1740 May 14 (Wednesday). Brother Hicks Sow’d my Flax. P.M. I rode to Mr. Thomas Goodenows. Jonathan’s — Jesse Brighams, etc. N.B. I sent down by Neighbour Benjamin How[1] 32 papers out of Governor Bradstreets[2] Bundles, to Mr. Thomas Prince[3] at Boston.
[1]Son of Hezekiah How.
[2]Simon Bradstreet was Governor of Massachusetts, 1679-1686 and 1689-1692.
[3]Rev. Thomas Prince, the historian of Boston.