1748 August 22 (Monday). In returning from Sutton I first visited Captain Robert Goddard[1] — had Mr. John Hollands Company to Worcester. I carry’d home Mr. Hedge’s Henry, the Volume on Evangelists and Acts[2] — but Mr. Hedge not at home. Visited Mr. Maccarty — din’d at Dr. Brecks.[3] My Studdy Lock to Johnsons to mend the Key. At Colonel Chandlers.[4] And at Shrewsbury was at Mr. Edward Goddards for Cheese, at Dr. Smith’s[5] — where was Mr. Cushing Cornet Hayward and Mr. Jonathan Green. Heard that My Daughter Molly accompany’d by Mr. Wellman had been at Colonel Wards and with Mrs. Patty,[6] was gone to Mr. Morse’s. But they return’s at Night.
[1]He lived in that part of Sutton that became Millbury.
[2]One of the works of Matthew Henry (1662-1714), the English nonconformist minister.
[3]Samuel Breck, the physician of Worcester.
[4]John Chandler, Jr., the prominent office-holder of Worcester.
[5]Joshua Smith, the physician of Shrewsbury.
[6]The daughter of Colonel Nahum Ward of Shrewsbury.