William Douglas. 67. DURRELL, REV. JESSE MURTON, Tilton, N. H. Fifth in descent from Captain Benjamin Durrell. 27. EASTMAN, EDSON CUMMINGS, Concord, N. H. Fourth in descent from Captain Ebenezer Eastman.
22. EASTMAN, HON. SAMUEL COFFIN, Concord, N. H. Fourth in descent from Captain Ebenezer Eastman.
55. EDGERLY, EDWIN LORRAINE, New York City. Fourth in descent from David Edgerly.
41. EVANS, GEORGE FREDERIC, Portland, Me. Eighth in descent from Nathaniel Morton. Ninth in descent from John Tower. Tenth in descent from Edmund Hobart. Eighth in descent from Lieutenant Jeremiah Beal. Seventh in descent from George Bramhall. Seventh in descent from Andrew Townsend.
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State No.
Seventh in descent from Elias Maverick.
63. FISH, CHARLES HENRY, Dover, N. H. Eighth in descent from Lieutenant Timothy Tileston. 71. FOLSOM, WILLIAM HOWARD, Exeter, N. H. Seventh in descent from Lieutenant John Gilman. 87. FORBES, HARRY ROGERS, New York City. Sixth in descent from Captain Peter Powers.
35. FOSTER, REAR ADMIRAL JOSEPH, U. S. Navy, Retired, Portsmouth, N. H.
Fourth in descent from Captain Jeremiah Foster. Sixth in descent from John Spalding.
Sixth in descent from John Jackson.
Fifth in descent from Samuel Ingersoll. Sixth in descent from Lieutenant George Ingersoll. Sixth in descent from Thomas Riggs. Fourth in descent from Lieutenant Daniel Giddings. Seventh in descent from George Giddinge (Giddings). Fifth in descent from Lieutenant William Butler. Sixth in descent from Lieutenant Samuel Ingalls. Seventh in descent from William Goodhue. Sixth in descent from Quartermaster Nathaniel Rust. Sixth in descent from Quartermaster Robert Kinsman. Seventh in descent from Thomas Boreman.
85. FOSTER, WILLIAM HAMILTON, Concord, N. H. Sixth in descent from Abraham Foster.
36. GILCHRIST, HARRY WILBUR, Franklin, N. H. Fifth in descent from James Dunlap.
80. GOODWIN, AUGUSTUS FRANKLIN, Boston, Mass. Eighth in descent from Governor Robert Treat.
23. GORDON, CAPTAIN GEORGE AUGUSTUS, Somerville, Mass. Fifth in descent from Alexander Gordon. Fourth in descent from Thomas Gordon. Eighth in descent from Thomas Burnham. Eighth in descent from Sergeant John Tidd.
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State No. Seventh in descent from Samuel Blodget. Seventh in descent from Lieutenant Thomas Burn- ham, Jr. Seventh in descent from Captain John Carter. Seventh in descent from George Giddinge. Seventh in descent from Richard Swan. Sixth in descent from Richard Bartlett. Sixth in descent from Lieutenant John Carter. Sixth in descent from Lieutenant Gershom Fleg.
Sixth in descent from John Giddinge. Sixth in descent from Robert Swan.
Sixth in descent from John Washburne.
Sixth in descent from Francis Whitmore.
Sixth in descent from Sergeant Joseph Wilson. Fourth in descent from Gamaliel Pote. Fourth in descent from Abraham Stockbridge. 61. GREENLEAF, HON. CHARLES HENRY, Franconia, N. H. Eighth in descent from Lieutenant Thomas Burnham. 65. HALE, THOMAS WRIGHT, Barrington, N. H. Seventh in descent from Ensign Robert Hale. Sixth in descent from Reverend John Hale. Fourth in descent from Major Samuel Hale. Eighth in descent from Honorable John Downing. Seventh in descent from Colonel John Downing. Seventh in descent from Captain Samuel Shackford. Sixth in descent from Captain William Shackford. Eighth in descent from Ensign John Davis.
