1745 January 7 (Monday). I sat up till nigh two o’Clock this Morning in preparing for the Meeting (which was this Day) of the Town, and when the Town had been some Time together they sent a Committee, viz. Captain Eager and Captain Warrin to desire me to go to the Meeting House, which I did and deliver’d my mind to them, which being from a written Paper, See. It was a Matter that my Mind wrought in: and I endeavour’d in some measure, to Committ it to God the Fountain of all Knowledge and Grace and the supreme orderer and Disposer of all Events. At Eve I visited Captain Maynard and Mr. Jenison. There were several Neighbours — Mr. Francis Whipple, Lieutenant Aaron Forbush, etc. N.B. The Town Meeting was adjourn’d to next Friday.