August 28, 1750

1750 August 28 (Tuesday).  Rode to Mr. Gales[1] in order to his coming to view my Timber and he went accordingly towards Night, and Saw that it was so chiefly there that he agrees to begin the framing next Thursday.  P.M. Mr. Martyn and his Daughter here.  He goes over with me to See what I am about to do in preparing to build.  My son Ebenezer very much laid by, with pain in his Back by Reason of a Strain in lifting the Beam at the Cyder Mill last week, and now getting Cold.

[1]Abijah Gale of Westborough lived on the road to Southborough.