75. HALL, DWIGHT, Dover, N. H. Descended from Governor Simon Bradstreet.
33. HILL, REV. HOWARD FREMONT, A. M., Ph. D., D. D., Concord, N. H.
Fourth in descent from Abraham Hill.
Ninth in descent from Thomas Eames. Fifth in descent from Thomas Adams.
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State No.
15. HUBBARD, COLONEL ADOLPHUS SKINNER, San Fran- cisco, Cal. .
Eighth in descent from Edmund Hubbard.
Sixth in descent from Caleb Hubbard.
Fourth in descent from Peter Hubbard, Sr.
6. * KENT, COLONEL HENRY OAKES, LL. D., Lancaster, N. H.
Third in descent from Colonel Jacob Kent. Sixth in descent from Lieutenant Francis Peabody.
Seventh in descent from Richard Mann.
Eighth in descent from Thomas Root. Ninth in descent from Richard Butler.
Ninth in descent from Reverend Samuel Stowe.
68. MINOT, JAMES, Concord, N. H.
Eighth in descent from George Minot. Sixth in descent from Captain James Minot.
53. MORSE, PROFESSOR FRED WINSLOW, Durham, N. H. Seventh in descent from Captain John Jacob. Seventh in descent from Daniel Cushing.
72. PARKER, HENRY RUST, M. D., Dover, N. H. Eighth in descent from Major Richard Walderne. Seventh in descent from Colonel Richard Waldron.
Eighth in descent from Quartermaster Robert Kins- man.
Ninth in descent from John Moulton, Sr.
Eighth in descent from Ensign John Moulton.
Seventh in descent from Lieutenant John Locke.
Fourth in descent from Moses Seavey.
Ninth in descent from Robert Page.
Ninth in descent from Captain Christopher Hussey.
Eighth in descent from Judge Henry Robie.
Eighth in descent from Quartermaster Nathaniel Rust.
*Charter member.
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State No, Fifth in descent from Colonel Henry Rust. Fifth in descent from Honorable William Parker. Eighth in descent from Major William Vaughn. Ninth in descent from Captain Richard Cutts. Ninth in descent from Thomas Boreman.
29. PARSONS, PROFESSOR CHARLES LATHROP, Durham, N. H. Seventh in descent from Cornet Joseph Parsons. Sixth in descent from Captain Joseph Parsons. Fifth in descent from Captain Ebenezer Parsons. Fourth in descent from Lieutenant Benjamin Parsons. Ninth in descent from Elder William Brewster. Ninth in descent from Deputy-Governor John Alden. . Eighth in descent from Captain Jonathan Alden. Ninth in descent from Governor's Assistant William Collier. Sixth in descent from Colonel Ebenezer Marsh. Seventh in descent from Captain John Marsh. Tenth in descent from Governor John Webster.
83. PILLSBURY, HON. ROSECRANS WILLIAM, West Derry, N. H.
Fifth in descent from Captain Caleb Pillsbury.
56. PITMAN, CHARLES FRANK, Laconia, N. H. Fourth in descent from Andrew Woodbury.
40. PLANT, MORTON FREEMAN, New York City. Sixth in descent from John Plant. Seventh in descent from John Frisbee.
Ninth in descent from Honorable Thomas Greyson.
62. REMICH, DANIEL CLARK, Judge Advocate General, N. H. N. G., Littleton, N. H. Fifth in descent from Lieutenant David Remick.
58. ROLLINS, HON. FRANK WEST, Concord, N. H. Fifth in descent from Captain Ebenezer Eastman.
24. SAWYER, WILLIAM DAVIS, Quartermaster-General, N. H. N. G., New York City.
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State No.
Seventh in descent from Honorable Peter Coffin. Fourth in descent from Sergeant Caleb Sawyer. Sixth in descent from Caleb Sawyer. Seventh in descent from Thomas Sawyer. Fifth in descent from Captain Tristram Coffin. Eighth in descent from Tristram Coffin. Seventh in descent from Henry Willard. Eighth in descent from Major Simon Willard. Eighth in descent from Sergeant Thomas Pierce. Eighth in descent from Lieutenant Edward Winship. Eighth in descent from John Prescott. Eighth in descent from Edward Starbuck.
