1752 May 11 (Monday). Was early at Mr. Whipples. Lieutenant Tainter and Mr. Samuel Harrington drive Cattle into the Woods at Leicester. They take 3 of mine, 4 other Young Creatures of Mine cannot be found this morning that they might go. Perswaded Mr. Edwards Whipple to Send his Boy with 22 of my Braces for My New Barn, Saw’d at Mr. Maynards Saw Mill. Mr. Zebulun Rice and Samuel Bumpso came; and they began to Frame my Barn. I went over to Mr. Hows and din’d there. Mr. David Maynard assisted with my son Ebenezer in cutting Principals.