1727 May 31 (Wednesday). Mr. Joseph Baxter of Medfield preach’d the Election sermon from 1 Tim. 2.1.2. Mr. Stimpson,[1] Mr. Greenwood,[2] Mr. Turell[3] and I din’d with the officers of the Town Militia and the company of Cadys [Cadets?] which waited upon his Honor the Lieutenant Governour.[4] Mr. Turell Pray’d and it fell to me to return. The Afternoon was in greatest part Spent at Mr. Henchmans[5] Shop with Mr. Greenwood, Turell, Prince,[6] etc., etc. We went to Mr. Sewalls[7] to the Convention. In the Evening I was with Mr. Lowell[8] and his Wife[9] first at his and then at her Fathers. I was also at Captain Kings where Mr. Joseph Parsons[10] was with Mrs. Porter. I invited him to lodge with me. Accordingly he did. He told me sorrowfull News of Mr. Samuel Coffins[11] being far Spent in a Consumption and his Life dispair’d of.
[1]Joseph Stimpson (Harvard 1720), of Charlestown. Later minister at Maiden, 1735-1744. Sibley, VI, 410-411.
[2]Isaac Greenwood, Professor of Mathematics at Harvard College.
[3]Reverend Ebenezer Turell (Harvard 1721), minister of Medford, 1724-1778. Sibley VI, 574-582.
[4]Lieutenant Governor William Dummer was acting governor at this time, pending the arrival of Governor William Burnet.
[5]Daniel Henchman, publisher and bookseller in Boston.
[6]Nathan Prince, tutor at Harvard and brother of the famous historian, Thomas Prince.
[7]Reverend Joseph Sewall of the Old South Church, Boston.
[8]John Lowell (Harvard 1721) of Boston was the first minister of Newburyport, 1725-1767. Sibley, VI, 496-502.
[9]Lowell married Sarah Champney, a cousin of Parkman’s wife.
[10](Harvard 1720). Minister of Bradford, 1726-1765. Sibley, VI, 393-396.
[11]Brocklebank Samuel Coffin (Harvard 1718) of Newbury. Sibley, VI, 234.