1747 June 20 (Saturday). Goodhew, Daniel How, Nathan Maynard, Benjamin Whipple and Rody Smith came in the morning and hoed my Corn and my Beans and had done by 11 a.m. a great Kindness, and Relief though it took but so little Time. P.M. Mr. Smith of Marlborough came to ‘change. Mr. Whipple our Representative who came up to Day tells us that a Post is gone down to Boston with News from the Mohawks that 3000 French and Indians have come over the Lake. This will put us into new Distresses by pressing out our men again at this busy season. I rode to Marlborough and lodg’d at Mr. Smiths.