1748 April 14 (Thursday). Mr. Wellman went home. Mr. Barrett was to have preached my Lecture but he disappoints me, as he has done several Times, and I was obliged to preach myself. Text, Gen. 17.7, latter part. After Meeting the Committee of the Precinct at my Desire came So that I might have a Word of Conference with them. James Bradish and Mary Whitney were married. Ebenezer ploughed in the forenoon.