1736 October 28 (Thursday). I rode to Grafton Lecture. I preached on Joh. 14.21. N.B. Exceeding few people attended. Our 12th year finishes since the founding our Church and my Ordination. God grant a suitable Frame of Soul at the Observation hereof! N.B. Madam Prentice at Groton. N.B. Lieut. Drury[1] had been up in to Connecticut and cast Mr. Oliver Ward[2] into Windham Goal. I returned at Evening. Deborah rode up to her Mothers this afternoon.
[1]Thomas Drury of Grafton.
[2]Oliver Ward, father of Deborah and Sarah Ward, who had worked for the Parkmans.