51. SAWYER, CAPTAIN CHARLES FRANCIS, Dover, N. H. Seventh in descent from Honorable Peter Coffin.
Fourth in descent from Sergeant Caleb Sawyer. Sixth in descent from Caleb Sawyer. Seventh in descent from Thomas Sawyer. Fifth in descent from Captain Tristram Coffin. Eighth in descent from Tristram Coffin. Seventh in descent from Henry Willard. Eighth in descent from Major Simon Willard. Eighth in descent from Sergeant Thomas Pierce. Eighth in descent from Lieutenant Edward Winship. Eighth in descent from John Prescott. Eighth in descent from Edward Starbuck.
47. SCALES, JOHN, Dover, N. H.
Seventh in descent from Captain John Woodman. Fifth in descent from Colonel Mark Hunking. Fifth in descent from Nathan Longfellow. Sixth in descent from Ensign William Longfellow. Sixth in descent from Captain Jacob Green. Seventh in descent from Judge Henry Green. Fifth in descent from Stephen Batchelder. Sixth in descent from Captain Henry True.
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State No.
77. SMITH, FORREST STARR, Brookline, Mass. Sixth in descent from Colonel Samuel Smith.
76. SMITH, HON. JOSHUA BALLARD, Durham, N. H. Ninth in descent from Governor John Winthrop. Ninth in descent from Governor Thomas Dudley. Eighth in descent from Reverend Samuel Dudley.
. 88. SMITH, PROFESSOR JUSTIN HARVEY, Hanover, N. H. Ninth in descent from Governor William Bradford. Eighth in descent from Major William Bradford.
79. SMITH, WILLIAM DICKINSON GRISWOLD, New York City. Eleventh in descent from Governor John Winthrop.
26. STEARNS, HON. EZRA SCOLLAY, A. M., Rindge, N. H. Fifth in descent from John Fitch.
Eighth in descent from Lieutenant John Wyman.
Fifth in descent from Captain Abraham Knowlton.
20. THORNE, JOHN CALVIN, Concord, N. H.
Third in descent from Quartermaster John Thorne.
48. TILTON, GEORGE HENRY, Laconia, N. H. Sixth in descent from Daniel Tilton.
73. TUTTLE, HON. HIRAM AMERICUS, Pittsfield, N. H. Eighth in descent from Judge John Tuttle.
84. WALKER, HON. JOSEPH BURBEEN, Concord, N. H. Seventh in descent from Captain Richard Walker.
57. WATERMAN, REV. LUCIUS, D. D., Hanover, N. H. Sixth in descent from Governor Joseph Jenckes. Seventh in descent from Deputy-Governor Thomas Harris.
Eighth in descent from Deputy-Governor Samuel Gorton.
Seventh in descent from Deputy-Governor James Greene.
Seventh in descent from John Wilkinson.
Eighth in descent from Tristram Coffin.
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State No.
89. WEBSTER, MAJ. EDMUND KIRBY, U. S. A., Concord, N. H. Eighth in descent from Governor John Webster. Eighth in descent from Lieutenant Reinold Marvin. Fourth in descent from Elnathan Smith.
60. WELLMAN, JAMES ALBERT, Manchester, N. H.
Tenth in descent from Governor William Bradford.
64. WHITTEMORE, HON. ARTHUR GILMAN, Dover, N. H. Fifth in descent from Reverend Aaron Whittemore. 50. WILLIAMS, CAPTAIN JARED IRVING, A. B., Lancaster, N. H.
Fifth in descent from Chaplain Stephen Williams, D. D.
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In Memoriam
CHARLES ALBERT BUSIEL died at Laconia, Au- gust 29, 1901. Born at Meredith, November 24, 1842. Mayor of Laconia, 1893-'94. Governor of New Hampshire, 1895-'96.
PERSON COLBY CHENEY died at Dover, June 19, 1901. Born at Holderness, February 25, 1828. Mayor of Manchester, 1871. Governor of New Hampshire, 1875-'76. United States Senator, 1886. Minister to Switzerland under President Benjamin Harrison's administration.
