1745 November 25 (Monday). I rose at 4 o’Clock. Mr. Abraham Batchelors Brother, Amos, and his sister Porter were my Company an Hour before sunrise upon my Journey. Cold and Rough riding. Did not stop at Cambridge but proceeded to Boston — to Brother Alexanders and found his wife Alive notwithstanding all my bad news and sorrowfull Expressions. Put out my Horse at Cousen Proctors, and Lodg’d at Brother Alexanders.