1747 April 7 (Tuesday). Mr. Warrin lodg’d here last night and works for me again to Day at building Stone Wall: part of the forenoon where he wrought yesterday: the rest of the Day at the northeast part of my Improvements. Neighbour Hezekiah Tomlin ploughs here with his oxen join’d to my Team. Mr. Jenison comes over from the northside and goes to keep School in the South part of Town. Asa Rice continues very low (I hear) but not worse. Aaron Wheeler much worse and very dangerously ill. My son Thomme came up from Marlborough to See us. Mr. Bacon[1] from Ashuelot (upper) came and lodg’d here. He brings the sorrowful News that a Number of Indians the night after the Sabbath was Sennight came to Mr. Shattucks Fort,[2] and fir’d it. They burnt down the Fort at Number 2 or great meadows[3] — and burnt an House of Colonel Josiah Willard. That their Town as well as the other Ashuelot[4] were broke up and come off — as was Winchester also. That Captain Melvin[5] and 26 men went out after the Indians, and discover’d 14 and packs of about 20. That Captain Stephens[6] with 50 men had been gone about 3 Weeks and no news of him but twas hop’d he was at No. 4.
[1]The Reverend Jacob Bacon of Keene, N.H.
[2]Daniel Shattuck’s garrison house was within the limits of the present town of Hinsdale, N.H.
[3]No. 2 township, sometimes known as Great Meadows, was incorporated as Westmoreland, N.H., in 1752.
[4]Lower Ashuelot was incorporated as Swanzey, N.H., in 1753.
[5]Eleazer Melvin.
[6]Phinehas Stevens.