1755 July 23 (Wednesday). Mr. Moses Twitchell came and mow’d for me. Part of the Day the remainder of the upland at the Island, and part in the Meadow near to it. Mr. Joseph Rice’s wife and Joshua Lock’s, came to See me but my Business in my Hay was so urgent I desir’d to be excus’d — and went to my raking. N.B. There was no Hand could be hir’d, and both my sons, Thomas and Billy incapable of any Labour at all.