JAMES LOUIS HARRIS died at Portsmouth, Sep- tember 13, 1906. Born at Portsmouth in 1842. Lieutenant in the United States Navy, 1864-'68.
JOSEPH PINKHAM died at Newmarket, February 27, 1903. Born at Newmarket, February 26, 1827. Representative to the General Court of New Hampshire, 1895-'96.
REVEREND CHARLES LANGDON TAPPAN died at Concord, February 23, 1902. Born at Sandwich, June 26, 1828. Historian of the New Hampshire Historical Society, 1890-'95.
WILLIAM CLEAVES TODD died at Atkinson, June 27, 1903. Born at Atkinson, February 16, 1823. Founded at Newburyport, Massachusetts, in 1870, the first free newspaper reading-room in the United States.
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Chronicle
1894. The society was organized at Concord, September 27, incorporated September 28, and chartered by the Gen- eral Society, November 12.
The first General Court was held December 11, at the library of the New Hampshire Historical Society, Con- cord.
1895. The second General Court was held September 12, in the Senate chamber of the state capitol, Concord.
1896. The third General Court was held June 17, at The Eagle, Concord, on the anniversary of the surrender of Louisburg to the English and Colonial troops, 1745.
1897. The fourth General Court was held June 15, at The Rockingham, Portsmouth. The day was observed as a field day, and visits were paid to the numerous historic points about the city.
1898. The fifth General Court and Field Day was held June 17, at Dover. Carriages conveyed the members to the sites of the more important garrisons and other points of interest. The meeting was held in the reception room of the City Hall.
1899. The sixth General Court and Field Day was held June 20, at The Weirs, Lake Winnipesaukee. Endicott Rock, marking the northern limits claimed by the Massachu- setts Bay Colony, was the especial object of interest.
1900. The seventh General Court and Field Day was held June 13, at Durham. The field day was held jointly with the Society of Colonial Dames. Visits were made to the well-preserved Drew Garrison, sites of other cele-
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brated garrisons, and to the homestead of General John Sullivan. The annual meeting was held in Thompson Hall of the New Hampshire College. At this meeting the first steps were taken toward erecting a memorial at Fort William and Mary.
1901. The eighth General Court was held July 3, at the Man- chester House, Manchester, and the society paid a visit to the grave of General John Stark.
1902. The ninth General Court was held July 10, at the country house of the Passaconnaway Club, Concord.
1903. The tenth General Court and Field Day was hield June 17, at Portsmouth. A bronze tablet commemorating the . attack on Fort William and Mary, by citizens of New Hampshire Colony, December 12-13, 1774, was dedi- cated at Fort Constitution, Newcastle. Appropriate exercises were held at the fort, in the presence of the garrison of the post, officers of the Navy Yard, members of the Society of Colonial Dames and other friends of the society. The annual meeting was held at The Rockingham.
1904. The eleventh General Court was held June 17, in the Senate chamber of the state capitol, Concord. In the afternoon the members and their guests visited St. Paul's School.
The Field Day of the society was held August 30, at Charlestown, where in cooperation with the Old Home Week Association, there was dedicated a marker on the site of old Number Four Fort of the French and Indian wars.
1905. The twelfth General Court and Field Day was held July 12, at Star Island, Isles of Shoals. Previous to boarding the steamer, the members were conveyed to the Point of Graves, where a visit was paid to the Vaughn tomb. The annual meeting was held in the parlor of The Oceanic, and it was voted to repair the Vaughn
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tomb by renewing the marble slab, commemorating Lieut .- Col. William Vaughn, who was the originator of and a participant in the expedition which captured Louisburg.
1906. The thirteenth General Court and Field Day was held June 15, at Exeter. The party visited the Colonial manor of the Society of Colonial Dames, after which carriages conveyed the party to the principal points of interest, and finally to the old Gilman mansion, once the capitol of the colony and now the home of the New Hampshire Society of the Cincinnati. Here the party was given a reception by the Cincinnati and an oppor- tunity to inspect the historical treasures on exhibition. Later the Society of Colonial Wars entertained the mem- bers of the other societies at its annual dinner, which was held at the Farragut House, Rye Beach, to which the entire company was transported in a special trolley car.
