December 24, 1755

1755 December 24 (Wednesday).  A Great Frost: and the Day proves an exceeding Cold Day.  Am disappointed of all Carpenters coming, and by these Means my design’d Kitchin remains unclos’d, and my Cellar consequently greatly expos’d to the Frost notwithstanding all I have done in making a Partition between the New Part and the old.  We now batten and Partition and carry down Coals, and all little enough; for the Frost is very great.  Master Gardner, having been to Boston, brought me Several Letters, among which one from my worthy Friend Simon Frost[1] Esquire of Kittery, who inclosed Mr. Benjamin Lulls Deed of the 70 Acres; which Judge Frost had got recorded for me at Portsmouth.  My Son William much indispos’d.

[1]Justice of the Court of Common Pleas.