1745 December 10 (Tuesday). At the Funeral of Mr. Seth Rice’s Daughter. At Eve visited Abraham Batchellor who is on the Recovery. At Eve also Mr. Wheeler and Mr. Jedidiah How were at my Home. Mr. Wheeler very full in informing me what their North Precinct had done Yesterday. That about 30 Voters were present — that 20 chose Mr. Martyn and 10 were against him; and he said a number more, though not Voters yet of interested persons joined in the opposition. Mr. Wheeler would fain have me, write a Letter to Mr. Martyn to inform him how the Case is Circumstanc’d that he may not be abus’d with a false Representation. But I utterly declin’d it — especially could not from hearing only one Side. He ask’d me what I had against his doing it (or to that purpose). I told him no one could hinder writing to him, if he Should do it in a suitable Manner. He pull’d out a paper in which he said a number of them had drawn up something of that kind, and would fain have me look of it to See whether I could approve of it; but I utterly declin’d it and refus’d so much as to look of it. But he seem’d much taken with my yielding that he himself and those who join’d with him against the Vote might write to Mr. Martyn to inform him of it.[1] Open, but dull, cloudy Raw Weather. Heard that Boston was rejoic’d with the Return of the Governour from Louisburgh, and thence the Joy Spreads over all the Province.
[1]See Kent, Northborough History, 23-24.