July 13, 1742

1742 July 13 (Tuesday).  I went down to Mr. Joslins to See his Daughter Mary[1] and his little son Timothy[2] who were sick of the Throat Distemper.[3]  I visited also old Mrs. Forbush who had been ill.  <Two lines crossed out.>

[1]Mary, daughter of Joseph and Catharine Joslin, b. Nov. 26, d. July 26, 1742; WVR, 66, 245.

[2]Timothy, son of Joseph and Catharine Joslin, b. June 30, 1737; d. July 19, 1742; WVR, 66, 245.

[3]Diphtheria