1745 November 6 (Wednesday). Ebenezer Splitting Hills [sic]. Mr. Benjamin Burnap here. Lieutenant Holloway also, who informs us that Mr. Bowker has lost another Child and Captain Eager is worse. Lieutenant desir’d me to attend the Funeral of Mr. Bowker’s Child[1] at 2 p.m. which I did. N.B. Receiv’d by Brother Hicks a Letter from Mr. Hall that he could not preach my Lecture next Friday but he desir’d my assistance at a Fast in Sutton (on account of the Sickness) next Wednesday.
[1]Prudence Bouker d. Nov. 2, 1745.