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THE DIARY of
HONORABLE THEODORE ATKINSON COMMISSIONER FROM THE GOVERNOR OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
TO CANADA
1724-25
Copied from the Original Manuscript now in the Library of Congress
Annotated by George Augustus Gordon Genealogist of the Society
AN ACCOUNT OF MY JOURNEY
As a Commissioner from the Gov- ernor of New Hampshire to Canada. begun January the 15th, 1724-25 [The Arabic numerals, superiors, preceding names of persons and places, refer to paragraphs in the Appendix ]
Mss. of Hon. Theodore 'Atkinson
15th this Day about noon I left the town of Portsm And Lodged at Newbury that night being fair weather Expense £ " "
16 This Day very Stormy & Slow we Left Newbury at Sun rising Dined at Ipswich rid in Compa with Mr 2Wainwright to Boston arrived here about 8 of the Clock being fair weather
17 Went to Church Dined with Mr 2Wainwright fair weather
18 Got Some Letters from Sun' Gentlemen at Mr 3Jeakyl to Canada pd Lamble towards my Cloath- ing £78.
19 Dined with mr +Wendall got Letters from him to Coll 14Shuliers fair weather
20 Set out on my 5Jorney from Boston about passed 8 o k met Coll 6Dudley at Willson at Sudbury got to *Morlberry at night about 8: bin 32: [miles]
21 This Day very Stormy and Snow Dined & Shrews- bury at fHaws about 11 miles Distance Lodged at "Richinsons at Licester past thro Worster being now clear & Cold Coll Goff Left us hear
22 Cloudy & Snow mounted Early at Sun rising Dined at Quebaug alies Brookfield About 13 Distance past thro Brimfield being 15 miles Distance & arrived at Springfield at 8 being 15 miles from Brimfield: This Day we rid for three miles by aboundance of small rivulets
[The Arabic numerals, superior, preceding names and places, refer to paragraphs in the Appendix.]
* Marlborough.
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23 : ferried over Springfield river & Rid to West field About 12 miles Distance from S:field here we sent a man to Nor : Hampton for necessaries for our jour- ney farther her [e?] Cap 'Cillork joyne us & two men from N : Hampton windy & snow
24 Went to Church Mr. 1ºTaylor preached from these words Give Day by Day our Dayly Bread both fore noon & after noon very full of Snow
25 : Monday we tarryed at Westfield to prepare for our Jorney being Cloudy at Night rain
26: Clears up about 10 Clock rid to 11Spectacle pond about 30 miles & then Campt very Cold & Snow Showers trees blew down in great Quantity about us 27 mounted before Sun rising at about 11 Clock ar- rived at 12House *Tonnich Swam our Horses over the river & ferred over in a small Cano mounted about one arrived at Kenderhook about 7 at night being a Dutch settlemt this Day we rid 50 miles & lodged at one tVanslihe a Publick house
28 we mounted about 10 in the morn & are 25 miles dis- tance from Albany wher we arrived about 3 P: M we stoped at Coll 13Ranslers on the E: Side till Sun- set here we were Very hansomly treated then we went over the river were Coll Jno 14Schuliers son met us & Conducted us to his fathers house he being up the Country to git some Indians he Came home about 8 clock at night we lodged here Extreordi- nary treatment we recd from him a very good house & furniture Lodged here this night
29 this day went to see the Cap 15Holland the Cap of the fort & President of the Comision of the Indian affairs Informed Some thing of our Business when he Prom- ised that they would forward us in any thing they could
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1 Van Slick.
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30 This day we made some preparations for our journey sent for Some of the five nations
31 This Day we went in the morn to the Dutch Church we had a Serm. in Dutch from Luke 2 & 33: 34:35 But understood nothing either his Sermon or prayer here he made an Exortation in the endg of his Ser- mon to Charity Two Gentlemen rose from the seats & took two each a stick of about 7 foot long with a 16bag at the end of it a Little bell & wen to each per- son in the Congregation & recd their contrybution the Indians returned at night & Could not finde the Indians but sent a man farther
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